Posted: June 18th, 2016

Critique of Scaffolding

ACTIVITIES:

Use any 2 of the following items as metaphors for training methods. Explain how each can be used to help clarify effective training methods and course designs, tools, strategies and approaches. Have fun with this activity, be creative, you might even want to come up with your own sample metaphor.

Scaffold
Training Wheels
Crock of Oatmeal
T-Ball pedestal
Hammock
Tree roots
Sunflower/seeds

You can read Larry D. Spence, PhD’s Family Focus (www.FacultyFocus.com) article, “A Critique of Scaffolding.” The article is within the Faculty Focus Special Report section called, Course Design and Development Ideas that Work, March 2010. The following is the complete URL:
https://www.facultyfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/images/course-design-ideasfacultyfocus.pdf (Scroll down to page 8).