Exemplar Distance Learning Lesson

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Exemplar Distance Learning Lesson
Rachel Furhman
Grand Canyon University
TEC-541: Distance Learning
Dr. Ursula Martin
August 24, 2022

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Reflection
The attached distance learning module is a five-day, 7th grade Language Ars lesson on
perspective. The lesson is designed to be modified to be taught in-person, in a synchronous
environment, or in an asynchronous one. As a teacher, when designing lessons, we try to create
things that we can reuse and with today’s constantly changing world of education, that means
something that can be done in any environment. As a technology coach, we want to encourage
our mentees to become comfortable using technology regardless of the learning environment.
The module was designed to include a whole group portion followed by a collaborative
assignment. The module starts with a synchronous lesson where the teacher discusses the story
of “The Three Little Pigs” and then shares with the class “The True Story of the Three Little
Pigs” which tells the story from the perspective of the Wolf. The story can be shared by either
sharing the teacher’s screen with the class or by distributing it ahead of time on the LMS
allowing for students to access it on their own computer. After hearing the story, students will be
given a link to Padlet where they will be required to respond to a post about how the two
perspectives vary. The responses on the discussion board can be monitored by the teacher, based
on the settings they choose to use; the teacher can require students’ posts to be approved and
profanities to be blocked. The next part of the project can be synchronous or asynchronous
depending on the teacher’s preference. Students are put in breakout groups on Teams in a
synchronous environment and will work together to complete a collaborative PowerPoint
retelling the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears from the perspective of an assigned
character. In an asynchronous environment, the project could be completed independently, or
each student can be responsible for completing their assigned slide by a set due date making sure
to read the whole story prior to submission to make sure it flows. By completing the retelling
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collaboratively, not only will students understand how a character’s perspective can change a
story, but also how to balance different perspectives from their peers. Students must find a way
to put all group members’ perspectives together to create one story.
As a technology coach, when working with educational stakeholders to create learning
modules for students or staff communication and collaboration are key. With the internet and
social media at our fingertips, we can work with teachers around the world as easily as we can
work with those in our own districts. Social media gives us access to professional learning
networks made up of coaches and teachers from all over the globe to help us learn about new
digital tools and to provide a wealth of new ideas. In turn, we can share what we learn with
members of our own community through discussion boards, team meetings, zoom conversations,
and shared online folders. Whether we are in person or virtual, a teacher or a coach there’s
always a community there to help us.
Module
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References
Edwards, L. (2021, May 12). What is Microsoft PowerPoint for
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microsoft-powerpoint-for-education
Hammond, H. G., Hembree, J. R., & Waltemeyer, S., (2021). Padlet: The multipurpose Web 2.0
tool. Journal of Instructional Research. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1314149.pdf
International Society for Technology in Education. (n.d.). ISTE standards: Educators. ISTE.
https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-teachers
International Society for Technology in Education. (n.d.). ISTE standards: Students. ISTE.
https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-teachers
Learning and Teaching Hub @Bath. (2022, February 8). Microsoft forms.
https://teachinghub.bath.ac.uk/microsoft-forms/
Microsoft Education Team. (2021, January 12). Breakout rooms: Now available in Microsoft
teams. Microsoft Education Blog.
https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2021/01/breakout-rooms-now-available-in-
microsoft-teams

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Exemplar Distance Learning Lesson

Grand Canyon University

TEC-541: Distance Learning

Dr. Ursula Martin

August 24, 2022

perspective. The lesson is designed to be modified to be taught in-person, in a synchronous

environment, or in an asynchronous one. As a teacher, when designing lessons, we try to create

synchronous environment and will work together to complete a collaborative PowerPoint

character. In an asynchronous environment, the project could be completed independently, or

to put all group members’ perspectives together to create one story.

As a technology coach, when working with educational stakeholders to create learning

always a community there to help us.

Edwards, L. (2021, May 12). What is Microsoft PowerPoint for

tool. Journal of Instructional Research. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1314149.pdf

teams. Microsoft Education Blog.

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