Thursday, August 16, 2007

Recreation Management/Into The Wild Write-To-Learn Online Assignment Rationale

Rationale for the assignment: The purpose of this assignment will be twofold.
1) You’ve heard of the cliché: “You need to look at both sides of the coin to get the real picture;” this assignment will help you review/assess/develop your own view on leisure management by looking at the views of another. This is a critical thinking exercise that challenges you to apply what you will be learning/discussing throughout the semester into a self and societal reflective writing piece.
2) You’ve also heard of the cliché: “Practice makes perfect;” this assignment is designed to introduce you to common technology that is used by many people in everyday life for things like jobs, communication, enjoyment, etc. We will be using this blog assignment as a write-to-learn online tool. By the end of the assignment you will have gained knowledge into a new online environment, as well as critical and reflective thinking of leisure lifestyle planning and choice making.

2 comments:

Donna Decker said...

Donna's comments:
I am unclear about both sides of the coin. Are you saying that students will come to better assessments via dialogue with each other, that considering other opinions is valuable in formulating our own> Do students then need to read a certain number of other opinions before revising their own (you may have said this in instructions).

Wayne said...

I enjoyed the rationale. It fits the scope and nature of the assignment. It will be interesting to see how it works.