Case+Study+Assignment


 * Weeks 9-12 Assignment Overview (Due August 20)**

You will develop a case study (story) to demonstrate a problem or problems using technology in your area of teaching expertise. You will explore how a teacher—or staff person—might solve these problems. Your audience for this study will be to the potential workshop trainees who are teachers and staff with different experience levels in your Study Group's target environment (Primary teachers, elementary school teachers, Technologists, Specialists, High School teachers or those working in Primary School). The case study should finish with questions for discussions and reflection. See the sample case study in the Course Content area. Teams can get together using Skype, the Study Group chat room or however else you'd like. Email or Twitter as well.


 * Here's how the activity goes.**

//All work to be done in the Wiki so this assignment will be posted there as well as this Conference.//

1. I will create two pages on your Wiki. One page will be a glossary the other for the case study. Then, I will write a title and opening paragraph to a new case in your Study Group's focus area (Primary teachers, elementary school teachers, Technologists, Specialists, High School teachers or those working in Primary School). Note: A paragraph should be at least four to five sentences with a maximum of eight. Need more space? Make another paragraph.

2. The order of participation is listed below and if someone before you does not respond within two days jump ahead and make your contribution. That person who missed a turn should then immediately follow you and the queue continue. After you finish your paragraph(s) go to the glossary page and add any necessary terms or jargon to the glossary. Make sure to keep alphabetizing the terms. Once the first go round is through members can discuss whether or not more content is needed. If so, then make whatever changes they feel necessary.


 * a.** Cindi
 * b.** Adam
 * c.** Emily
 * d.** Julie
 * e.** Lorna (Dr. Sponder, you didn't include her, so I just put her name at the end. Cindy.)

3. After the Case is finished each Study Group member will contribute one question for the discussion at the end of the study. The study itself does not have to end neatly. There could be several choices for the main character to make or the main character will make a decision or do something and the questions can relate to that person's choices or about anyone else in the case.

4. Editing. These are the editing jobs you will have after finishing steps 1-3, or in some instances, you can do these as the writing is going on. These jobs are related to the order in #2 above.


 * a. **The Executive Editor** is responsible for getting the final production together. He or she will make sure everyone else is doing their job(s). At the end of the process the Executive editor will go through the Wiki with a fine tooth comb and make any corrections that are necessary. Before submitting the Wiki for evaluation all team members should sign off on it and discuss any additional changes that are needed.
 * b. **The Grammarian** is responsible for making sure the grammar is correct and the spelling perfect. He or she can continually monitor the project in progress and suggest any needed changes to other team members in the non-judgmental and helpful fashion I have seen in this class all semester.
 * c. **The Story Editor** is responsible for making the story flows together well and has no inconsistencies. If changes are needed for consistency sake the Story Editor will notify teammates in the same helpful, non-judge mental manner that we all expect.
 * d. **The Graphics Editor** will add any graphics necessary to illustrate the story according to e-Learning principles and not for decoration. This editor will suggest graphics during any stage fob the project and alert teammates to possible graphic content. This editor will also record the source for each resource used and add that to the final section of the finished study. Make sure to use APA format.
 * e. (optional) **The Audio Editor** will record and insert pronunciations of the Glossary content when it is added. Be sure to embed the sounds within the document itself so the sound plays while the Case Study page is still visible


 * Questions? Comments?** Post them to this Conference for questions and comments. Also see the Wimba Conference recording from July 27 and the sample case posted to the Course Content area.