The Independent Learner
tips, tricks, tools & suggestions for each stage of the decision process and project development
Project Research Tips & Tricks
Set up Google Alerts for information related to your problem
Documenting Your Progress
Join and regularly post in our Facebook Group
Consider setting up a Blog or a Site in which you post weekly reflections on your challenges and progress. See these rubrics for reflection and website design.
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Staying Organized
Use Calendar to keep track of class meetings
Google Keep will help you prioritize tasks and keep track of ideas and obligations
Publishing Your Work
There are dynamic and visual ways to show your work to the class and the world. Consider how these tools can help you engage your audience in your problem and solution(s).
- Slides for presentation and embedding in a Site; also check out Slides Carnival for design ideas; be sure to give appropriate attribution and cred.
- Draw for creating your own icons and graphics
- Sheets for collecting data and presenting in chart and graph form
- Photos for creating albums of your work.
- YouTube for video documentation and sharing
Networking
Stakeholders. How can you create a feedback loop with them as you work through your problem and solution?
Social Media (Twitter, Facebook) can be an effective means of interacting with experts in a field, stakeholders, and other problem-solvers addressing the issue you are researching. Follow those people and find chats you can join so you can contribute your insights and learn from other participants. Check out how these students are maximizing the potential of social media in community organizing and activism.
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