socius - luft, lindsay
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Soci.us:Making Group Projects
Effortless
Lindsay Luft
February 29, 2016
Objectives
• Create a learning space that includes:
• For Teachers
• Group pairing
• Grading tools
• Project rubric creation
• For Students
• Safe communication forum for group ideas
• Clear delineation between each individual’s work
• Flexibility to work on projects from anywhere
Competitive Analysis
Schoology Slack Canvas
Research FindingsStudents• Dislike group work
• Want to receive credit for their own contributions
• Priorities:• Completion
• Efficiency
• Quality
• Optimal group number: 4
Teachers• Want students to be socially
involved and team players
• Create a collaborative, creative environment with projects
• Priorities• Quality
• Completion
• Increased teamwork abilities
• Optimal group number: 4
Personas
Tommy Schaefer, 16• High school junior
• B+/A- average student
• Values his independence
• Likes to procrastinate
• Plays basketball
Gina Strieter, 32• High school ELA teacher
• Has a master’s degree
• Low on free time
• Trying to encourage student interaction
Challenges
• Building two parallel sites
• Easy access for students
• Not overloading the teacher users with options
Teacher User Flow
Start New User?
Make account
Log In
New Project?
Create Project
Input Class
Adjust Groups
Provide info to
students
Check Students
ModGroups
Check Projects
Check Student Grades
Give Final
Grade
Project Finished?
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Student User Flow
Start New User?
Make account
Log In
Give Group/
Self Grades
View Final
Grade
Project Finished?
View Group
Post in
Group
Add to
docs
Meet With
Group
No
Yes
Yes
No
Thank you.Lindsay Luft, [email protected]