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Running head: COLLABORATION IN THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Instructional Design
EDU337 Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom
Dr. Barbara Hall
March 2014
Wiki
Choose and Justifies the Choice of Wiki Wikispaces
Free Site 2 GB of Memory Good Tutorial Ease of Use
Wiki
Why It is Best Suited to Meet the Group’s Needs
Ease of Use Good Tutorial Allows for storage and editing
of materials
Member’s Individual Interests Military Power Generation Instructional Design
Purpose of the Collaboration Lesson Transition between military and
civilian Successful resume writing Learn good interview skills Translate skills and experience
in the military into understandable civilian terms
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth
The Goal of this training is to show transitioning military members the significance of their training and how it translates to the civilian job market.
From: To:
At the end of this lesson, the learner will be able to collaborate and build upon the following:
Identify resources that help translate their current military skills to a civilian resume.
Describe how to articulate their current military skills during an interview.
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth
The two group of learners identified are: Military Veterans – Age group below
35 years of age
Military Veterans – Age group over 35 years of age
Military Transition - What Are Skills Worth
Military Veterans – Age group below 35 years of age This is the first generation of business
leaders that largely did not serve. Cultural barrier to understand military
experience and skills.
60 percent of Veterans say it is a challenge translating military skills to civilian job market.
More veterans leaving the military earlier with not as many skill sets.
Military Transition - What Are My Skills Worth
Military Veterans – Age group over 35 years of age These Vets have grown in the many
of the skills sets that are being sought after in the civilian sector. Older veterans have progressed many
times from technician to supervisor.
Allows companies to hire these individuals without having to invest much money.
Communication
Students will collaborate and address: Elaborative (Constructive) Feedback
Student Growth Relevancy
Feedback on Interviewing Skills Examples of Useful Feedback Examples of Not Useful Feedback
Feedback on Resume Building Examples of Useful Feedback Examples of Not Useful Feedback
Structure
Course will be managed by: Macro-Script
Motivates Group Provides Structure Flexibility Adaptability
Roles Clearly Defined Helper / Learner Roles
Group Composition
The types of collaborative groups are: Heterogeneous
Requires minimal knowledge of the skill sets
Helpful in generating ideas and broadens scope
Homogeneous Similar Skill Sets Similar Backgrounds Similar Experiences
Grounding
Common Ground Imperative to achieve goal Introductions and Backgrounds
Common Bonds Shared Experiences Community Building
Allows Grouping
Questions
Presentation / Portfolio Write a Resume
Understand Generate Presentation
Participate in Interview Lessons Learned Corrective Actions
Questions
Construction Generate Conceptual Map
Resume Writing Interview Techniques
Essay Overcoming barriers Open-ended questions
Question’s
Substitute / Correction An example would be:
Select the underlined words that is incorrect.
The main difficulty for transitioning military personnel is the linguistic barrier of skills and accomplishments between the military and civilian jobs.
Question’s
Substitute / Correction Another example would be:
Select the best response Managed and directed the daily activities of seven (7) mechanics
OR
Supervised Personnel
References
Brindley, J. E., Walti, C., & Blaschke, L. M. (2009). Creating
effective collaborative learning groups in an online
environment. The International Review of Research
In Open and Distance Learning, 10(3), n.p. Retrieved from
http://
www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/675/1271
Hall, B. M. (in press). Designing collaborative activities to promote
understanding and problem solving. International Journal
of e- Collaboration, 10(2).
Maffucci, Jacqueline (2013). Year-End Review: Post 9/11 Veteran
unemployment in 2013. Retrieved from http://
iava.org/blog/year-end-review-post-911-veteran-
unemployment-2013
References
Pearl, Andrew (2013). Military to Civilian Transition: Transferable
Skills in Your Resume. Youtube.com. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYorsmUcs5U
Scalise, K., & Gifford, B. (2006). Computer-based assessment in e-
learning: A framework for constructing “intermediate
constraint” questions and tasks for technology
platforms. Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment,
4(6). Retrieved from http://
ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/jtla/article/view/1653/14
Tarantino, Tom (2013). The Ground Truth on Veterans’
Unemployment. Retrieved from http://
nation.time.com/2013/03/22/the-ground-truth-about-veterans-
unemployment/