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=Authoring a Learning Sequence=

1. Using Templates
A Template is a generic sequence which requires editing to apply it to a specific topic. The sequence structure is complete, but the text for each activity needs editing (with advice on the sort of text to incorporate while editing). Due to the need for prior editing, Templates should never be run with students “as is” – they will only be ready for students once the teacher has used the Authoring environment to edit the relevant text in each activity [which is denoted as text surrounded by square brackets – such as this text].  Go to OPEN and navigate through the My Groups folder structure to locate this sequence, select it and click Open. The version that opens is Read Only, so you will need to save it, under a different name, and re-open.
 * Title:** [|“Template - What is [insert topic?”]]

Outline of Activities: The sequences starts with common definitions of [insert topic], then asks students to reflect on their own ideas and preconceptions of [insert topic]. It then presents some typical student experiences of introductory [insert topic] courses, and concludes with a final questions about preconceptions, and a discussion forum for ongoing debate. This forum could be used briefly for a sequence run over a single class session in a computer lab, or more extensively over an extended period for an online homework task after a lab session, or more extensively for a sequence run over a longer period in fully online mode. For advice on completing this activity see the following document -

**Title:** [|Template - Technology Adoption Role Play] Go to OPEN and navigate through the My Groups folder structure to locate this sequence, select it and click Open. The version that opens is Read Only, so you will need to save it, under a different name, and re-open.

Outline of Activities: The sequences starts with an overview of the use of role plays. It then describes the scenario for the role play, which is based on the adoption of [insert technology] at a typical secondary school. The role play participants are assigned to one of four groups, and then as a pre-role play task, each groups discusses their ideas about the technology individually. After this, all four groups are combined into a single discussion for the main role play task to consider the pros and cons of adopting [insert technology] based on their role and their previous discussion with those in the same role group. After the main role play discussion, there are a number of post role play reflective questions. For advice on completing this activity see the following document -

. . . Back up server [|Template - What is...?] [|Template - Tech Adoption Role Play]