Alignment Chart

An Alignment Chart is used by the course designer to plan their course. The chart is organized by theme or topic to
avoid having to re-design the course if the course were organized by a text or other resources that might change over time.
The objectives for the activities must be measurable. The objectives use active verbs to describe the activities. Assessments
must match the activities. Modules need to be arranged in a logical order. The quality of written reflection and discussion
are also methods used for assessment and are evidence of student reading and watching required material Quizzes may be
taken as many times as needed to achieve mastery. Checklists and rubrics are provided to help students do self assessments.
A rubric is the best method used to evaluate project based work because of the many elements of the project and different
levels of mastery possible. The student can use the rubric as a checklist while working to be aware of what is expected and
to what level.
Module Theme or Topic: Course orientation & navigation
Terminal Objective: Collaborate using the blog
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity
Get to know the people
Posting
Read peer blogs
icebreaker

Do Activity
Connect Activity
Ice Breaker: What Disney animated character
are you?
Post on class blog

Define netiquette/rules
& rubric.

Quality of
Read articles
definition on blog

Define netiquette/rules & rubric

Post on a class blog

Create a blog
on learning

Blog created,
reflection posted

Create reflective journal blog and post

reflection and post link on class blog

Reflect

Watch YouTube
video on how to
create blog

Module Theme or Topic: Photography

Terminal Objective: Compose expressive photographs

Enabling Objectives
Determine purpose of
an e-portfolio/flipbook
story
Select best viewpoint of
scenes for your
photos.
Articulate several
photograph techniques

Edit photographs

Assemble digital
photographs into a
storyboard

Assessment Idea Absorb Activity

Posted purpose
Read/watch peer
with justification flipbooks on
class blog
Photos follow
Read articles
chosen topic
on how to take
expressive
photos
Quiz matching Read articles
photos with
about
techniques
photography
techniques. Look
at examples.
Checklist of
techniques used
on photos and
posted to
instructor
Photos are
arranged in
logical order.

Reflect on the process of Reflection of

taking, editing and
taking, editing
assembling photos
and assembling
photos
Module Theme or Topic: Flip book
Terminal Objective: Construct a flip book with a message
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity

Do Activity
Connect Activity
Determine purpose e-portfolio/flipbook story.
Post and state purpose on class blog
Take 30+
photographs that
tell your story
Articulate
several
photograph
techniques qui
z
Edit digital
photos

Discuss reading on class blog

Assemble
digital
photographs into
a storyboard.
Post reflection of flipbook purpose and sample
flipbook on journal blog

Do Activity

Connect Activity

Collaborate with peers

on class blog about
articles
Select photos for the flip
book

Quality of
discussion on
blog

Construct the flip book

Use rubric as
checklist/self
evaluate
The completed
flip book

Read articles
about flip books

The 30 photos
selected for the flip
book

Critique peer flip books Do a self

using rubric
evaluation using
rubric provided.
Post to instructor.
Quality of
critique.
Write a Reflection of
Write reflection
the process of photo
of photo selection
selection and flip book
and flip book
construction
construction.

Watch video on
how to construct
flipbook

Post on class blog discussion

Select 30 of the
best digital
photos for the
flip book
Construct the
Post rubric to instructor.
flip book using
1stFlip Flip book
Creator Pro
uploading
photos in the
correct order.
Post flipbook on class blog. Critique peer work
on class blog

Write reflection of flipbook construction in

journal blog

Module Theme or Topic: Avatar

Terminal Objective: Avatar introduces flipbook
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity
Connect Activity
Collaborate
Quality of
Read articles & Post on class blog discussion of articles
discussion on
posts

Compose script
Select self portrait

Assemble avatars
anchors

Critique peer avatars

posted
discussion
The finished
script.
Photo selected

Watch video on
how to build
avatar

Anchors are
placed in the
correct positions
on the avatars
face.

