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Innovative Approaches to Learning with Technology 5.9 Final Assignment

In this final assignment you will be required to submit a lesson designed to showcase the characteristics of innovative learning activity. Use this opportunity to implement all the ideas you have accumulated in the lessons leading up to this final assignment.

You can produce this lesson in any format of your choice but do include the basic components of the revised ASSURE lesson plan template.

Assessment

Print this page and use the checklist to ensure you have completed everything.

	Checklist item
1	Your name is clearly indicated in your submission file name.
2	You have used the revised ASSURE model and included all elements of the model.
3	You have clearly indicated which media and technology resources you used.
4	You have explained how you will use the selected media and technology resources to enhance innovative approaches to learning.
5	You have included as many of the components of an innovative approach as possible, as defined by the lessons of this course.
6	Your lesson and final assessment are aligned to your stated curriculum learning objectives.
7	Your lesson plan has been contained in one file of under 8Mb.

The assessment rubric for this assignment will be as follows:

	0-1	2-4	5-7	8-10
Analyse learners	Not completed	Few learner characteristics are included.	Most student characteristics are included, but some key information is missing.	Students are described including grade, demographics, learning styles, and background knowledge, etc.
Curriculum objectives	Not included	Learning objectives are included but rudimentary/not defined (too many).	Learning objectives are provided, but key information is missing.	Learning objectives include behaviour to be demonstrated; conditions under which behaviour will be observed; degree to which learned skills are to be mastered.
Select instructional methods, media and materials	Not evident	The instructional approaches include at least two of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media (but not all).	The instructional approaches are sound and include all of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media.	The instructional approaches are innovative and include all of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media.
Utilise media and materials	Not evident	Media and materials are used to enhance at least two of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media.	Media and materials are soundly used to enhance all of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media.	Media and materials are innovatively used to enhance all of the following: knowledge building, collaboration, communication with social media.
Require learner participation	Not evident	You do not engage learners well, but there is some evidence of learner engagement.	You engage learners with real-world contexts and through the use of technology.	You engage learners with interesting and challenging real-world contexts and innovative use of technology in game-based approaches.
Evaluate and revise	Not completed	Criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the lesson are poorly explained.	Criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of the lesson are partially explained.	Criteria for measuring the effectiveness of the lesson are clearly explained.
Assessment	Not completed	Criteria for success are barely described.	Criteria for success are at least partially described.	Criteria for success are clearly stated in the form of a rubric. Criteria include qualitative as well as quantitative descriptors. The evaluation instrument clearly measures what students must know and be able to do to accomplish the task.