Effective Team Project Management in the Clear

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Thursday, 21 July 2005
This presentation is part of 4: Poster Session
Effective Team Project Management in the Clear

Description: This session demonstrates how faculty can effectively manage team/group research projects within WebCT in the clear, ensuring maximum student participation and interest while simultaneously elevating the overall quality of all class projects.
Presentation Format: Poster
Topic: Deploying enterprise e-learning: Strategies for success
Target Audience: Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors
Appropriate Audience Level: Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version:
Abstract Text: Group project assignments can often turn into an unfair and inequitable arrangement as a few students tend to carry the workload of the many. Motivated students do the bulk of the work while the less motivated skate along by exerting as little effort as possible. This too often results in marginal projects that fail to reflect the best possible efforts of all group members.
In a traditional on ground course it can be difficult to ferret out the performers from the skaters.
Introduce online technology, multiple deliverables with specific due dates, assignment tie-in and a critique system that operates in the clear for all students to see and it becomes almost impossible for any student to skate along.
This session demonstrates how faculty can effectively manage team/group research projects within WEBCT in the clear while ensuring maximum student participation and interest while simultaneously elevating the overall quality of all class projects.

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Description:	This session demonstrates how faculty can effectively manage team/group research projects within WebCT in the clear, ensuring maximum student participation and interest while simultaneously elevating the overall quality of all class projects.
Presentation Format:	Poster
Topic:	Deploying enterprise e-learning: Strategies for success
Target Audience:	Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors
Appropriate Audience Level:	Beginning or new users of WebCT, Experienced WebCT users
WebCT Version:
Abstract Text:	Group project assignments can often turn into an unfair and inequitable arrangement as a few students tend to carry the workload of the many. Motivated students do the bulk of the work while the less motivated skate along by exerting as little effort as possible. This too often results in marginal projects that fail to reflect the best possible efforts of all group members. In a traditional on ground course it can be difficult to ferret out the performers from the skaters. Introduce online technology, multiple deliverables with specific due dates, assignment tie-in and a critique system that operates in the clear for all students to see and it becomes almost impossible for any student to skate along. This session demonstrates how faculty can effectively manage team/group research projects within WEBCT in the clear while ensuring maximum student participation and interest while simultaneously elevating the overall quality of all class projects.