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The work by this group was of very good quality. 

Their oral presentation demonstrated a similar quality, as corroborated by the numerous student group comments on their evaluation.  A sampling of those comments include:

``good job of keeping audience attention; not boring.``

``...speak up just a little.``

``good photos and organization.``

``some reading from note cards, but not excessive; good opinions and facts; good knowledge of subject.``

``all spoke very clearly.``

``reading off of screen; not enough eye-contact.``

Their peer evaluations were of fair to good quality (ranged from 6 to 10), and incuded such observations as ``were well organized and worked well together,``always good about getting the info that was requested, ``had a hard time finding the information that was requested,`` ``seemed to have a half-hearted approach,`` ``well prepared``, ``great presentation.``

The strongest components of this site are that (1) the Intro page was very well done: I especially liked the greeting in multiple languages, the UN symbol and the UN flag animation -- the effort shows! (2) you did a very good job of incorporating images and photos along the site narraitive, to help readers see and read the report as they go; (3) sufficient care is given to the basics of spelling and grammer; (4) thorough research is evident as per the requirements of the assignment; (5) combining photos of key figures and quotes was a good idea.

Areas for improvement:  (1) in a few instances (i.e, Possible Outcomes), more development of the thought line is needed.  There is a lack of consistency present, where on other pages the narrative is well developed, these spots reveal a lack of depth. 

Congrats to you all.

Dr. Fox

About the MITA group project

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.

The members of this group included:

Xoe, Nate, Maryann.

MW 1:00 Group Communication, Spring 2004

The Professor, Daniel S. Fox, Ph.D.

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

980 Fremont St., Monterey, Ca. 93940

831-645-1305

dfox@mpc.edu