Post self
evaluation
rubric to
instructor.
Quality of
critique.
Write Reflection of
Write reflection
the process of building on building
the avatar
avatar

Read posts

Compose script for

avatar.
Select a frontal self
portrait without
expression for your
avatar
Assemble anchors for
avatars speech
/expressions on your
photo. Follow
directions to finish
animation.
Post avatar on class blog
Post critique on peer work on class blog

Write Reflection in journal blog

Module Theme or Topic: Photoshop text effect

Terminal Objective: Create a text effect
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity
Collaborate with peers Quality of
Read articles
on the articles
discussion on

Do Activity
Connect Activity
Class blog discussion

Select a title for

portfolio
Select text effect

Create text effect

Critique peer text

effects

Reflection of the
process of creating the
text effect

posted discussion
The title for the
portfolio selected

Select title for eportfolio

The text effect

chosen for the
title
Finished text
effect for
flipbook

Select text effect

for title that
matches theme
Create title text
effect using
Photoshop

Down load trial

Photoshop

Do self
Read peer posts
evaluation using
rubric provided.
Post to instructor.
Quality of
critique.
Write reflection
of creating text
effect

Post work on class blog

Critique peer work on class blog

Write Reflection in journal blog

Module Theme or Topic: Curate a Scoop.it magazine

Terminal Objective: Curate an online Scoop.it magazine of your topic
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity
Do Activity
Connect Activity
Collaborate with peers
Quality of
Read articles
discussion on class blog
concerning the articles
discussion on
posted discussion
Build an online
magazine

Scoop.it online
magazine created

Build an online
magazine on

Curate Scoop.it
magazine

Scoop.it articles
are curated

Critique peer work

Do self
Read peer posts
evaluation using
rubric provided.
Post to instructor.
Quality of
critique.
Write reflection
of Scoop.it and
curation

Reflection on the
process of building and
curating the online
magazine

your topic in
Scoop.it
Curate Scoop.it
magazine
Embed work on class blog
Critique peer Scoop.it magazines on class blog

Write Reflection in journal blog

Module Theme or Topic: Bibliography

Terminal Objective: Organize research resources into a bibliography
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity Do Activity
Connect Activity
Discussion with peers
Quality of
Read articles
Post on class blog
concerning the articles
discussion on
posted discussion
Create a bibliography
Bibliography
Create a
created
bibliography of
resources used in
APA citation
Critique bibliography
Quality of
Read peer posts
Post bibliography on class blog
critique.
Critique bibliographies on class blog
Reflection of the
Written reflection
Write Reflection in journal blog
process of writing the
of writing

&

bibliography

bibliography

Module Theme or Topic: E-Portfolio

Terminal Objective: Create a 7 paged e-portfolio
Enabling Objectives
Assessment Idea Absorb Activity
Collaborate with peers Quality of
Read articles
on articles
discussion on
posted discussion
Design home page
Home website
Watch video on
page created
how to build eportfolio

Design avatar page

Avatar page
created

Design flip book page

Flip book page

created

Design blog page

Blog page
created

Design Scoop.it page

Scoop.it
magazine is
embedded in its
portfolio page
Page created for
reflective journal

Design reflective page

Watch video on
how to place
avatar into page
Watch video on
how to embed
flip book into
page
Watch video on
how to create a
blog page
Watch a video on
how to embed
Scoop.it
magazine

Do Activity
Connect Activity
Post discussion on class blog

Design a home
page with text
effect title &
introduction/about
me
Design an avatar
page & rationale
Design a flip book
page & rationale

Design a blog page

& rationale
Design a Scoop.it
page & rationale

Design Reflective
journal page about
its purpose/

Create bibliography
page

Bibliography
page created

Critique peer eportfolios using rubric

Self evaluate
using rubric
provided. Post to
instructor.
Participated in
peer critique
Written reflection
of building eportfolio

Reflection of the
process of building the
portfolio
!

rationale
Use link to APA Create a
citation generator bibliography page
website
& publish portfolio
Post link to portfolio on class blog.
Critique peer work on class blog.

Write reflection in journal blog