iMET 9

280 Fundamentals of Online Pedagogy

Final Project
Due at Face-to-Face on 9/22/06

Preparation

1. Form groups (four groups of 4 and two groups of 3);


2. Read: Pritchard, F. F. (1994). Teaching Thinking across the Curriculum with the Concept Attainment Model. Access ERIC: FullText (141 Reports--Descriptive). Maryland.
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Project Development

3. Collaborate with your group online


4. As a group, develop a lesson or staff development situation that features the Concept Attainment model;


5. Identify the context (location, level, subject) in which the Concept Attainment lesson will be presented;


6. Locate and cite at least two additional references (academic articles) to Concept Attainment other than Teaching Thinking across the Curriculum with the Concept Attainment Model, and


7. Create a handout to support your presentation/lesson that:
   • Explains the context;
   • Briefly describes the lesson or training;
   • Includes a brief synopsis of the references you found on Concept Attainment,and
   • Includes the names of all group members.

Presentation

Tips for completing the assignment:

• Assign group members roles to parse out the work required to complete the assignment.
• Make sure one of the roles is to keep everyone on track.
• Be creative and take risks [I.e., think of this assignment as "practice" for future work and focus as much on optimizing the process as creating the product.]
• Consult the Evaluation Rubric for the assignment.

The presentation will be graded both for the presentation itself as well as the assessment of teamwork and collaboration within the group.

Please email either Joyce jed22@csus.edu or Diana dianal@csus.edu if you need assistance or have a question regarding the assignment.