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The purpose of the portfolio is to demonstrate the various elements and materials found in your learning environment. The work should be submitted as an online portfolio. What you are trying to demonstrate is how you have grown beyond the lab exercises, and how you used the applications in a particular unit to develop your learning environment.

The following should be represented in your Learning Environment Portfolio:

• Description of the learning environment, including: metaphor/theme being employed, grade level design for, and purpose/goal of the learning environment
• Description of the physical space in which the learning environment will be created (graphical representation is optional)
• Unit Plan*, describing the duration of the unit, the overall intent of the learning environment, and how individual lessons and the learning stations/centers will be used to achieve the overall purpose/goal and objectives of the learning environment
• Two Lessons*, consisting of the following ADDIE elements:
• Analysis of the learners and their backgrounds
• Design of the lessons with objectives clearly stated
• Development of the necessary instructional materials as well as samples that "your students" might create.
• Description of the activities that will take place during implementation
• Description of how learners will be evaluated, along with how the effectiveness of the learning environment will be assessed

• Design Team Responsibilities list, containing information on each member of the team and the work for which they were responsible in the Learning Environment Portfolio

NOTE: At a minimum, three technologies (not counting the creating a webpage) used during the course must be utilized in the learning environment. All work included in the Portfolio should be prepared using the appropriate media.

Learning Environment Portfolios are due no later than
the date listed on the course timeline (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday).

*You may write up the Unit and Lesson Plans in the format you are accustomed to using, provided that all the elements listed above are present. An outline for Unit and Lesson Plans is available is you would like to use it as a template.

Presentation Guidelines

The presentation of your LEP will occur during one of the last two class meetings, according to the timeline for your section.. It should be 8-10 minutes. Part of your presentation should include an overview of your LEP. Be sure to describe your learning environment, the unit and the lessons you would teach. The second part of your presentation should be a mini-lesson. Please describe the audience for which the lesson is intended and state your objective(s) for the lesson. Next, present the media as if it were in an actual classroom situation. Finally, state the method(s) you might use for evaluation.

Last updated 14 June 2002.