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  • Group activities or projects are commonly used to foster collaboration among students.  These learning activities are complex, involving self-assessment, peer assessment, and instructor assessment.  

    This section contains rubrics and other forms created by online faculty; feel free to adapt the material for your own courses.

    1. Group Contract

      This team-building activity enables teams to determine their own code of conduct before they engage in group work. Click here to see the pdf document.

      Author: Mary Dereshiwsky, Northern Arizona University, statcatmd@earthlink.net,  Source: Engaging the Online Learner, Rita‐Marie Conrad, J. Ana Donaldson, 2004

    2. Reflection/Self-Assessment Form

      This is an example of an activity a team member can use to reflect on his/her performance in the group.  Click here to see the pdf document.

    3.  Source: Engaging the Online Learner, Rita‐Marie Conrad, J. Ana Donaldson, 2004

    4. Peer Evaluation Form
      • Example One: This rubric employs a 1-3 scale for rating peers  on five criteria: quality, responsibility, teamwork, contribution, and attitude.  Rather than use this form exactly as it is, you may want to engage your own students in a discussion prior to a team activity wherein you let them decide what criteria to use for peer evaluation.  Click here to see the pdf document.
      • Example Two: This rubric uses a 0-4 scale for rating team members on three criteria: Cooperation, Contribution, and Participation. Rather than use this form exactly as it is, you may want to engage your own students in a discussion prior to a team activity wherein you let them decide what criteria to use for peer evaluation. Click here to see the rubric in pdf.
       Source: Engaging the Online Learner, Rita‐Marie Conrad, J. Ana Donaldson, 2004

     
     
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