General Module Objectives: Every module should contain a list of educational objectives.
These objectives will help instructors gauge the suitability of a unit for their class, and they help students
focus on the important ideas in the module. After reading this module, you should:
be able to prepare a module in the appropriate format for inclusion in the Virtual Geography
Department
know who to contact with questions and module submissions
know where on the Web to look for help with graphics and HTML
if you are unfamiliar with defining or writing educational objectives, read this explanation written by Alan Jenkins and Dave Unwin for the NCGIA GIScience Core Curriculum Project.
Key Geographical Concepts addressed by the Module:
Scale
Distance
Diffusion
etc.
Materials Requirements:
list all materials required to complete the module
materials may be things like USGS maps or a GPS receiver
If a module requires students to spend a significant amount of time on-line, note that here. Such a
"materials" requirement is significant to someone without access to a large computer lab.
Activities:
Briefly list the activities students will undertake in the module
If the module is not activity-oriented but intended to serve as lecture notes or supplementary reading,
indicate that here.
Time Requirements:
Estimate the amount of time (in class and out of class) the module should take.
If the module is divided into units, how much time does each unit require?
Difficulty:
Indicate the difficulty of the module, and the audience it is intended for (freshman or seniors?)
What, if any, prerequisites are there to this module? For example, I would recommend that you be
familiar with the following before attempting to format materials for the Virtual Geography Department: