1. What are your initial reactions to this theory/model? What are barriers to its use? What
benefits might be expected for those who overcome the barriers?
This model reminds me of my 7 year old twins.  WHY?  It is so tempting to say….BECAUSE I SAID SO.  But this is what we want.  We want the why answered.  The questions- Why does it matter?  What is the meaning of this activity?  This leads us to a deep level of understanding.

I have a student teacher right now.  As her mentor I teach her expert processes and skills.  She is my apprentice

I look at these steps below.  This is exactly what I am doing with her. 

·        teacher designs scaffolds that encourage

students to apply the strategies

·        the activities should be situated or

geared toward a relevant outcome

·        model, coach, fade

I don’t really see any barriers to this approach.  My student teacher is learning through asking the What and Why questions as well as trying out different approaches herself.  I am right there to help and guide her.

2. Would you attempt to use this theory/model with the students you are currently teaching
or hope to teach in the future? Why or why not? Could elements of the theory/model be
modified so that it would work with your current/future students?
I use this approach all the time with my students by modeling and scaffolding.  When they seem to grasp concepts being taught I gradually back off giving them more freedom. 

3. Since we're taking learning theories/models that were not necessarily created with the
Web in mind and turning them into Web modules, what Web-based tools or resources
could be leveraged to carry out this learning theory/model online?

Camtasia would be the best resource for modeling.  Also Elluminate and Wiki.