Janna van Kessel

Computer Fundamentals – Special Project Presentation

I am working with the current instructor who does not have a rubric for this new special topics assignment. As such, I might still be missing some criteria or standards for each criteria and I might need to adjust the weighting or point scale.

The course is an elective and within our Adult Basic Education program and taken by learners. The purpose of the course is to provide students with a range of application experiences (email/browser/research, word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, etc.). This project will occur at the end of the course and allow learners to either expand on one of the areas introduced during the course or to delve into a new area of technology that interests them or that has personal relevance to their work environment or future program goals. Students will choose their topic and use presentation software to explain their topic to the class. My understanding is that this project will occur in phases to support learner success in the project planning and development, but this rubric focuses on the final product – the presentation content and delivery.

My goal is to produce a clear single point rubric. While, analytic in terms of the inclusion of criteria, I feel that this single-point style does makes a rubric easier for the learner to understand what is expected as well as an enhanced opportunity for specific feedback. And, I appreciate that I would not need to imagine all ways in which a learner might exceed (or not meet) expectations, which definitely creates a hot mess or a pickle for me!

This is a very rough draft so I really appreciate your feedback and thoughts! I am trying to balance out room for feedback with specific scoring within each criteria.

I will also attach a copy of the file for (hopefully) easier viewing.

thanks again,

Janna