EDPT 200 - Assignments

EDPT 200

Evaluation / Assignments

We will use myCourses for assignment submission and feedback. Mighty Network will be used to write the weekly blogs.

Course expectations and requirements include:

active classroom participation; timely completion of assignments.
reading of assigned articles, research, writing, a collaborative programming project, and a demonstration of technical fluency.
creative thinking, problem solving, risk taking, humour and joyful exploration will be valued highly.
attendance at all classes is expected, learning and playing with technology requires considerable time and practice, it is therefore important that you will attend ALL classes. A bonus mark will be given for perfect attendance.

Evaluation criteria:

4.5 out of 5 (90%): The blog post has all the required components (reflection on readings, articles, discussion, lab activities, etc.). It uses correct spelling and grammar, has a clear, original point, and backs it up with specific evidence. It opens up possibilities for future discussion.
4.25 out of 5 (85%): The blog entry has most of the required components (reflection on readings, articles, discussion, lab activities, etc.). It generally uses correct spelling and grammar with only occasional mistakes. It has a clear point and provides adequate evidence.
4 out of 5 (80%): The blog entry has many of the required components (reflection on readings, articles, discussion, lab activities, etc.). It often uses correct spelling and grammar but with occasional mistakes. It demonstrates good understanding but may lack depth or specific examples.
3.75 out of 5 (75%): The blog entry lacks many of the required components (reflection on readings, articles, discussion, lab activities, etc.). It does not have a clear point, lacks specific examples, or has many spelling and grammar errors.
Post weekly entries on MyCourses discussion forum

Reflective Online Blog (journal) (20 marks)

Please use the following suggestions / directions for your weekly blog:

Give each entry a title followed by class number (i.e., My Biography ~ Class 1).

The blog is worth 20 marks and usually makes a difference between a B+ and an A- or an A. You MUST relate what we do in class (discussion, lab activities, what I say, etc.) with the course textbook and other class readings.
Sometimes throughout the course you will be asked to react to one of the readings specifically. The instructions will be given by Sam during the given week. Your entry for the week should be longer than usual (i.e., an extra paragraph or two specifically referencing the article). You may use one or more of the following prompts, if you're looking for inspiration:
What's good? What did you find interesting or insightful about the reading? Did you appreciate their presentation of the theory, example applications or demonstrations, or their analysis and evaluation?
What's bad? What did you find confusing or unsupported in the work? Did they present theory without evaluation, or did the topic seem poorly developed and trivial?
- Were there flaws or problems they didn't adequately address?
- What did you learn today?
- How do you feel about technology? (More/less comfortable?)
- What was the most useful/meaningful thing you learned in today's class? How could you apply the content of today's class in your personal, academic, or future professional life?
- Was technology mentioned or used in your other classes?
- What did you contribute to today's class?

Creating a Digital Identity (15%)

As of the Spring 2015 semester, we are using Google sites as well as Blogger in addition to Weebly or Yola or Wix to create our websites.

Here's an old sample Weebly site with instructions. (education students)
Please look at previous student work for inspiration. Here are non-education examples:
- Siera: https://sites.google.com/view/sierawillner/home
- Josie: https://sites.google.com/view/edpt200project/home
- Mia: https://panmaea.weebly.com
- Lauryn: https://sites.google.com/view/lauryns-practice-site/
- Rosie: https://sites.google.com/view/rosiedeslauriersedpt200/home
- Rachel: http://rachelkeshen.weebly.com
- Tom: http://barbeauhoops.weebly.com/
- Emma: http://emharries.weebly.com/
- Sarah: https//sarahstewart221wixsite.com/mysite
- Use Torrey Trust's site on webdesign as guide https://edtechbooks.org/webdesign
Choosing to develop an educational website that makes sense in light of your own career situation and goals, is challenging (a bit of a stretch is expected), but not something that will kill you. ;-).
Make sure it's portfolio quality... something you'll want to use and show to others! I recommend that you build a site where existing content exists.
There may be places in your website where you want to develop something but do not have the skills to do so yet. Please play and practice ~ have fun. A rubric will be given for you to evaluate the site.
This assignment is worth 20% of your final grade and should be about 75% complete by week 7 or 8 of the course.
You will be allowed to continue working on the site right up to Dec. 12 at which point I will give you a final grade.

Final Assignment (video) (15%)

For your final project, you will create a 3-to-4-minute video that will be uploaded to YouTube. Details to follow.

Here's the rubric that will be used for the evaluation.

In addition to the presentation of the digital storytelling project itself, each student is also expected to submit a final project report (Journal #14 post in Mighty Networks ~ title: Final Project) that describes their work on the project. The report should address each of the following items:

What was the main topic of your project?
What were the major objectives of the project?
Why did you select this topic, and who do you think would be interested in viewing it?
Please include a description of the images/video you took with a digital camera and the images that you modified with image editing software that were included in the final project.
Describe if and how this project might be used in a formal or informal educational setting.
Describe the process you went through in completing the final project. This should include a list of all the software programs you used, where the content for the project came from, what items in the project changed from the early stages of selecting the topic through completion, and any other information that describes your work on the project.
Describe the major challenges you faced in creating this project and how you overcame them (if applicable).
Discuss the most significant things you learned from completing the final project.
Please add any other information you feel should be included in the report.

Lab Exercises (20 marks)

Weekly lab exercises will be completed in class.

Each lab will be worth 3 marks. Details to follow in class.

Lab needs to be uploaded on myCourses at the end of each class.

Readings & Participation (20 marks)

Weekly social readings on @Perusall or MyLab

Weekly group discussion rubric

Bluesky (10 marks)

4 to 6 posts weekly on average. Here's self evaluation rubric to be completed at the end of semester

Grading:

The default mark for this course is a B+ OR A- (assuming you attend all classes and complete required course work successfully). A's are reserved for work of superior quality.

“McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see http://www.mcgill.ca/integrity for more information).

If you have a disability please contact the instructor to arrange a time to discuss your situation. It would be helpful if you contact the Office for Students with Disabilities at 398-6009 or online at http://www.mcgill.ca/osd) before you do this.”

Additional policies governing academic issues which affect students can be found in the Handbook on Student Rights and Responsibilities, Charter of Students’ Rights (online at http://www.mcgill.ca/deanofstudents/rights/).

In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded.

Students are strongly encouraged to fill out the MERCURY ONLINE EVALUATION for this course at the end of term. Online course evaluations serve primarily as a tool towards teaching improvement, informing students about courses, and as one of the elements for evaluating the teaching performance of staff for reappointment, tenure and promotion purposes. For more information consult the following link: http://www.mcgill.ca/tls/courseevaluations/mercury/.”

Here is McGill’s numeric and letter grade equivalents:

The do's and don'ts of face to face or online discussion:

Group participation rubric (face to face or online)

Group leader rubric for facilitating weekly group discussion (face to face or online)

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