Template:Learning Activity Rubric

A Learning Activity is the smallest unit of learning and could be a classroom activity, homework assignment, etc. Learning activities can be sequenced into Learning Modules, and can support steps on Pathways to FOSS contributions.

See also Learning Activity Format with Directions, Template:Learning Activity Overview, and Template:Learning Activity Info.

Activity Name & URL:	{{{activity}}}
Author(s) Name & Contact Info:	{{{author}}}
Reviewer Name & Contact Info:	{{{reviewer}}}

Rubric Item	Level (0-4)	Comments
Title & Overview Describe activity clearly & concisely. Enable teachers to decide if activity is a good fit.	{{{overview score}}}	{{{overview comments}}}
Prerequisites, Learning Objectives, & Process Skills Practiced Specify what students should be able to do before & after activity, and the process skills practiced. Are active, student-centered, specific, & measurable. Are likely to be achieved by this activity.	{{{objectives score}}}	{{{objectives comments}}}
Background & Comments Provide rationale & context for activity. Specify any student preparation (e.g. reading). Provide hints & guidance for teacher. Identify likely difficulties & responses. Describe possible changes & variations (parts to skip or reorder).	{{{background score}}}	{{{background comments}}}
Activity Content & Directions - Complete Have complete instructions that all students should be able to follow. Use vocabulary & sentence structure appropriate & accessible to all students. Use correct spelling & grammar.	{{{complete score}}}	{{{complete comments}}}
Activity Content & Directions - Useful Use examples likely to engage all students (not just stereotypical students). Are easily adapted to other courses & settings.	{{{useful score}}}	{{{useful comments}}}
Deliverables & Assessment Describe what students turn in. Describe how to assess work and learning.	{{{assessment score}}}	{{{assessment comments}}}
Additional Information (area, unit, topic; difficulty; time; materials; author; source; license) Complete & accurate.	{{{info score}}}	{{{info comments}}}
Suggestions for FOSS Community  ???	{{{suggestion score}}}	{{{suggestion comments}}}
Discussion Page (top left of activity page) Contains feedback that is more positive than negative. Contains few if any unresolved issues.	{{{discussion score}}}	{{{discussion comments}}}
Other Describes target student population (majors, courses, knowledge & skills) Describes typical course setting (# of students, room layout, duration, available technology) Includes handouts, sample code, tools, etc.	{{{other score}}}	{{{other comments}}}

Usage

This template provides a consistent Rubric for Learning Activities, Learning Frameworks, Learning Modules, and Instructor Activities. This template should be invoked with a value for each parameter:

{{Learning Activity Rubric
|activity=
Edit a Wiki (Activity) 
|author= 
Im D. Author
|reviewer=
Ima Reviewer
|overview score=
2
|overview comments=
Nice overview.
|objectives score=
0
|objectives comments=
No objectives.
|background score= 
3
|background comments=
Great background.
|complete score=
|complete comments=
|useful score=
|useful comments=
|assessment score=
|assessment comments=
|info score=
|info comments=
|suggestion score=
|suggestion comments=
|discussion score=
|discussion comments=
|other score=
|other comments=
}}

Here is a blank template to copy & paste:

{{Learning Activity Rubric
|activity=
|author= 
|reviewer=
|overview score=
|overview comments=
|objectives score=
|objectives comments=
|background score=
|background comments=
|complete score=
|complete comments=
|useful score=
|useful comments=
|assessment score=
|assessment comments=
|info score=
|info comments=
|suggestion score=
|suggestion comments=
|discussion score=
|discussion comments=
|other score=
|other comments=
}}

Notes

• If we enable Extension:ParserFunctions we can include prompts for new or missing parameters, e.g.:

{{#if: {{{overview|}}} | {{{overview}}} | "overview" is missing. }}