In Module YOU you create a module dealing with a person of your own choosing.
What should be in the document you submit to this dropbox? I’m glad you asked:
- Option A: if you have created a separate website for your module, your dropbox document should contain the following:
- Module name
- Author name and date
- URL of the Module YOUwebsite
- Description: A brief (50 words maximum) description of your Module YOU. This should be written with the general public in mind and spark their interest and curiosity in your project. This measures your ability to provide a succinct overview of your topic.
- Rationale: A lengthier (600-750 words) explanation of your Module YOU. In this piece you outline the structure of your module, establish the scope and topic of the module, what the module is teaching the user/learner, and how the module takes your user/learner deeper into the topic or provides your user/learner with insights into the topic. This measures your understanding of the topic and your ability to explain why this person is worthy of our interest.
- Items: Module YOU must contain five to eight content items/components. The following information should be visible on your website:
- the source of the item (if it’s not evident in the material itself)
- an explanation as to how the item relates to the larger objectives of the module
- a task for your user/learner (e.g. a question for a quiz or for a discussion forum), plus an explanation as to what you expect your user/learner to gain from performing that task
- Option B: if you have NOT created a separate website for your module, your dropbox document should contain the following:
- Module name
- Author name and date
- Description: A brief (50 words maximum) description of your Module YOU. This should be written with the general public in mind and spark their interest and curiosity in your project. This measures your ability to provide a succinct overview of your topic.
- Rationale: A lengthier (600-750 words) explanation of your Module YOU. In this piece you outline the structure of your module, establish the scope and topic of the module, what the module is teaching the user/learner, and how the module takes your user/learner deeper into the topic or provides your user/learner with insights into the topic. This measures your understanding of the topic and your ability to explain why this person is worthy of our interest.
- Items: Module YOU must contain five to eight items/components. Devote a separate page (or pages, if necessary) to each item/component and provide the following:
- the item itself, if that’s practical, or a link to the material
- the source of the item (if it’s not evident in the material itself)
- an explanation as to how the item relates to the larger objectives of the module
- a task for your user/learner (e.g. a question for a quiz or for a discussion forum), plus an explanation as to what you expect your user/learner to gain from performing that task.
To give you some help, I’ve created a sample Module YOU on my personal website, using the Freud module as an example. This is just one suggestion about how you can proceed; it’s meant to serve as inspiration, not as a required approach.