Meeting 1 InstructionS​

 

Before the meeting: Make sure you have viewed the introductory videos of your group partners.

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Meeting instructions:

You are about to meet the individuals you will be working with telecollaboratively for the course! As we have indicated in the telecollaboration contract, it is important that everyone put forth their best effort. At the same time, you should expect 100% from your group. You are going to become teachers, that means guiding when it is necessary and 'nudging' when needed - don't be afraid to talk to group members if you feel that something is not functioning properly. Remember, we expect you to try to work out your problems together. In short, we want to hear about your problems AFTER you have solved them (unless it is REALLY serious). Please remember to carefully read over and follow the Telecollaboration Instructions for all the meetings.

This first online meeting will serve two important functions:

• to get to know your group. This is essential in any telecollaboration.

• create a short introduction of your group to present to the other groups.

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Part I. Ice-breaking activity
We'll start the meeting with a simple 'ice-breaking' activity (part 1 of the meeting), led by the group leader. You should keep this 'short and sweet', there are lots of other activities to tackle in this first meeting.  You can listen to an explanation of what you will be doing for this first part here:

 

 

 

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​Part II. Decide on a name

Your group should decide on a NAME and an IMAGE that identifies your group. This makes it easier for us to give you instructions (instead of group 1, 2, etc.). And it can be fun to try to find a characteristic that fits all of you! You should have already thought of some things you believe the group has in common. Note: discretion is advised. 'Hotlegs' or something similar is not very 'teacher-like'.

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Below are some examples of names from previous years. Can you top them?
 

• Globana Learners

• The TESLcollaborators

• One4all

• Barcenois

• Sagrada Chambana

• Dog Lovers a la Bolonesa

• The Exploding Insólitos

• The Super Six

• Seek & Found

• Offline Teachers 2.0

• TE-Girls

• Last but not least

 

Part III. Introduce yourselves to the others

You should create a SHORT group video or animated powerpoint to 'introduce' yourselves to the other groups. Think about what you know about each other now, your group name and what you feel is particularly relevant or original about your group. Then make a SHORT visual introduction to show to your mates in class (this can be a collage, a video an animated PPT; a recording made during this meeting ...). It should not be more than a minute however!

Your video must be ready by the next class (class date depending on your university location). At some point, the scribe should add the video to your group folder (see next part on group repository). This does not have to be done before presenting to the class (especially groups that are meeting the day before, but should be done before the next meeting.

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As part of your introduction, you should also take a 'group photo'. The discussion leader should take a screenshot of you in your meeting and the scribe should post it in the group folder (see below).

 

Part IV. Start a 'group folder'

As a group you will have a folder where you will keep documentation and group artefacts (e.g. project drafts, to-do-lists, etc.). The scribe from this meeting should add a folder to the main folder of group meetings (in 'our space'). Name the folder with your group name. This will be where you can keep different group assignments together and can easily locate them. Your meeting minutes should be added here too.

 

​Part V. Finalizing the meeting

 

Before you end the meeting, you should choose your next group leader and scribe. As indicated in part IV, after the meeting, the scribe should create a folder and upload the minutes (including visual-aural evidence (see general instructions if clarification is needed).

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