Choose any 3 dictators of the past and describe any patterns or similar conditions of their rise to power. threedictators.itgo.com (Lindsay, Craig, Akiko, Katherine): checked

Student Group Peer Evals: (sparse descriptions, but good quality reports)

1. well organized for the amount of material the group had.
2. too much reading from screen/notes.
3. presentation moved smoothly.
4. maybe more colors could have been used for the text.
5. good use of interesting images/photos; good photos on Photo page.
6. very good comparison between the dictators.

Your Peer Evals:

1. organized the group well.
2. encouraged the group.
3. great members, working with them was wonderful.
4. helped a lot, worked hard.
5. got good information for the project.
6. had great ideas, input was valuable.
7. came into the group later and saved us; brought a fresh look to the project.

Strong points of your site:

1. Sufficient depth and breadth of research is evident for the assignment parameters.
2. Liked that you included a group photo on the first page; nice touch.
3. You attended to the basics of spelling and grammar; good work.  The basics absolutely must be attended to, and you kept at it!
4. Liked that analysis of similarities between dictators.
5. Solid Influence page. The maps were helpful, too.
6. It was excellent that you cited your source on the Possible Outcomes page; this adds to the credibility of your report.  Nice job.
7. Good selection of photos on Photo page.

Areas that need improvement:

1. No photos provided for Mussolini or Hussein on Chronology page.
2. Could use some photos or images to accompany the information on each page (even if some must be used again on the Photos page).
3. Links page is ok; it just needs more development for each link, telling the reader to the expect when they get there, and how the information might be useful to them.

A little more was asked of your group since you took on a member later in the project (and you got some extra time to prepare as a cushion).  Well done.

Congrats on completing this project!

Dr. Dan Fox

MITA, or Moment-In-Time-Analysis, is a problem-based learning methodology developed by Daniel S. Fox, Ph.D. in 2003 for the purpose of engaging learners in course curriculum, developing their critical thinking skills, improving their internet and computer competence, and facilitating a group problem-solving challenge.  It is used here in a college-level Group Communication course at Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California.  For more information about PBL, visit www.speechprof.faithweb.com.

The assignment can be found at this site:  www.groupcomm.freeservers.com.

The introduction to the assignment reads, "Each group will explore dimensions of a selected historical event.

Parts:

1.           Investigate a designated Moment-In-Time issue, collecting the data using the MITA tool, and organizing it in a sensible format for an audience.

2.           Develop a web page at Freeservers.com or 20fr.com that showcases the results of the MITA study. 

3.           Present the results and the web page to the rest of the class in an internet-connect classroom.

Dr. Fox is a professor of Speech Communication at Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California.

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