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When Teams Aren’t Fair
Drexel eLearning Conference
March 25, 2015
Why do
students
dislike
group
projects
?
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You can vote more than once.
Results will be shown
in a moment.
When Teams Aren’t Fair
Alan Hecht
Director of Instruct. Technical Services
Maggie Regan
Instructional Technologist
at Drexel since 2007
at Drexel since 2010
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The Problem
The Problem (simplified)
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Our Solution
https://teammatesv4.appspot.com/
Sample Email to Student
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Faculty Feedback
“It gives a nice, concise summary of who was a slacker and who pulled their weight.”
Mark Stehr, Economics
Faculty Feedback
I found the site to be easy to use, and there were no technical questions from students. For my purposes, the site summarized the contributions very well….
Ed Nelling, Finance
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Faculty Feedback
…I also used the site to ask a question about the value of the cases in the course. While not directly relevant to the peer evaluation, it provided very useful information.
Ed Nelling, Finance
Faculty Feedback
“I got more feedback about the team dynamics and student participation. It was as if the students were glad to finally be able to provide this info.”
Alan Hecht, Management
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Peer Feedback (to instructor)
“He attended the first meeting, but never responded to any emails or participated in team meetings or group emails after that...”
Team Dynamics (to instructor)
“I think everyone tried their best on this presentation… I really enjoyed working with my team members.”
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Peer Feedback (to teammate)
“When I did hear from you, you were always very polite in communicating…however, I didn't get responses from you as much as I would have liked.”
Peer Feedback (to team lead)
“I thought you did an excellent job…You were the backbone of our group and did a great job ensuring that everyone completed their part.”
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A Word
About
Grading Students
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Sample Grading Plan
1. Remove any not completed
2. Be alert for outliers/retaliations
3. Highest contribution ( ) = 100%
4. Others score based on :
Sample Group Scores
1. 109 = 100%
2. 101 = (101/109) = 93%
3. 100 = (100/109) = 92%
4. 90 = (90/109) = 83%
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Questions?
Some Final Thoughts
Accessibility
Privacy/Anonymity
Moderating
Peer Feedback
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Thank You!
Alan Hecht
Director of Instruct. Technical Services
Maggie Regan
Instructional Technologist
ach46@drexel.edu
mar346@drexel.edu
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