Thinking tools to scaffold online learning

For students to effectively reap the benefits of online spaces such as blogging, certain thinking tools needs to well scaffolded so as to set clear requirements and expectations of the task. To ensure students success in online spaces, certain thinking tools as well as carefully constructed questions sequence or strategies need to be implemented. These include:

• ·           PMI (Plus, Minus and Interesting


• ·           De Bono's Six Thinking Hats


• ·           Collaborative Authoring

• ·           Project Drafting



• ·           Ranking Tool



• ·           SWOT analysis



• ·           T-chart



• ·           Y-Chart



• ·           Compare and Contrast



• ·           KWL Strategy



• ·           Reading for Understanding strategies



• ·           Thinking Boxes (from myself to Global)



• ·           Identifying perspectives

·           Strategies retrieved from: http://elearncqu.wikispaces.com