Five percent of the grade for this class will come from the name you select and the logo you create for the groups that you will populate in this class
Task | We will have formed groups for this semester. Your task is to select a name for your group and to create a logo to brand your group. We will refer to you all by your group names. |
Condition | Submit your group name and logo as an assignment response by the due date. |
Standard |
This is an easy one. The task is worth 5% of the semester grade.
Do it and get full credit, don't do it and get no credit. |
Five percent of the grade for this class will come from how your group manages and runs a class session
Task | Each group will have an opportunity to lead one of five sessions, each one a consideration of sessions that preceded it. The sessions you will lead will be noted in the class calendar. |
Condition | The group will lead the 75 minute class as they see fit. The class may involve presentations, discussions, activities, Q&A sessions, ... anything. It is up to the group to decide what to do and how to manage it. |
Standard |
The task is worth 5% of the semester grade.
Nothing is ever perfect, so evidence of thoughtfulness, consideration, and imagination will earn full points. |
The remaining fifteen percent of the grade for this class will come from the value you add to your peers' experience in this class
The value you add to your peers' experience in this class is based on three things:
Grade | What it means | A description of what it means |
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A | You have done a superlative job of adding to your peers' experience in this class |
You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions; you took the opportunity to comment on the Sakai Forum on topics of interest to you and, in your estimation, to your peers as well; your review/preview presentations were organized, understandable, relevant, and professional; and you took the opportunity to discuss a topic with your peers, in an organized, understandable, and professional manner. |
A- | A totally acceptable performance demonstrating an adequate level of adding to your peers' experience in this class. |
You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions; you occasionally took the opportunity to comment on the Sakai Forum, thus occasionally taking the opportunity to provide feedback and validation to your peers. |
B+ |
You were engaged in class, with pertinent comments and/or questions, but the quantity and/or quality of your engagement was not as high as hoped for; you didn't take the opportunity to comment on the Sakai Forum, thus not providing feedback and validation to your peers. |
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B | You were engaged in class, but didn't have much to say, either in class or on the Sakai Forum. | |
B- | Not as good as it could have been; but you didn't detract from your peers' opportunities. | |
C+ | A marginal performance | You were disengaged in class, and didn't have much to say, either in class or on the Sakai Forum. |
C |
You were disengaged in class, and didn't have much to say, either in class or on the Sakai Forum; your attentiveness to the topic of the day was inadequate and detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate. |
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C- |
You were disengaged in class, and didn't anything to say, either in class or on the Sakai Forum; your attentiveness to the topic of the day was inadequate and detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate; and, in general, a sense of negativity from you caused your peers to suffer. |
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D+ |
You were disengaged in class, and didn't anything to say, either in class or on the Sakai Forum;
your activities in the classroom detracted from your peers' opportunity to concentrate; and you were active in your negativity. |
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D | Your presence was a negative factor in the classroom dynamic. | |
F | For whatever reasons, an unacceptable performance | If it's unacceptable, it is unacceptable; it should be as obvious to you as it is to the instructor |
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