{"id":2096,"date":"2023-02-01T07:21:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T06:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindacastaneda.com\/?p=2096"},"modified":"2023-01-16T23:23:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T22:23:21","slug":"rolesupdate2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindacastaneda.com\/en\/mushware\/rolesupdate2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking the course’s roles (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those who have already been here, know that I usually carry out my teaching with a specific dynamic that has been changing over the years…\u00a0 This year has seen the renewal of some of the roles that we manage (the last update is from 2020, and in it, there are many of the theoretical foundations that inspire this work,<\/a> but the renewal was overdue), and I wanted to tell you about it to see what you think:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 Facilitator – Administrator:<\/h4>\n

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This role is considered to make easier the group configuration and running. The person in charge of this role acts as the group leader and is responsible for task distribution, conflict mediation, checking the fulfilment of obligations, and motivating and encouraging his\/her classmates<\/strong>. Her\/his mission is the fulfilment of the task in the best way possible, and ALSO the group’s mental health conditions<\/p>\n

Moreover, this role takes charge of updating the blog and all the online spaces of the group on the social web, apart from revising the format, spelling and grammar<\/strong> associated with the group assignments.<\/p>\n

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2.\u00a0 Historian – Journalist:<\/h4>\n

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The historian-reporter is in charge of writing a weekly article about what has happened in the group during the week and documenting everything that happens in the group, being free to carry out his\/her task in the format he\/she considers more appropriate. Students are encouraged to \u2018tell their groups’ stories\u2019 using the various formats provided by digital tools. That article is expected to serve, apart from the evaluation process by the teacher, as a field and register notebook by the group<\/strong>, allowing them to make decisions about maintaining or modifying their own internal work dynamics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Besides, the historian role has the mission of exploring sites of interest which may be interesting either for the subject development or for the teaching training of the class members. Then the blogpost of the journalist must include, apart from the group\u2019s history at least, one reference to a CLASS GROUP\u2019s website<\/strong> and another to SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THE CLASS\u2019s website<\/strong>, explaining the reasons of the choice and leaving a comment on the site that is available for review.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0 Curator:<\/h4>\n

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The curator will look for at least three online resources (news, tools, apps, webpages) that will help the group to complete in a better way their task<\/strong>. The list of these three \u2013at least three, if more, more\u2013 resources, with a phrase about how to use it, the link to connect with this, and a phrase about how this resource helps you to improve the task, must be included in the blog.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the curator is responsible for compiling and organising in a schematic way, all the information sources that the group has used to develop the activity<\/strong>. It means, creating an online mindmap (using the tool you prefer) and embedding the result in the specific curator post of your blog. Moreover, he\/she must be in charge of sequencing the documents specifying the process carried out and linking and indexing (according to APA style) the aforementioned documents in the mentioned visual diagram, which will grow every week when the new curator upgrades the map.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0 Translator<\/h4>\n

\"\"Inspirado en roles como el theoritician<\/em> de otras propuestas como la de De Wever et al. (2010), este rol puede clasificarse por su funci\u00f3n, entre los que ayudan a los alumnos a formular lo que saben los estudiantes y a integrarlo, as\u00ed como a los que pretenden incentivar el pensamiento de los alumnos y mejorar su razonamiento (Johnson et al., 1999).<\/p>\n

The translator must define \u2013in their own words\u2013 the six core terms<\/strong> related to the subject every week, which have been worked on in the activity (at least one related to the geek component<\/strong>, (I must do another blogpost explaining “the geek component” hehe) at least one regarding the methodological \u2013pedagogical\u2013<\/strong> component of the task, and at least three related to the theoretical<\/strong> part of the task).<\/p>\n

Each term must be defined in a minimum of 50 words and a maximum of 150; the answers must be original or \u2013if you use other resources to create the answers\u2013, you are forced to include your sources adequately and justify your choices.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Analyst:<\/h4>\n

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The analyst is responsible for conducting the assignment’s final reflection and the weekly evaluation of the group members\u2019 performance.<\/p>\n

The members\u2019 performance evaluation<\/strong> is carried out following some general rules enabling analysts to value each group member’s contribution:<\/p>\n