Instructional Technology: Current & Emerging Systems

Class Discussions (15% of grade)

Based on the rubric noted noted below you will maintain a log that ranks your discussion participation. There should be an entry for each week of the course in the log as well as evidence (example of contributions) of said ranking.

Discussion Rubric
Contribution Level	Ideas	Evidence of Critical Thinking
4	Well-developed and introduces new ideas: Ties personal experiences to the concepts being studied, providing an orderly, brief version of the experience, with a point stated clearly Avoids repeating in a different form points made by others Shows evidence of having completed and understood and applied the readings	Clear evidence of critical thinking (application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation): Poses real-life questions or challenges that spring from the discussion material and attempts to shape an “informed” conclusion
3	Well- developed Ties personal experiences to the concepts being studied, providing a somewhat rambling version of the experience, with points stated Clarifies points made by others Show evidence of having completed and understood the readings	Some critical thinking evident Poses real-life questions or challenges that are loosely related to the discussion materials and attempts to shape an informed conclusion
2	Developed ideas Avoids repeating in a different form points made by others Shows evidence of having completed the readings	Beginnings of critical thinking Poses real-life questions or challenges unrelated to the discussion materials and attempts to shape a conclusion
1	Poorly developed: does not add to the discussion Rephrases ideas presented by others Shows some evidence of having completed the readings	Poorly developed critical thinking Repeats questions or challenges posed in the discussion materials and repeats the conclusions presented by the authors
0	Did not enter the discussion	No evidence of critical thinking
Last updated: January 2003

The log will be collected at mid-term and then again at the end of the course. The logs will be utilized to assist in determining your class discussion grade.

Meeting of the Minds Project (20% of the grade)

Each group will create an interactive segment of the “Meeting of The Minds” show. Your grade for this project will be based on:

Understanding and utilization of the assigned theoretical framework
Presenting the findings in a manner that engages the audience
Depth of the presentation
References

Click here for detailed instructions for completing this project.

Remember:you can be as creative and playful with this assignment as you choose. In the past, students have taken various approaches; some have created interactive Websites, one team developed a game show where the theorists were contestants, others have created vignettes that they performed in front of the class.

Presentations are scheduled for the following dates:

Group 1 – Week 4
Group 2 – Week 5
Group 3 – Week 6

Group Assessment Project (20% of the grade)

Working in teams of four you will examine five WebQuests from four different points of view. The project will culminate with a team presentation of findings and observations to the class. Instructions for completing the assessment project will be found on the WebQuest Tutorial.

Presentation of finding and observations will be on the following dates:

Group 1 – Week 8
Group 2 – Week 9
Group 3 – Week 11

Concept Map (15% of the grade)

Each of you will develop a concept map for your individual WebQuest project. The concept maps are due week 9. Development guidelines and design tools can be viewed by clicking here.

A copy of the project assessment rubric can be found on the course site and in the Student Course Pack.

Individual WebQuest Project (30% of the grade)

Each of you will develop a quest on a topic of your choice. The specific criteria of this project will be discussed in class and written instructions can be found on the WebQuest Tutorial.

You should be prepared to discuss your WebQuest projects with the group during week 9 and week 14 of the course. Please come to these sessions prepared to discuss the following points:

Discussion Points	Week 9	Week 14
Topic of the quest and why it was chosen	X
Concept map (submit)	X
How you went about finding your resources	X	X
Demographics of the audience that will utilize the WebQuest	X	X
What assistance you could use for the project	X
Purpose of the project	X	X
Lessons learned in developing the project -- what went right & what went wrong		X
Tools used to develop the project	X	X
If you had it to do all over again what would you have done differently		X
Last updated: January 2003

If you have no experience with Web development tools (i.e., FrontPage, GoLive, Dreamweaver, etc.) the project can be created in Word or PowerPoint and subsequently saved as a Web page. (I strongly caution you against trying to learn a new development tool at the same time you are learning to design WebQuests.)

If you have experience with Web development tools you are welcome to use your tool of choice.

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