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Using Groups in LMS Courses. August 2011 F-T Teacher In-Service. My Groups vs Groups in an LMS Class. My Groups Quicklink takes you to group pages to which you have been made a member or leader Need to request a group through Jackie Jackie works with IT to get it setup
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Using Groups in LMS Courses August 2011 F-T Teacher In-Service
My Groups vs Groups in an LMS Class • My Groups Quicklink takes you to group pages to which you have been made a member or leader • Need to request a group through Jackie • Jackie works with IT to get it setup • You may be asked to provide the names of the leader(s) and members, as well as the purpose • Examine some groups for curriculum libraries • Group Pages in an LMS course are for class groups • Use of Context Manager to create
LMS Groups Background • Groups • Is Datacluster limiting? • Need Cloud Storage • Helpful for groups who may need to work independently yet share • What do you want groups to do? • Just make a final product? • Process and the Product are Important? • Do you need to see the work along the way and check up on them? • Do you need documentation of group activity in the LMS Course? • E-portfolios – collection place to display for others?
Video for Group Creation in LMS • http://academicsupport.southeasttech.edu/mytechresources/Materials/LMS/Other%20Faculty%20Tasks/Group%20Creation.mp4
Other Group Considerations • Will group members evaluate each other? • Will you evaluate them individually or share group grade? • Do you want groups to see each other’s pages? • When course copies over, adjust permissions for each group? • Need clear objectives set and criteria for performance.
General StepsNeed good Skill with Context Manager • Create Group Pages in Course • Place Portletson Created Pages • Assign Permissions for Members to Just Post, View, Edit files and links? Forums?