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Running head: COLLABORATION IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

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

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  1. Running head: COLLABORATION IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM Instructional Design EDU337 Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom Dr. Barbara Hall March 2014

  2. Wiki Choose and Justifies the Choice of Wiki • Wikispaces • Free Site • 2 GB of Memory • Good Tutorial • Ease of Use

  3. Wiki Why It is Best Suited to Meet the Group’s Needs • Ease of Use • Good Tutorial • Allows for storage and editing of materials

  4. Member’s Individual Interests • Military • Power Generation • Instructional Design

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. Structure Course will be managed by: • Macro-Script • Motivates Group • Provides Structure • Flexibility • Adaptability • Roles • Clearly Defined • Helper / Learner Roles

  12. 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

  13. Grounding • Common Ground • Imperative to achieve goal • Introductions and Backgrounds • Common Bonds • Shared Experiences • Community Building • Allows Grouping

  14. Questions Presentation / Portfolio • Write a Resume • Understand • Generate Presentation • Participate in Interview • Lessons Learned • Corrective Actions

  15. Questions Construction • Generate Conceptual Map • Resume Writing • Interview Techniques • Essay • Overcoming barriers • Open-ended questions

  16. 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. 

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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/

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