Comparison+of+online+activities

4. Of the three online activities described, I think two of these involved inquiry based learning. First, The PBS activity where the students had to envision what they would write about as a specific person from the Civil War era, meets the criteria for inquiry based learning. The students have to research and develop an understanding of the experience of a person ( abolitionist, soldier etc.) in order to write letters from the vantage point of this person. Consistent with the definition, this activity has an unlimited number of correct answers and involves analysis, synthesize and reflection. Second, the activity titled DNA Interactive also involved inquiry based learning. In this activity, **the learner to has to explore the history and process of genetic profiling, and the improvements that resulted in the treatment of illness from this science. In doing so, students can develop an understanding of the current status and future direction of this technology and envision and discuss possible applications of DNA science in healthcare. This involves integration of this information to generate new ideas. **  5. In my opinion, the third activity, planning a trip to Spain, did not seem to completely meet the criteria for inquiry based learning. Although research would be necessary to plan a two week itinerary and persuade others that this would be the place to travel to, the activity as it was described seemed to involve retelling, that is, describing the details of the trip. This would not involve analysis and synthesis of information


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