Soci.us:Making Group Projects

Effortless

Lindsay Luft

February 29, 2016

Objectives

• Create a learning space that includes:

• For Teachers

• Group pairing

• Grading tools

• Project rubric creation

• For Students

• Safe communication forum for group ideas

• Clear delineation between each individual’s work

• Flexibility to work on projects from anywhere

Competitive Analysis

Schoology Slack Canvas

Research FindingsStudents• Dislike group work

• Want to receive credit for their own contributions

• Priorities:• Completion

• Efficiency

• Quality

• Optimal group number: 4

Teachers• Want students to be socially

involved and team players

• Create a collaborative, creative environment with projects

• Priorities• Quality

• Completion

• Increased teamwork abilities

• Optimal group number: 4

Personas

Tommy Schaefer, 16• High school junior

• B+/A- average student

• Values his independence

• Likes to procrastinate

• Plays basketball

Gina Strieter, 32• High school ELA teacher

• Has a master’s degree

• Low on free time

• Trying to encourage student interaction

Challenges

• Building two parallel sites

• Easy access for students

• Not overloading the teacher users with options

Teacher User Flow

Start New User?

Make account

Log In

New Project?

Create Project

Input Class

Adjust Groups

Provide info to

students

Check Students

ModGroups

Check Projects

Check Student Grades

Give Final

Grade

Project Finished?

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Student User Flow

Start New User?

Make account

Log In

Give Group/

Self Grades

View Final

Grade

Project Finished?

View Group

Post in

Group

Add to

docs

Meet With

Group

No

Yes

Yes

No

Soci.us Prototype in InVision

Thank you.Lindsay Luft, lmluft@gmail.com