Title: Activity 1.2: Discuss alignment in your own courses
Course: Stage 1 - Getting Started with EdTech > Section: 1. Introducing Educational Technology and Moodle

Purpose: To highlight the importance of course alignment

Timing: 10 + 20 = 30 mins

Tools:  WhatsApp; Forum

Task: Use the concept of constructive alignment to think about alignment in your own courses.

Resources: Constructive Alignment - videos and articles:

- GMCTL UofS (2019) An Introduction to 'Constructive Alignment (video; 3m 11s) An Introduction to 'Constructive Alignment'
- ESI RUG (2018) Course Design: constructive alignment (video; 2m 58s) Course Design: constructive alignment

GMCTL UofS (2019) An Introduction to Constructive Alignment (3m11s) | ESI RUG (2018) Course Design: constructive alignment (2m58s)

Question:  How well aligned are the learning objectives, learning activities and assessment in the course that you are designing?

Response:

a) (Now - 10 mins) In your buddy groups (2-4 people), share your thoughts on the question provided.
b) (After this live session) Then in the forum:

      - You need to 'reply' to the above question in this forum.
      - In the post, indicate how you re/viewed alignment in your own course elements.
      - Please read your colleagues' contributions and respond constructively to at least one other post.

Note: In the Q&A type forum used here, you will not be able to see anyone else's responses until you have posted your reply to the question.

Post-Activity Resource:

- Biggs, J. (2003). Aligning teaching for constructing learning. Higher Education Academy, 1(4).