The Causes of World War I Via a Wiki Site

by Victoria MitchellITEC 800Fall 2010

The Purpose: Provide project for students to learn:

Content knowledge about World War I Practice summarization, analysis, and synthesis

through writing Develop technological skills in using Internet

sources and in building a page on a wiki site

The Audience: 3 classes of Modern World History

SSFHS Nearly all tenth grade students Varied demographics

Little prior knowledge of the events specifically the causes of World War I

Wide range of technological skills

The Objective:(Learning Assessment & Outcomes)

Development of wiki page Level of completion Accuracy Depth of understanding Content knowledge & technological skills

Content knowledge: causes of World War I Level of analysis and synthesis of resources Effective summarization using text and imagery

Reflection and critique of project Depth of analysis of own work and peer work

Technology:

The environment is a blended learning environment using a class wiki to instruct and house projects and discussion also using internet procured image, media, and text content

Structure of Mini-Unit

Structure of Mini-Unit

Structure of Mini-Unit

Structure of Mini-Unit

Structure of Mini-Unit

Learning Theories Applied

Cognitivism Bloom’s Taxonomy Gagne’s Nine Event of Learning

Learning Theories Applied

Constructivism Zone of Proximal Development Scaffolding Flexible Project Learning

Learning Theories Applied

Social Cognitive Theory Observational Learning Self-Efficacy

Link to Wiki:

http://ssfhs-mwh.wikispaces.com/