Instruction Manual

B.5.7 Six lenses

Figure 1: Six Lenses

In any learning endeavor, certain lenses are indispensable to ensure a high quality experience

for students. There are six different perspectives that are supported in the Academy courses:

• Equity

• Curriculum

• Teaching

• Learning

• Assessment

• Technology

It is important to ask questions about these factors in all Academy curriculums. The following

example uses UNIX:

• Equity – Do all Academy students have adequate access to information about

UNIX?

• Curriculum – Do the online curriculum and skills-based labs provide ample

opportunities for students to learn about UNIX?

• Teaching – Do all Academy students have access to instructors who use

instructional best practices to teach UNIX?

• Learning – Do students have adequate resources to construct their own iterative

comprehension of UNIX?

• Assessment – Do all students have access to online and skills-based formative

and summative assessments?

• Technology – What technologies enable the effective teaching of UNIX?