Assignment+Specifications

** Overview **  Your task for your individual project is to conceptualise, write and design (set up) a wiki on one of the two following paper topics:  · Global Perspectives on E-learning  · Global Educational Challenges and E-learning  Your individual wiki project will account for **30%** of your final mark for the paper. Not sure what a wiki project looks like? [|Click here] to view a short video. Do you need help with setting up a wiki page? Watch the online tutorials [|here]. See also examples of completed wiki projects from last year’s Massey students (please note that each of them dealt with a different topic): Example 1 [|Example 2] Example 3 Example 4 ** Finding a focus **  The point of the wiki book is to help you meet, in a creative way, Learning Outcomes (LOs) 1-4, by developing a deeper understanding of one of the topics of study in this paper; by reading, searching and synthesising more information related to contemporary e-learning theory and practice; and by contributing knowledge and expertise to a professional learning community through sharing your knowledge openly in a wiki space.
 * Wiki Project **

The content and format of what you produce is largely up to you, although your individual tutor will be on hand to advise. Please keep the main chapter to a maximum of 3500 words, including any references.  You can start by finding a focus for your wiki project. To help you find a focus for this work, some possible options could include: > >  Remember these are just a few ideas, and in determining the particular angle you might take please consider carefully what would be most relevant for you.  Please note that whatever you decide to work on for your individual project, it is important that your wiki project is implemented online in a designated wiki space and that includes dynamic content such as images, video and audio materials on the top of the written text. Your tutor will be able to advise here. = Proposal  = Once you feel you have found a relevant focus and angle for your wiki, and know what this will involve producing, your next step will be to describe your plans and the rationale for them in a short proposal. = General format  = Your proposal should be no more than 350 words long. It should provide a brief overview of the context and focus for your individual project, indicate what you will be producing, and describe and justify the sections (outline). = Submission date and procedures  = Using the appropriate electronic submission box, you should submit your proposal to your tutor by **May 30** at the latest. However, please note that you are welcome to submit your individual project proposal to your tutor as early in the paper as you would like. ** Assessment criteria **  Your work for the individual wiki project will be assessed to give you a final mark out of 30%. As the style and format of each wiki will depend upon your own chosen focus, the following criteria relating to the common attributes of each (marks allocations are provided in brackets): ** Presentation (10%)  ** ** Content (20%)  **  1. introduction (2%) - introduce topic, thesis statement etc  2. main body (12%) - depth, synthesis of ideas with appropriate references  3. discussion/ questions (6%) - thought-provoking, sufficient quantity
 *  Compare e-learning practice in a particular context in two or more countries and look for common patterns and key differences.
 *  Examine the ‘quality assurance’ process in setting up e-learning programmes and make recommendations for improvements.
 * 1) <span style="background: #f8fcff; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> visual aids (5%) – balance between text and dynamic content, appealing layout, distraction-free, appropriate font size
 * 2) <span style="background: #f8fcff; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"> structure (5%) - clarity of goals, organization, logical progression, good flow