Following today's Webinar conversation with Dianne and several faculty members, it seems important that we (the faculty mentors) have another Webinar call together before our return to Ithaca on August 2. (Dianne said she would be hugely grateful for our input on two items.)
1) Are there students who have not been participating adequately in the process and should be disinvited at this point in time? If so, does it make sense to ask them not to come to the August meeting? It was agreed that the project's performance measures were adequately and clearly explained in Dianne's e-mail letter to all students in June.
2) How much time at the beginning of the Ithaca meeting should be given to the students to tweak ideas/finalize presentations? Should they be asked to present upon arrival or have an evening or 24 hours to reconnect (particularly mixed teams) and practice? A good chunk of the Ithaca meeting will be spent synthesizing ideas to three and defining teams/roles for phase two of the project.
Dianne will send another communication to students within the next day or so re: her conversations with folks at the ONA and key news executives (interesting developments!)..as a kind of positive motivator/reminder about the importance/seriousness of this project, with the potential for their ideas to redefine online news for the industry. (That'll put the fear of God into 'em!)
How about a Webinar call next week, Tuesday, July 24 at 5 p.m. Eastern? Or Friday, July 27 at 12 noon Eastern? Other suggestions?
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Hi everybody - sorry i missed the call - i wrote down 3pm instead of 2-3. Brandy said she'd email out the notes on monday. She'll be ready to set up the phone call too monday morning if we can pick a time. Tuesday is ok with me tho earlier would be more convenient.
I am sorry to have missed the conference. I had a family emergency that is still not resolved.
In terms of issue #1, I feel that we would need to have strict criteria as to what is "adequate" participation. All my students are participating but no one has commented on all the other groups ideas, made all the meetings and posted every day. However, I would want all of them to come to the Ithaca meeting.
Issue #2, I feel that our group definitely needs to have some time in Ithaca to tweak/finalize the presentation. We do well in Skype from seven different locations but face to face time will be necessary.
What about a Webinar call for all of us on Tuesday, July 24 at noon Eastern (as Kim is suggestng an earlier time?)
i can do tuesday at noon. i agree with chatting as soon as possible so we know what to tell our students regarding participation and the potential of "don't bother" to come in august.
I think I can make it. Going in for a long dentist appt. at 8:30 a.m. texas time. At minimum i can dial in and listen. let's do it
I can conference on Tuesday.
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