Consider the learning environment for your current design. What potential barriers can be reduced or eliminated to provide more pathways for learner success?

The blueprint project will teach the students on the Tuckman’s Model vs. Belbin’s Team Roles through various methods of teaching. The original plan is to use an assessment plan so that students can be engaged in the learning process. The three main areas are:

  • Formative assessment with feedback – the students will be able to match a scenario to a particular stage.
  • Blogpost – Students will write and post an article and at the same time reply to classmate’s posts.
  • Group project with peer assessment – Each group member will be assigned roles in the group project.

Nevertheless, there are potential barriers that need to be eliminated to provide pathways for learner success. Removing barriers will call for an inclusive design in planning the learning environment. The inclusive design has to consider both typical leaners and atypical learners. Atypical learners or neurodiverse learners are people with autism. In the contemporary period, human rights laws in Canada provide that education should be accessible to persons who have disabilities.

Consequently, potential barriers that could be eliminated to provide better pathways include:

  • The lack of guiding instructions. If there are no guiding instructions, students will not know how to work on various areas, such as working on the blog post. The scaffold method should be used to help in offering timely instructions.
  • The lack of diverse learning methods. There are visual learners, auditory learners, and kinesthetic learners. Each learner requires different methods to learn and understand. For example, a kinesthetic learner will require engaging in an activity to understand the concept.
  • The availability of the instructor. The instructor should be able to offer continued guidance to the students and be available in time of need. The instructor should offer a means of communication and hours of availability for any arising questions.
  • The use of reminders. To be successful, it is necessary to keep reminding the students on the due assignments. Reminders could include announcements or emails that are meant to keep students aware of their obligations.