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TOM DRISCOLL

@TomDriscollEDU

driscoll@edtechteacher.org

TomDriscollEDU.com

EdTech Tools & Strategies for Collaborative Project Management

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Workshop Overview

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In this session, we will explore effective practices to help students collaborate throughout projects.

We will discuss specific project management resources and teaching approaches that can help students engage in group work more effectively and efficiently.

Tools featured in this session will focus on Google for EDU and other apps that are accessible to students using a Chrome Browser.

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Workshop Overview

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Project Management

The discipline of carefully projecting or planning, organizing, motivating, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria.

D5 - LO2.3

Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple resources throughout a project.

Create and execute a plan to manage and use resources (time, materials,

tools).

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Plan Effectively for Collaborative Tasks

Source: Digital Promise VILS Program https://verizon.digitalpromise.org/

Collaboration Framework Components

Purpose: the reason for collaboration
Type: the kind of collaboration; how participants will interact together
Collaborators: the individuals or groups participating in the collaboration
Scope: the length and depth of ongoing collaboration
Digital Tools: The online and other digital tools that support collaboration

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Plan Effectively for Collaborative Tasks

Purpose: Project Management

Why is collaboration important for project management?

Source: Digital Promise VILS Program https://verizon.digitalpromise.org/

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Plan Effectively for Collaborative Tasks

Why is collaboration important for project management?

Project-based learning around real-world problems.
Collaboration exist in real-world professions.
Many of these tasks will require more than one person. Increases efficiency.
More perspectives to help come to an innovative solution. Thought partners throughout the process.

Source: Digital Promise VILS Program https://verizon.digitalpromise.org/

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Setting Clear Assessment Criteria

Working interdependently as a team

Interpersonal and team-related skills

Social, emotional, and intercultural skills

Managing team dynamics and challenges

Using technology for learning (leveraging digital)

Source: New Pedagogies for Deeper Learning (Accessed at http://npdl.global/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Learning-Progressions-Student-Versions-English.pdf)

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Setting Clear Assessment Criteria

Source: New Pedagogies for Deeper Learning (https://deep-learning.global/)

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Student Self-Assessment

Setting Clear Assessment Criteria

What evidence shows you are effectively collaborating throughout your project?

“FUTURE FOCUS”

This assessment suggests that I should now focus my attention on…

I could do this by...

Source: New Pedagogies for Deeper Learning (https://deep-learning.global/)

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GOOGLE DRIVE FOR COLLABORATION