c.
Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work
This
part of the case study follows from what has just been said about
evaluation of resources. If a piece of software, a World Wide
Web site or a dedicated piece of courseware can be used for more
than one group of learners or across more than one area of work,
it follows that it is more valuable to you in your work.
In
the case study, the teacher found the web sites useful for this
particular group on this particular task, but also useful with
the same group in other areas of their Geography work. It was
simply a matter of spending time with the pupils exploring the
web sites. The web sites and the CD-ROM were also useful across
a range of other groups. Pupils preparing for GCSE were able to
make use of the materials beyond the topic area, and older pupils
working toward A Level were able to gather background information
from the CD-ROM and web sites. This latter group found the Encarta
CD-ROM less useful, of course, but the skills of analysing and
evaluating the information available and then applying that analysis
to other, more specialist products (such as Britannica on CD)
formed a part of the Advanced Level pupils' ability to investigate
independently.
With this in mind, think about how you would complete the grid
on the following page, and discuss it with your mentor.
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