Task Oriented Learning

I have in my teaching implemented something that I call Task Oriented Learning. I do not know whether this is a scientifically accepted term, but that is not the point either. I have actually developed these principles during my educational studies (I made these rather late in my teaching carrier) but has not implemented them until the last three years.

I believe that the student is entitled to know in the very beginning of the course in detail what is expected of him/her in terms of objectives and content, and the amount of work. This is also something that our Pedagogical Guide advises us to take into consideration.
I strive to give the student a clear course plan of the weekly work load and a breakdown into on campus and off campus activities. The studies are divided into small parts/portions/chunks with clear learning goals and study material, week tasks, assignments and other learning activities. The whole idea is to keep the student focused on the subject and give him/her the opportunity to earn points on weekly basis. "Eat the apple bit by bit" if you allow this metaphor.

I have implemented the ideas in our learning environment, we use Moodle here @VAMK. I want the students to know all the time how many points they have earned. I strive to comment the assignments as they are done and the points are to be checked by the student in "Grades" in Moodle.  

I produced a short video (1:10 min) from a Powerpoint presentation using Office Mix which gives you an idea of what I have done with my course in Project Management.

I am happy to share it here on my Blog. You can watch it in full screen by clicking the box down in the right corner. You can stop the presentation (video) whenever you want by clicking the play arrow and continue by clicking the same button again.