Abstract
Web 2.0 tools are often identified as tools that enable a project. This focus is on our organization that presents a highly professional manner of working through project-based learning, presenting the information in a visual organization that sets the tone and expectation that everything we do as a designer must have an aesthetic that strengthens the communication between the creator (the professor in this case) to the target audience (the student in this case).
The peer-to-peer critiques enabled using Basecamp build community among students, give them practice using their design vocabulary and ability to support and defend their projects. This tool facilitates easy peer-to-peer feedback when distance or remote learning is required. In a face-to-face class, this tool also enables the critique conversation to go on after the class, which extends the learning past class time.
With Notion, Jared has built daily classroom dashboards. These dashboards are built to accompany the Halo platform by building in more resources and instructions for his students. These daily dashboards are sent to the students prior to class, then the dashboard is projected as a classroom course walk for that class day. If a student misses a class, has to leave early, or needs the information for some other reason, they can turn to these daily dashboards to find all the information required to continue being successful in the class.
In addition to using these daily dashboards, Jared has built a superior lesson planning tool with Notion that is organized, efficient, and flexible. All were constructed to streamline teaching as a project-based instructor.
