Quick Reference Guide to Designed for Learning Activities

Activity	Course	Summary
How to Read a Website (and Evaluate It) Lenore Beaky	Composition I: An Introduction to Expository Writing	Students learn criteria for evaluating online resources, explore electronic databases they might otherwise not be familiar with, and learn how to search the web effectively
Recognizing and Managing Stress Jennifer Horton Benichou	High intermediate non-credit English as a Second Language Listening and Speaking course	After researching the nature of stress, students exchange ideas using the online Discussion Board, learn to develop outlines, then work in groups to develop, create and present PowerPoint presentations.
Lives and Work of Mathematicians/Statisticians: Student PowerPoint Presentations Prabha Betne	Elementary Statistics	In small groups, students research a mathematician and work together to construct a PowerPoint presentation exploring the subject’s life and contributions to the field of mathematics.
Class Notes (or Minutes) on Blackboard Edna Z. Boris	Variety	Students utilize Blackboard as a tool for learning to listen and take effective class notes. They share these notes with classmates who then offer them feedback.
Creating an Authentic Learning Environment for Computer Information Systems Students Min Suk Choi	Advanced Microsoft Windows Administration	Using what they've learned through inquiry-based research, students develop a project proposal to meet a company's technology needs. Students offer each other analysis and advice for developing their projects.
Public vs. Private: What's Okay to Share? J. Elizabeth Clark	Basic Writing and Composition I: An Introduction to Expository Writing	Students use online small group discussions prior to and during class, compare and analyze electronic portfolios by stuents at other colleges, and plan their ePortfolios.
Fetal Development and Cultural Issues Project Patricia M. Dillon	Parent-Child Nursing	With the help of images and multimedia, students preparing to be nurses learn about the science of pregnancy. Students use the Discussion Board to ask questions and communicate about cultural issues related to birth and abortion.
Evidence-Based Practice Activities Mary Beth Early	Introduction to Occupational Therapy	Utilizing online databases and keyword searches to conduct focused web searches effectively, students use online discussions to share and develop their understanding of Evidence-Based Practice.
Heaven Protect the Working Girl: An Inquiry into the Lives of Immigrant Women in Turn of the Century NYC Bret Eynon	U.S. History II	Using primary sources available on the Library of Congress and Schomburg Center websites, students investigate labor conditions in the early 20th century, and use their research when role-playing characters from that era.
Brainstorming a Research Topic Louise Fluk and Scott White	Introduction to Information Strategies	Using a variety of information resources and the brainstorming method modeled during class, students refine a topic for their research paper. Students learn web searching techniques to take greater advantage of Internet resources.
Principles of Marketing Case Study Jim Giordano	Principles of Marketing	Students learn methods of developing case studies, conduct research, and post their final case study term paper online for feedback and discussion. Students develop a PowerPoint presentation based on their case study.
Psychology and Art Nurper Gokhan	General Psychology	After examining online images of art available at the MoMA Website and visiting the museum, students write research papers exploring the intersection of an artwork and psychological principles.
Going Public with Literary Interpretation Using Threaded Discussion Gail Green-Anderson	Composition II: Writing Through Literature	Using threaded discussions and journal writing, students "rehearse" interpretations of literary texts prior to writing a formal research paper.
Discussing The Laramie Project Nancy Gross	English IV for Select Readers	Through reader-response papers and online discussions, students explore The Laramie Project while learning about social stratification and homophobia.
Audio Web Project Erika Heppner	Communication and the Non-Native Speaker	Students in Erika Heppner's Oral Communication for the Non-Native Speaker courses tell their stories and post them on these pages. You'll read powerful narratives, and the sound files posted will enable you to hear those stories in the students' own voices. IDA Turgut Tezir designed the web site.
Community Action through Urban Sociology John Hyland	Urban Sociology	Through an exploration of community and labor organizations, students extend their knowledge of the interaction of personal agency and collective structures.
What is Art? Elizabeth lannotti	High intermediate noncredit ESL Listening and Speaking course	ESL students improve their listening, speaking, writing and technology skills while engaged in comparing contemporary art with advertising. Students learn strategies for clear communication, and develop a PowerPoint presentation.
Inquiries into the Roots of Apartheid and Similarities between the American Civil Rights Movement and the Struggle to Overthrow Apartheid Sue Livingston	Essentials of Reading II	Students use the Internet to conduct online research exploring parallels among apartheid in South Africa, the Holocaust and Jim Crow laws. Through a variety of inquiry activities and guided online discussions, they further develop their understanding.
Reading and Me Louis A. Lucca	Mass Media and Their Evolution	Through Blackboard assignments and discussions, students examine their individual relationship to books and the significance of reading print in the digital age.
Instantaneous Rate of Change Rudy Meangru	Precalculus	Guided online discussions help math students develop their understanding of complex mathematical principles.
Developing and Presenting a Homecare Plan Sherrell Powell	Occupational Therapy Process: Physical and Developmental Disabilities	Students research and develop treatment plans for the families of stroke victims. Working in groups, they create PowerPoint presentations incorporating their research.
U.S. Then & Now: Oral History Project Ellen Quish	Advanced level non-credit ESOL course	To complement their reading of Having Our Say, after exploring relevant websites, students develop questions they use when interviewing older Americans. They then work in small groups to create presentations based on their research and interviews.
Digital Stories Project Elizabeth Riker	Beginner level non-credit ESOL course	Students gain both technology and English language skills in the process of developing an autobiographical digital story that includes photos and audio.
What Makes a Public Speaker Effective? Carol Rivera-Kron	Introduction to Oral Communication	In groups, students choose a role model, conduct preliminary research and extrapolate qualities of effective oral communication.
Community Building Exercise Max Rodriguez	Variety of courses	Students engage in extensive discussions on Blackboard aimed at helping them realize that they are agents of their own learning process while building a community of learners that will be active both in and out of class.
The Ultimate Modern Art Exhibit Sonja Tanner	Critical Thinking	Working in groups, students role-play the part of curators of a museum exhibit. They explore museum websites, select artwork that illustrates something quintessential about modern art, and then build a multimedia presentation to demonstrate why that work of art should be included in an exhibit.
Staged Action Research Project Francine White	The Internship as Community	Students participate in action research about their internships. Using Blackboard and PowerPoint lets students share their findings and review each other's work as they grapple with the meaning of citizenship, democracy and participation.