1. INFO2009 Group work preparation
Process and planning

2. Coursework 2 Prepare a resource to teach to a particular agenda
Work in a group
Individually
provide feedback as a “critical friend”
peer review two other resources
Different to those produced by the group for which you were a critical friend

3. Resource specification
Details available by end of this week
Will be in the form of a specific brief
e.g.
Increasing use is being made of linked an open data in business and government. What are the affordances of open and linked data and how might they be used by students to enhance their learning opportunities
NB – EXAMPLE ONLY not necessarily a real spec

4. In the mean time discuss the sorts of topics you might be interested in
You can discuss the broad topics and agree areas of interest or importance.
You may want to think about favouring topics which might be relevant to:
Your future careers
Your total knowledge
Tests, modules or examinations

5. Reminder of hot topics

6. Resource format NO POWERPOINT SLIDE SETS!

7. Resource format NO POWERPOINT SLIDE SETS!

8. NO POWERPOINT SLIDE SETS!
Resource format
NO POWERPOINT SLIDE SETS!
Use your imagination
Audio or Video
Different formats possible
Animations, Short Films, Panel, Quiz Show, Sock Puppets ++
Podcasts (audio, video)
Online tutorial ( very tricky but could be good)
Text, images, questions, learning plan

9. Additional Info
A one page overview description document which broadly describes the resource and explains how it is useful and who might use it
All you resources will be in EdShare
I will set up containers for each group to use
Poster
which sells the resources
+ reflection

10. Reflection Reflection evaluates logs your contribution;
your team’s contribution
logs
critical friend role;
peer evaluations

11. Additional Guidance Will be provided in classes
You will understand your needs as the task evolves

12. Milestones Report your progress to you fellow students Planning
Interim

13. Milestones

14. Thinking Time Personal Group Strengths and weaknesses Preferences
Constraints
5 mins
Strengths and weaknesses
Roles and Responsibilities
Compromises
5 mins

15. Group Activities

16. What will you need to do?

17. Milestone 1 w6 Group progress reports
Before you report you will discuss
Broad brush planning
How to communicate
Common working areas
Deadlines and conflicts
Roles and responsibilities
Broad sort of preferences

18. Activities w 5, 6, 7 Initial meetings, scoping, planning, basic setup
Meeting your critical friends, discussing your plans
Providing feedback
Listening to feedback

19. Milestone 2&3 W8 & W10 W8 Updates and Poster Pitch
Achievements and Setbacks
Solutions and Plans
W10
Selling the Poster Motivating people to look at your resource

20. Recap: Presentation in W6
One slide
group number, name and group photo either
photo of you all together with caption or
headshot of each student with caption
to me
by 11am Monday latest
Subject line of INFO2009 group <number>: week number> <name>
in PDF and PPTX format
Example of subject line: INFO2009 W6 Group 999: The High Achievers

21. I expect to receive a mail something like this…
a.student
a.student

22. Group 999: The High Achievers
Option 1
Example of group photo for week 6
Left to Right: Jo Green, Mary Yellow, Mark Blue, Tina Red
Interested in: Security; perspectives: digital future, legal contexts

23. Group 999: The High Achievers
Person One
Person Two
Person Three
Person Four
Person Five
Option 2
Example of group photo for week 6
Interested in: Security
Perspectives: digital future, legal contexts

24. What you will talk about (two mins)
Who you are
Team name
Name of team members
What your academic specialisms are
Degree course(s),
special interests
What you skills are e.g
Graphics, audio, theatre, teams, admin (map skills to person or people
What (approximate) sort of resource you would like to produce
Choose one or two from list, think of more, say why
Any constraints
Such as… People who may not be available, fitting in work, illness, whatever
2 mins

25. webliography Tufte website http://www.edwardtufte.com/
The cognitive style of powerpoint
Link is live in presentation mode