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UNIT PLAN:
Learning Purposes of the Bear Maximum Project
EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Learning Purposes of the Bear Maximum Project
The Overall Educational Goal and Purpose of the Bear Maximum Project is to create anonline wisdom community for informal learning comprised of mothers of all ages in order topromote mentoring and support for one another in the process of collaborative knowledgeinnovation in order to faciliate transformational learning(Gunawardena, Ortegano-Layne,Carabajal, Frechette, Lindemann and Jennings, 2006, p. 217).The project will take place online, and will follow the WisCom model of Instructional Design,developed by Gunawardena, Ortegano-Layne, Carabajal, Frechette, Lindemann andJennings (2006) to “design learning environments for ill-structured knowledgedomains” (Jonassen, 1997, as cited in Gundawardena, 2006, p. 219).The project seeks to provide an online wisdom community for mothers to come together tocreate a supportive community of practice wherein mothers can share resources, information,and perspectives in support of perspective transformation and the actuation of personal andsocial change.Though the expectations placed on mothers today can be overwhelming, it canbe helpful to come together as a supportive community wherein members can providementorship and support to one another as mothers and colleagues in the practice of the artand science of motherhood.
STATEMENT OF RATIONALE:
Why is this needed?
Mothers today wear many hats, while simultaneously keeping many different balls up in theair. They may be raising children, caring for elderly parents, working full-time, going toschool, trying to maintain friendships and relationships, managing the household, all the whilefeeling pressure to be thin, beautiful, eat organic, grow organic, live sustainably, and be theperfect everything-to-everybody.Is balance possible given such a situation in which one is driven to maximize their potentialacross many divergent interests? Is this yet another example of the tragedy of the commons -the tragedy of the common mom? While there is no single solution to the problem of beingoverwhelmed by the challenges of modern motherhood, having a supportive community ofpeers to collaborate and engage with can help us learn to survive and thrive for ourselves,and our families.
 
DESCRIPTION OF LEARNERS:
Social Background:
The primary target learner will consist of mothers who volunteer to participate in the BearMaximum Online Wisdom Community Project. The audience will consist of mothers withvarying levels of experience as a mother, represent a variety of social characteristics,occupations, and technological abilities.Primary Audience:
Full-time Mothers/HomemakersWorking MothersMothers who are Students
Secondary Audience:
Step-mothersGrandmothersPregnant WomenWomen in the process of adopting a child.
Nature of Learning Environment:
Learning will be informal, and due to the web 2.0 nature of the technologies being utilized inthe learning environment; a variety of learning styles, preferences, and orientations can besatisfied.
Learner Groups/Classifications:
Level A: Expectant Moms, New Moms, and Moms of Young ChildrenLevel B: Veteran Moms and Moms of Older ChildrenLevel C: Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers
Experiential Background:
General Learner Description/Characteristics:
Gender: FemaleAge: 18-65Education: Range from High School Diploma to Advanced DegreesExperience:0 to 50 years experience as a mother.Technological Capability: From Novice to Highly ProficientMost will have other major responsibilities outside of the home that occupy their time.
Prerequisite Technological Capability, Skills, and Knowledge:
Participants will have access to a computer with internet access and/or smartphone withinternet access.Participants will have some level of comfort participating in social networking from experienceswith sites such as Facebook or other online learning environments and web 2.0 applications.Level of prior knowledge will depend upon age, education, experience and learner
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