Setting Ground Rules for On-Line Collaboration
Objectives:
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Establish rules to support robust on-line collaboration
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Create a set of reasonable expectations for participants
and facilitators
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Evaluate the session for the purpose of making
positive changes
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Answer any questions about the Inquiry Projects
before participants leave the Institute
Activity
Ask participants to set the ground rule for the following questions:
- How often should you post to the group?
- How often should you check the group?
- What types of dialogs
are appropriate?
| We found that it was imperative to set up rules
for collaboration before the break, or that most participants
wouldn't be as active as was desirable. We invited the teachers
to give their input into the rules, and found that they put more
stringent guideline on themselves than we would have. In all three
of the Institutes we conducted, participants were required to
check the group site at least twice a week, and post to the message
board at least once a week. We found that most of the participants
did engage in collaboration, and we were able to send a personal
contact (E-mail or even a phone call) to those who did not. |
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