Activity Str uctures

based on the work of Dr. Judi Harris

What is an "Activity Structure" ?

An Activity Structure is NOT a model, a lesson plan, a set of step-by-step directions, a prescription, ... An activity structure is a "thinking tool" which helps teachers become Instructional Designers. It depicts only what students DO without reference to the content area or the level of learning occurring. If you're not ready to design your own activities, looking at Telecollaborations through the lens of their basic structure can help you make sense of them. With experience, they can become your design tools too.

Keep in mind that learning through Telecollaborations can take place in three different types or families of learning situations. See their definitions and explore many examples.

1. Interpersonal exchanges
2. Information collection and analysis
3. Problem solving

The eighteen types of telecollaborative learning activities defined so far have one or another of these learning