Collaborative Lesson Planning

This was used for the Fall 2010 Cycle 3 run of this course,
Winter 2011 Cycle 4 has the updated versions.

Collaborative Lesson Planning
Syllabus

Course URL: http://p2pu.org/general/collaborative-lesson-planning

Version 0.3 (Changelog at Bottom)

Instructors:
Charles Jeffrey Danoff charles@danoff.org
Dr. Marjorie King
 

Goals:

• Publish five or more lesson plans online.
• Keep a journal and use it for the final paper.
• Together write a how-to one page document for Collaborative Lesson Planning.
• Publish a short booklet of lesson plans, final papers and the one-page document online and off for others to learn from .

Grade Scale

To get a passing grade, turn something in each week for homework and put work measurably on the three course goals listed above.

• A - Complete all of the assignments in a serious manner, publish five lessons, keep a very detailed journal, write a final paper with multiple drafts, and contribute significantly to the one-page document.
• B - Complete all of the assignments in a sincere manner, publish five lessons, keep a detailed journal, write a well considered final paper, and contribute substantially to the one-page document.
• C - Complete all of the assignments in a satisfactory manner, publish five lessons, keep a semi-detailed journal, write the final paper, and contribute to the one-page document.
• D - Complete only a few of the assignments.
• F - Complete none or very few of the assignments for the course.

Plagiarism Statement

Each student should write a one-sentece entry in their journal confirming that the work they are doing is their own, and if borrowed from others, properly attributed.

Schedule

(Subject to change, student input encouraged.)
For each homework assignment, you are to publish a post in the class forums with a hyperlink to what you have done and at least a one or two sentence reflection on the process.

Week 1 September 15th - 21st, 2010
Introduction to the idea of Collaborative Lesson Planning and Wiki Code Primer.
This week we will discuss the two goals of this course and go over how to edit wiki resources.

Homework:

Week 2 September 22nd - 28th, 2010

Upload your first lesson plans, start document about how-to collaborate on lesson plans.

 

Week 2 Homework

1 Publish one lesson plan online.

2 Write an entry with your thoughts on the process.
** Easy or difficult?
** What could make it easier?
** Do you think your lesson plan would be usable by another teacher in your field?
** How long did it take you to publish your plan?
** What questions do you have?
** Include a hyperlink to the published plan.

3 Respond to at least one of your classmate's journal entries.

ALSO: Take a look at the updated version of the syllabus, coming tomorrow, and let me know if you have any suggestions.

Week 3 September 29th - October 5th, 2010
Publish Two Lesson Plans

Same as week 2, just refining the process.
Homework:

• Publish two more lesson plans at the same source.
• Write an entry in your journal with a hyperlink and any thoughts on the process.
• Respond to at least one of your classmates's journal entries.

Week 4 October 6th - 12th, 2010
Publish Two Lesson Plans and Create a Guide to Your Resource
Students will continue uploading and make a guide to their resource where they are publishing, with links to the lesson plans, journal and a short explanation of what they are doing.
Homework:

• Create a guide to the lesson plan resource you are creating.
• Publish two more lesson plans at the same source.
• Write an entry in your journal with a hyperlink and any thoughts on the process.
• Respond to at least one of your classmates's journal entries.

Week 5 October 13th - 19th, 2010
Continue uploading/editing and doing a write-up of your journal.
This week students will begin formalizing their journal. They will write a one page APA format summary of what they have done, and instructions for how others can do the same.
Homework:

• Write an (at least) one page final paper analyzing of your journal, including instructions for how others can do what you have done.
• Publish two lesson plan.
• Journal the uploading.
• Respond to at least one of your classmates's journal entries.
• Begin collaboratively writing the one-page how-to document for future teachers.

Week 6 October 20th - 26th, 2010
Put the finishing touches on the resource and write finish the how-to document.
This week students will edit their resource guide following instructor comments, then submit a final draft, and one final lesson plan will be uploaded and journaled. The big project will be everyone together writing a one page document on how-to collaboratively build lesson plans. The document will be published on an pad (URL to be announced).
Homework:

• Edit the one page summary of your journal.
• Polish the resource page connecting all of your lessons.
• Publish one lesson plan online.
• Finish the one-page how-to document future teachers can build upon.
• Compile the one-page document, student's individual papers, lesson plans and related course materials into a booklet published online and off for others to learn and continue the work we have done.

Changelog
Version 0.1
27 August 2010 * Wrote a skeleton outline of the course on p2pu.org.

1. Introduction to the idea of Collaborative Lesson Planning and Wiki Code Primer.
2. Upload your first lesson plans, start document about how-to collaborate on lesson plans.
3. Continue uploading and editing the document.
4. Continue uploading and editing the document.
5. Transform uploaded plans into a useful resource.
6. Put the finishing touches on the resource and collectively finish the how-to document.

Version 0.2
9 September 2010
* Started the rich text format version of the syllabus by creating the document.

Version 0.21
11 September 2010
* Expanded upon the original syllabus going into greater detail for each week.

Version 0.22 (PDF

)
11 September 2010
* Titled the "Schedule" and right formatted the weeks.
* Added "Why Wikiversity?"
* Changed the Week 1 homework.
* Decided to remove "Why Wikiversity?" (Students can publish where they want)

Why Wikiversity?
The instructor has a previous relationship with the wiki, so he has a personal interest in its success and knows its publishing culture. The licensing on Wikiversity is clearly CCASA, which protects the teachers work and clearly states how others can re-use them in many other ways. Its familial relation to Wikipedia and the Wikimdeia foundation also lead the instructor to believe it has a better chance of long term success for certain uses (e.g. publishing lesson plans) as opposed to alternatives. Finally, Wikiversity has a high participating number of users.

Of course, the student also has a right to publish their work wherever they please, and does not have to use Wikiversity at all.

Version 0.23
12 September 2010
* Added Marjorie King to the list of instructors.
* Changed "write" to "right" in the last sentence of "Why Wikiversity?" mistake was caught by Dr. King.

Version 0.3
23 September 2010