The concept of scaffolding was unclear in this material. At one point the reading said there were 8 aspects of scaffolding, but these eight items were not clearly defined anywhere. I think it is good concept to keep the instructor focused as well as the student on actual learning activities versus busy work. Just not sure how well developed this concept is at this point and how I may apply it. To be honest, it seems like someone is trying to make this a new cool idea with a new application of language to a process that really is just the instructor doing a good job for their students.
