Westminster Lab (Collaboration Essentials)

 Note: This Course Outline is being developed, and may be subject to change

General Information

Course Name

Westminster Computer Lab: Collaboration Essentials

Course Description

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it"
George Santayana

This course is a continuation from the Introduction / Basics computer lab course with an emphasise on planning and collaboration tools. Students will taught the PIE framework for curriculum development and how it can also apply to project design. Students will use WIKI for online work and collaboration (WIKI meetings), but will apply additional features like embedding files and images. Various diagramming application that are available in the lab will be taught. Students will also learn how to avoid copyright issues with their WIKIs.

The later portion of the course will focus on using techniques to frequently measure progress of online collaboration tasks, and methods to measure success including informal evaluations. Additional tools will be demonstrated in order for an instructor to collaborate with their students in the computer lab.

The course will finish with students presenting their project.

Course Duration

Six 2-hour sessions (one day a week - excluding holiday weekends). Additional term work can be performed by student on-line from their home computer.

Prerequisite(s)

Westminster Lab (Introduction / Basics)

Required Materials

None

Detailed Information

Course Delivery Style

12 hours of in-class instruction at the Westminster Computer Lab. Additional tasks and coordination will be performed online via a student's individual WIKI.
Students will join their WIKIs to form "Planets" to help foster collaboration and information sharing.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

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Learning Resources / Notes

[ Westminster-Collaboration WIKI ]

Mind Map of Topic Schedule (Refer to Learning Resources for Detail)