Judi Harris' Network-Based Educational Activity Structures

There are three structure genres with five to seven activity structures per genre.

• Collaborative Problem-Solving Projects
  • Electronic process writing
  • Information searches
  • Parallel problem-solving
  • Sequential creations
  • Simulations
  • Social action projects
  • Virtual gatherings

• Information Collections
  • Database creation
  • Electronic publishing
  • Information exchanges
  • Pooled data analysis
  • Tele-fieldtrips

• Interpersonal Exchanges
  • Electronic appearances
  • Electronic mentoring
  • Global classrooms
  • Impersonations
  • Keypals
  • Q-and-A Services

These network activities were collected and categorized into the Activity Structure classification by Judi Harris, jbharris@tenet.edu; Department of Curriculum and Instruction; 406 Sanchez Building; University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX 78712-1294.
Phone: 512/471-5211

They were converted to HTML by Jim Levin, jim-levin@uiuc.edu; College of Education; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Champaign, IL 61820.

Many of Judi Harris' "Mining the Internet" columns from The Computing Teacher are available on the Learning Resource Server at the College of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.