The principle of our course/class design is the release of individuals diversity.
Release is paired with constrant. The instruction includes the control/lead for releasing diversity.
The prime contrivances for the control are :
Preparing sound-subject-based learning materials.
Assignment of task and goal to students.
Evaluation of studentsf achievement in progress.
The extent of diversity to be released depends on goal, contents, phase and subjects of learning. For example, learning includes phase of 'obedient acceptance' : following discipline/model (imitating, copying) and excercising. It is not the case where the extent of diversity is set high. —
Setting up the standard for those is a subject of course design.
The contrivances for enabling the release of individuals diversity, which are constructed 'web-based', are the followings.
In order to release the diversity, required is a space where the realease is realized. It is a place where individuality is apparent and contrasted one another. It is made in the following way :
Web site for students' learning activity and achievement display
Students' presentation of achievement (outcome of working)
We produce the release of individuals diversity by introducing self-controled learning activity. And the contrivance for producing self-controled learning activity is task-achieving (problem-solving) style of leaning.
In order to produce task-achieving (problem-solving) style of leaning, the learning subjects of a course are arranged so that the course is self-contained with respect the contents. But, in this case, it becomes required to place a great deal of weight on student's self-teaching. We make it possible by constructing a web-based student's self-teaching milieu.