Due Date
Your weekly journal should be completed each day we have class, so if you are
absent for any reason, you need to make up the class time outside of
class. It should be ready for weekly evaluation each Friday.
Goals
The major goal in this process is to help you learn to learn while
allowing you to pursue the learning objectives of Intro to IT through projects
of personal interest. Leaving this course you should be well prepared to
perform self directed investigation and study in the future, and to document
your results. Skills which will make your future colleagues and employers
very happy!
Process
Each week will create a new journal entry linked from your digital portfolio.
Working either alone or with a partner or group (depending on the project),
you should document each of the following parts of a successful learning
process:
| Investigation |
<---> |
Reflection |
<---> |
Experimentation |
| (Look it up) |
|
(Think about it) |
|
(Try it out) |
Evalution
Your progress will be evaluated each week and you will be given a grade
according to the following rubric:
- Exceeds expectations (A - 4 points):
- Work shows serious engagement with project goals together with concrete
evidence of significant progress toward attaining them. The journal entries
contain specific and detailed information about the project. Evidence of
Investigation <--> Reflection <--> Experimentation
throughout the week's work. Journal entries are made consistantly and provide on-going documentation of the project.
- Meets expectations (B - 3 points):
- Work shows engagement with project goals together with concrete evidence
of progress toward attaining them. The journal entries contain specific
information about the project. Evidence of
Investigation <--> Reflection <--> Experimentation in the
week's work. Journal entries provide essential documentation relevent to the
project.
- Partially meets expectations (C - 2 points):
- Work shows engagement with project goals together with evidence of
progress toward attaining them. The journal entries contain information
about the project. Some evidence of
Investigation <--> Reflection <--> Experimentation in the
week's work. Journal entries provide documentation relevent to the project.
- Needs to get in the game (D - 1 point):
- A journal for the week was created, but there is little evidence of
project progress.
- Failed to make an appearance (E - 0 points):
- Did not post journal for the week. No evidence of project progress.
A new journal document is due each week by Friday and should be linked from
your digital portfolio (please put newest entries above older ones).
