[DDN] FREE WEBINAR: How Did We Work? Assessing Collaborative Projects in the Class or Workplace

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Title: How Did We Work? Assessing Collaborative Projects in the Class or
Workplace

Speakers: Janet Salmons, Ph.D. and Lynn Wilson, Ph.D.

Date: Thursday, October 11, 2007

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Event Background 

This webinar will explore assessment of progress and outcomes in
collaborative projects-especially when the projects are accomplished online.
It is relevant to those who teach or supervise online teams.
How can we help participants achieve their best individually, while
encouraging them to participate in collaborative activities? Whether in work
teams or class project teams, whether in formal or informal courses, people
who are working collaboratively want feedback. We need to give formative
assessment (how are they doing?) and summative feedback (did they achieve
learning or project goals?) When we teach with collaborative methods, we
need to give feedback to individuals and to groups. When we supervise people
who work in teams, we need to provide incentives and rewards for solo and
collaborative work.
Salmons' Typology for Assessment encompasses seven types of individual and
collective, self- and instructor/supervisor-generated assessments for
formative or summative purposes. In this session, an overview of these types
will provide a framework for practical examples and strategies.  

These are some of the issues we'll explore in this webinar:

1.	How can individual and collective work be fairly reviewed? 

2.	How can instructors/supervisors make sure work is fairly distributed
among collaborative partners, and avoid the "freeloader" syndrome? 

3.	What distinguishes formative and summative assessment? 

4.	What kinds of assessment strategies are available to
instructors/supervisors? 

5.	What are some examples? 

6.	How can these strategies be used in your situation? 

About the Presenters 

Janet Salmons, Ph.D., is a consultant through Vision2Lead,
Inc.(www.vision2lead.com <http://www.vision2lead.com/> ), and is online
faculty member at Capella University's School of Business and Technology
where she teaches in the MBA and PhD programs. Lynn Wilson, Ph.D., is
Executive Director of the environmental scientific and educational nonprofit
organization SeaTrust Institute (www.seatrustinstitute.org
<http://www.seatrustinstitute.org/> ). She also provides research, policy
and strategic advice to governmental, business and nonprofit organizations
through her firm, OSSIA. Lynn and Janet are editors of the forthcoming book,
A Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational
Synergy (http://www.vision2lead.com/html/esynergy.html).

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