User:Vtaylor/Computers and Society/11. Final Projects


 * For the Final Project, you will be working collaboratively in small groups to research and present lists of reviewed resources for CIS2 topics. Working collaboratively at a distance is challenging. This project is intended to give you an opportunity to use skills and technology to work through the process to produce a web-delivered presentation.

Learning outcomes


 * experience online collaborative writing
 * complete collaborative tasks with deadlines

Keywords


 * collaboration

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Reference


 * The 12 Principles of Collaboration


 * Collaboration and Group Projects
 * Collaboration Rubric for PBL (Project Based Learning) - being effective collaborators in a project, and assess the performance of team members.

Study questions


 * How is online collaboration different from in-class group work?
 * What are some of the ways to improve communication within the group?
 * What are some of the ways that online group work can get off track?

== Assignments ==

FINAL PROJECT

For the Final Project, groups of 2-3 students work together to prepare a public wiki page that is a reference list for the course.


 * Work Groups - You pick your own group (3 maximum). To form groups, use the Final Project Groups Choice in the Final Project section to join a group. Start working on the Project now. Make contact using the Final Project discussion and work out a plan for the project.


 * Individual work - Each person in the group contributes their own references and descriptions to the wiki page for your project group.
 * Create a section on the group wiki page for your own work and include all your selections.
 * For each of the ten (10) topics in the course, provide links to references that have been useful for understanding and advancing your knowledge of the course topic. There should be a minimum of three (3) references for each topic. Note the source of each - Selected Media list, discussions, new searches.
 * Include a description of why you selected each reference. What did it get you thinking about? What questions did it answer for you? Did it start an interesting discussion? Is it something that everyone needs to know? Did it make you smile?
 * You are also encouraged to do some additional research - now that you know more, some other links might provide even better information about the topic. These can be any type of resources - ones you wish had been there from beginning - textbook, articles, media - lectures, other video, examples, assignments, reading, open textbooks, podcasts, diagrams.
 * Yes, this means that everyone will provide 30 resources - 3 for each of the 10 topics. This your personal learning network - links to the resources that you selected for each topic from your own research. Wikipedia entries are acceptable but they don't demonstration much initiative. There are 1000s of informative resources about all these topics, so you are encouraged to explore and discover some that are appropriate to expanding your understanding of the topic and are particularly interesting to you.


 * Collaboration - THEN : As a group pick the "best" TWO (2) references for each of the ten (10) course topics, and describe the criteria for selecting these two from your combined lists for each of the topics.


 * In the Final Projects discussion forum, post all your group discussions as replies to your project Group discussion. This is a good way to keep the group communications organized and available to all. Review the references and descriptions and comment in your group, adding your thoughts about the reference selections and provide feedback to improve or enhance the Final Project page content for your group. Combine your ideas and work together as outlined in the Group project guidelines.

Demonstrate your problem-based learning (PBL) skills - good critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity & innovation.
 * Final Project Group page - This section of the project page is created as a collaboration. Review the listing that each person in the group contributed of their own references and descriptions to their individual section of the wiki page for your project group. Then in the Catalyst discussion forum topic for your project group, discuss and select the best 2 references for each topic. Show your work. In your project wiki page, include all the links proposed and a description for how the "best" ones were chosen.


 * In addition to making sure that your information is correct, links work, descriptions are college-level writing, you can make your page more interesting by adding pictures that compliment the topics. All material published in WikiEducator must comply with the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. There are many sources of shared images that you can include.

Individual work - 3 resources for each of 10 topics (30 links total per student.)
 * Due Thursday - a list of 5 or more suggestions for "best" article for each of the 10 topics covered in the course from each group member. Each person in the group contributes references and descriptions. Add references and descriptions to the wiki page' for your project group.

Group collaboration - 2 "best" resources for each of 10 topics selected by the group through discussion. Group page neatly and consistently formatted.
 * Due Sunday - in the discussion forum for your group, discuss suggestions, pick 2 articles for each for the ten topics, giving reasons for your selection, and "publish" these on the Final Project page for your group.

Final Project submission
 * 1) Respond to the Final Project Summary quiz to provide information about the collaboration and your participation in your project. This is important. This is how your individual grade for the project is determined.

Check back here for your group grade based on your Instructor's review of your group's Final Project page. Your grade and review feedback will be recorded here.
 * 1) Group Project Grade - What was your favorite topic? What was the ONE resource that taught you the most about computers and society? Submit to Group Project Grade assignment.

== WikiEducator CollabOERate ==

CollabOERate is a new function that allows your Final Project group to collaborate within WikiEducator. It provides invitations to connect, chat and and audio sharing while editing a WikiEducator page.


 * click on the CollabOERate button in the WikiEducator menu - on the left, near the bottom
 * connect with one or more others with the invitation function
 * work together in real-time - chat and/or audio

CollabOERate probably doesn't work very well with Internet Explorer.

Note: This is a new feature, so please ask if you have questions. The support folks are happy to help, but we don't know what problems you might find yet.

== Suggestions for Group Writing==

Here are some suggestions to help your group prepare your Final Project presentation.


 * Create an outline for your presentation. Include a brief description of the information that will be in each section. Making a very detailed outline and sticking to it will help keep everyone on track and reduce duplication of effort.


 * Each group member should research and write one or more sections. Before any writing starts, be sure that you know how all the pieces will fit together. This will save time and ensure that your final presentation flows smoothly.


 * Dividing the work in a way that each person’s section is related but not dependent on the others’ sections is effective. Each person takes one topic and explores it from the beginning to the end. This way integrating each person’s part to the final presentation is easier.


 * This is a group effort, so writing should not include "I" statements.


 * The final presentation review is everyone's job. Revision can be done by the entire group OR by the group member who volunteers to be the Editor with input and suggestions from the group. Everyone on the team still participates in the final review.


 * If all groups members are revising the final presentation, use the page "discussion" to explain changes for your team.


 * If there is an Editor, that person makes changes to the final, formatted document. Others should review the presentation and make suggestions for final edits. However, the editor for the group project reports should not be making significant changes to the submission of others. If the editor feels that there should be major revisions, discuss it with the author of the section. Correcting spelling and minor grammatical errors is ok.


 * Spelling and neatness count. Even though this is a course in the Computer Information Systems (CIS) department, all writing, citations and formatting are being graded by college-level writing standards.


 * Allow more time than you think you will need. Create a timeline and stick to it. Schedule rough drafts to be done early so there is enough time to review and revise the entire presentation. Collaborating online takes time.


 * The wiki automatically tracks changes so you can view previous versions as History. The main view is always the current version so there should not be any issues when working collaboratively on the writing.


 * There is a forum for questions about the Final project assignment. If you have questions, please ask!

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