The Cities learning activities have been carefully arranged in a matrix. By having students choose tasks in all vertical and horizontal columns students are able to select tasks that most closely reflect their preferred learning style, while also engaging in activities that encourages developing areas of relative weakness. Application of learning technologies . Computers and the internet provide many new and engaging ways of finding, interacting with and sharing information and understandings. These tools are at their most powerful when students have ownership of the learning process.
Cities is presented as an online learning experience that makes use of many internet resources.
The learning tasks are designed to be gateways to information resources that students can explore and apply themselves. In some cases websites are provided as starting points, in others students will need to conduct their own resource searches. Students are also encouraged to use the technology to contact individuals or organisations who may of assistance, as well as considering the role technology can play in presenting and sharing their results. Cities is one of our attempts to provide more relevant and challenging learning experiences for our students in light of our changing understandings about the learning process and the needs of our future citizens. We hope that by sharing our efforts we may in some small way assist others in the development of their own ideas.