1. Yes- This eliminate some of the problems of having traditional group projects. Most people find group projects dreadful since it is hard to make sure people can meet at the same time or do their part. The online groups it is easy to leave a comment on the discussion board and let people respond as they have time. Also this shows the professor exactly what each person contributed to the project.
2. Some concerns is to make sure everyone connects to the course during the time of the assignment. Another complication is technical issues. These issues can not be controlled by the people in the group, these are individual problems that people need to overcome in order to make the group project a success.
3. I really did not understand this question. But from what I got of the question- Knowing my group members would not change my performance in the project because my grade is on the line as much as everyone in the group.
4. I would make small deadlines during the project just so people don't wait till the last day to provide their part of the project and delay everyone else. I would also make people work through the discussion boards so I could track the work of each individual.
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John, if you the instructor and were tracking everyone through the discussion board, what type of grading scale or rubric would you implement to issue grades? Would you count the number of posts, the quality of the posts, or the final outcome?
ReplyDeleteI would personally track the number of post and the quality of the posts. If I see that a group member posted a question and one person in the group posted something that had nothing to do with the question- that post would be irrelevant- unless it was providing information for the project.
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