75 e-Learning Activities, by Ryan Watkins

In the book, 75 e-Learning Activities (2005), Ryan Watkins describes activities for instructors to consider when designing online courses. The activities generate “creative and interactive course experiences” for online learners. For example, Learner-Crafted Case Studies is an activity that provides a structure for students to work together to develop and share case studies that apply course content to the real world.  The activity utilizes small group asynchronous discussion boards to allow students to work in groups of 3-5 to develop real world examples of an assigned course topic. Finished case studies are presented to the class on a separate whole-class discussion board. If you have used this strategy or a similar strategy, please post a comment describing your experience.