c.
Adapting the Resources for Different Learners or Work
This
part of the case study follows on 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 Communication 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 English were able to make use of the materials
in their own topic and project areas, and older pupils working
toward A Level English, Communication Studies and Media Studies
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-ROM) 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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