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Running head: COLLABORATION IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM. Instructional Design EDU337 Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom Dr. Barbara Hall March 2014. Wiki. Choose and Justifies the Choice of Wiki Wikispaces Free Site 2 GB of Memory Good Tutorial Ease of Use. Wiki.
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Running head: COLLABORATION IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM Instructional Design EDU337 Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom Dr. Barbara Hall March 2014
Wiki Choose and Justifies the Choice of Wiki • Wikispaces • Free Site • 2 GB of Memory • Good Tutorial • Ease of Use
Wiki Why It is Best Suited to Meet the Group’s Needs • Ease of Use • Good Tutorial • Allows for storage and editing of materials
Member’s Individual Interests • Military • Power Generation • Instructional Design
Purpose of the Collaboration Lesson • Transition between military and civilian • Successful resume writing • Learn good interview skills • Translate skills and experience in the military into understandable civilian terms
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth • The Goal of this training is to show transitioning military members the significance of their training and how it translates to the civilian job market. From: To: • At the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to collaborate and build upon the following: • Identify resources that help translate their current military skills to a civilian resume. • Describe how to articulate their current military skills during an interview.
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth • The two group of learners identified are: • Military Veterans – Age group below 35 years of age • Military Veterans – Age group over 35 years of age
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth • Military Veterans – Age group below 35 years of age • This is the first generation of business leaders that largely did not serve. • Cultural barrier to understand military experience and skills. • 60 percent of Veterans say it is a challenge translating military skills to civilian job market. • More veterans leaving the military earlier with not as many skill sets.
Military Transition - What Are My Skills Worth • Military Veterans – Age group over 35 years of age • These Vets have grown in the many of the skills sets that are being sought after in the civilian sector. • Older veterans have progressed many times from technician to supervisor. • Allows companies to hire these individuals without having to invest much money.
Communication Students will collaborate and address: • Elaborative (Constructive) Feedback • Student Growth • Relevancy • Feedback on Interviewing Skills • Examples of Useful Feedback • Examples of Not Useful Feedback • Feedback on Resume Building • Examples of Useful Feedback • Examples of Not Useful Feedback
Structure Course will be managed by: • Macro-Script • Motivates Group • Provides Structure • Flexibility • Adaptability • Roles • Clearly Defined • Helper / Learner Roles
Group Composition The types of collaborative groups are: • Heterogeneous • Requires minimal knowledge of the skill sets • Helpful in generating ideas and broadens scope • Homogeneous • Similar Skill Sets • Similar Backgrounds • Similar Experiences
Grounding • Common Ground • Imperative to achieve goal • Introductions and Backgrounds • Common Bonds • Shared Experiences • Community Building • Allows Grouping
Questions Presentation / Portfolio • Write a Resume • Understand • Generate Presentation • Participate in Interview • Lessons Learned • Corrective Actions
Questions Construction • Generate Conceptual Map • Resume Writing • Interview Techniques • Essay • Overcoming barriers • Open-ended questions
Question’s Substitute / Correction • An example would be: • Select the underlined words that is incorrect. The main difficulty for transitioning military personnel is the linguistic barrier of skills and accomplishments between the military and civilian jobs.
Question’s Substitute / Correction • Another example would be: • Select the best response Managed and directed the daily activities of seven (7) mechanics OR Supervised Personnel
References Brindley, J. E., Walti, C., & Blaschke, L. M. (2009). Creating effective collaborative learning groups in an online environment. The International Review of Research In Open and Distance Learning, 10(3), n.p. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/6 75/1271 Hall, B. M. (in press). Designing collaborative activities to promote understanding and problem solving. International Journal of e- Collaboration, 10(2). Maffucci, Jacqueline (2013). Year-End Review: Post 9/11 Veteran unemployment in 2013. Retrieved from http://iava.org/blog/year-end- review-post-911-veteran- unemployment-2013
References Pearl, Andrew (2013). Military to Civilian Transition: Transferable Skills in Your Resume. Youtube.com. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYorsmUcs5U Scalise, K., & Gifford, B. (2006). Computer-based assessment in e- learning: A framework for constructing “intermediate constraint” questions and tasks for technology platforms. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 4(6). Retrieved from http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/jtla/article/view/1653/14 Tarantino, Tom (2013). The Ground Truth on Veterans’ Unemployment. Retrieved from http://nation.time.com/2013/03/22/the-ground-truth- about- veterans-unemployment/
