The holy grail of online curriculum development is that the online learning experience might be even better than the equivalent face to face experience. After trying to create such a better mousetrap for many years we may have stumbled onto something that succeeds. And, of course, it proved to be under our noses all along.
Combining the best practice of slicing a subject thinly enough to guarantee a successful stepping through a topic with the Montessori practice of learning manipulatives, we have created what we call "flectures." Each flecture is a slice of an online lecture map which contains database integrated area glossaries with embedded manipulatives to engage the learner.
We will demonstrate some sample flectures in both music and dance, disciplines that require their own specialized media. We will also encourage those present to consider how similar flectures might be useful in their own disciplines.
