Criteria+for+Project


 * Objective to be accomplished || Level of completion 1-4 || Where it is evident in course project ||
 * Students in the 8th grade Advanced History course should be able to accurately evaluate primary sources given scaffolded documents, scoring exceeds or advanced on evaluative essay. || 4 || Moodle: DBQ ||
 * Students in 8th grade Advanced History course should be able to debate key issues in US history given primary source documents with 90% historical accuracy. || 4 || Moodle: DBQ ||
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History will be able to use technology to explain historical events effectively to others receiving 3/4 on grading rubric. || 4 || Blogg, wiki, podcasting in Moodle ||
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History will be able to make accurate, by 80%, predictions of historical events based on historical evidence. || 3 || Moodle: DBQ, Podcasting and Blogging. ||
 * Students in 8th Grade Advanced History should be able to compare and contrast events in history with a 90% or better. || 3 || Moodle: DBQ ||
 * Students in 8th Grade Advances History course should be able to design, create and evaluate historical podcasts of US History given current examples receiving a 3/4 on a grading rubric. || 4 || Moodle: Podcasting and published to wiki ||
 * Students in the 8th grade Advanced History Course should increase their understanding of technology related to historical research by 15%. || 4 || Use of various technology in moodle and on wiki page ||
 * Students in the 8th Grade Advanced History Course should increase their effective communication by 30% with professionals in the field about historical topics. || 2 || Skype is included in wiki but needs to be further developed. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Students in 8<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">th Grade Advanced History Course will be able to create projects to further their understanding of history. || 4 || Podcasting, Blog, and wiki collaboration. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Categorize the array of online technologies into types of technologies based on characteristics. || 3 || The use of multiple technologies for different purposes throughout the course. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Evaluate online technologies based on criteria related to usability, accessibility, and other criteria that could impact the success of an online implementation || 4 || Online technologies were carefully evaluated before selection as shown in course write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Select a technology or technology set for use based on a clearly defined objective. || 4 || Technologies were selected to support outlined objectives. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Explain and justify the design considerations that led to the selection of the technology you will use to create your online environments. || 4 || Explained in course project write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Create a basic online environment using a technology covered in the class that incorporates usability, accessibility, and addresses the needs of diverse learners. || 4 || The learning environment that was created through moodle and wikispaces is evidence of this. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Design an online environment that facilitates interaction, reinforces learning and increases productivity (i.e. goes beyond just content delivery or one-way information flow). || 4 || Moodle and wikispaces allows for diverse communication and interaction. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Create a basic multimedia object based on multimedia learning principles that increases learning and/or productivity. || 3 || The multimedia video was created to enhance understanding of themes in history which will assist is learning and productivity. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Establish a plan for evaluating the efficacy of the online environment || 4 || This is explained in the course write-up and evaluation. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Completeness ** — Addresses each step/component/element required by project assignments with no obvious omissions. || 4 || As shown in overall write up and project. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Timeliness ** — Completes project within specified timeframe. || 4 || It was completed on time. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Originality ** — Project conforms to the JIU Code of Conduct regarding plagiarism, i.e., the work is not plagiarized and does not violate copyrights held by other entities. || 4 || Throughout the project ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Feedback Incorporated ** — Appropriately incorporates formative feedback from the professor and peers, or explains why feedback was not incorporated. || 4 || Evident throughout the project ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Critical Thinking ** — Contains substantive original analysis and interpretation. Uses inductive and/or deductive reasoning to reach conclusions and construct big-picture meaning. Investigates and critically evaluates evidence, defines interrelationships, and presents informed conclusions. Explains procedures, assumptions, and reasoning. || 4 || Shown in moodle and wiki page. Explained in the course write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Synthesis ** — Applies and/or synthesizes course content, required readings, independent research, and original thought into project as appropriate. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle, Wikispace final product and the final course write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Credibility ** — Soundly supports opinions, assertions, and conclusions with relevant (cited) factual information. Objectively dispels misinterpretations, misunderstandings, and erroneous conclusions. Anticipates and is able to withstand reasonable intellectual challenges. || 4 || The final project write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Treatment ** — Approach, voice, vocabulary, terminology, level of detail, and formality of the project are engaging, effective, and appropriate for the defined audience. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle and Wikispace final product. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Clarity and Concision ** — Project composition is structured logically, focused, well organized, and flows well. Conveys ideas clearly and concisely. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle and Wikispace final product. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Language Conventions ** — Project consistently employs conventional English spelling, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and paragraph construction. || 4 || evident throughout course ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Format ** — Project consistently conforms to applicable APA style guidelines. Cites relevant sources with appropriate detail and context according to applicable APA standards. || 4 || Final Project write up. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Sponsored Work ** — Identifies the project sponsor, a professional or organization working in a field associated with the course content. Contains substantive guidance, involvement, and/or feedback by the sponsor. || 4 || Sponsors evaluation. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Professional Application ** — Project solves a real-world problem that is worth solving.� Project is of value in the specified professional context, is constrained by real-world limitations, and meets the requirements of the selected professional context. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle, Wikispace final product and sponsor evaluation. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Application of Technology ** — Demonstrates application of technology to the project that is realistic and appropriate for the selected professional context. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle and Wikispace final product. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Application of Media ** — Designs and includes charts, graphs, tables, illustrations, photographs, visuals, audio, video, and/or other supporting materials that enhance the project. || 4 || Evident in the Moodle and Wikispace final product. ||