Adult Education Final Project
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AdultEducationFinalProject.docxADED 510: Final Project Guidelines
200 Points
Objectives and Alignment:
1. Students will identify areas of interest in adult education.
2. Students will analyze and curate adult education resources.
3. Students will create a WIKI based on the area and resources available.
4. Students will identify, analyze, and provide information related to issues in an area of adult education.
5. Students will reflect on issues in adult education and how the dissemination of resources is important to the study and practice of adult education.
These assignment objectives align with Course Objective A and E found in the syllabus. The assessment will also challenge the student to create a resource for future learning.
Introduction and Description:
The purpose of this assignment is for you to be able to begin to tie together your ever-increasing knowledge about adult education. As you continue forth in developing your knowledge of adult education, you will need to look back on your experiences here and reflect. Your reflections should help you in the process of developing more knowledge of the field of adult education.
Assignment:
To complete this assignment, you will need to identify and gather resources which will assist you in your growth in the field of adult education. Your assignment is to identify resources for a specific section of adult education (i.e. adult learning, program planning, technology, assessment, human resource and organizational development, etc.) and form a collection. This collection should consist of resources from all types of media including: articles, books, brochures, videos, audio, web pages, electronic documents, etc. An example could be adult literacy. In adult literacy settings, educators face many issues, such as administrative problems, adult learner issues, finding resources for studying to take the GED, learner assessment issues, etc. Finally, I would like for you to create a wiki of the topic you found. This wiki would allow the user to gain information about your topic, provide a brief description, keywords, links to additional material, how such information can be used in the workplace, and a means to evaluate the importance of the material. Please read through the resources for what makes a good wiki. I do not want a list of links to materials. Make this wiki informative, like many of the pages found in Wikipedia. Describe your topic, provide links to the resources, explain how the resources can be used, what specific points does someone learning about this topic need to know, and where they can find more resources.
Turn in:
Now, what do you need to turn into the professor? Glad you asked. Do I want you to send all of these resources to me? No thank you! I would like each of you to send me a reflection paper on the materials you find. I would like for you to identify the following areas:
· Link to your wiki, please make sure to invite me to your wiki so I can view it,
· Describe the ten areas of your topic with at least a paragraph for each area,
· talk about what you knew about the topic before beginning the wiki,
· briefly describe how you located those resources,
· how you, personally, would use the wiki in the future,
· an annotated bibliography with at least ten entries,
· and describe five areas of growth related to the field of adult education as you proceed through the program.
I have included resources down below. The point of this exercise to provide you and others with a resource you can use now and in the future as you continue to progress in the field of adult education.
Please remember to proofread your papers before handing them in. They are reflections of you and your work ethic. When citing articles or references, be sure to use APA Style Manual, 7th Edition. If you do not have access to the APA Manual, please visit the following site from Purdue University. Please create a ten-page paper, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. Be sure to include headers in your paper with page numbers. You do not need to include an abstract, but be sure to include a title page with your name on it. BE SURE TO ASK ME QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
Deliverable:
Reflection Paper with Wiki Link via the Blackboard Assignment tool.
Grading:
Please use the following rubric for this assignment.
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Components of Assignment |
Does Not Meet Expectations |
Approaches Expectations |
Meets Expectations |
Exceeds Expectations |
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Reflection piece includes references to our readings and outside literature. Describes ten areas. Addresses how group located resources, what information was known prior to the project, and how the wiki will be used in the future. Includes areas of growth. (35%) |
Less than three pages. Does not connect to readings or outside literature. Less than ten areas are described. Does not describe how group located resources, what information was known prior to the project, and how the wiki will be used in the future. No reflection on growth over this class. |
Three to five pages. Does not connect to readings or outside literature. Less than ten areas are described. Briefly describes how group located resources, what information was known prior to the project, and how the wiki will be used in the future. One to two areas of growth shown in this class. |
Six to eight pages. Connects to readings but not to outside literature. Ten areas are described using less than a paragraph for each area. Uses a paragraph each to describe how group located resources, what information was known prior to the project, and how the wiki will be used in the future. Three to four areas of growth for this class. |
Ten or more pages. Connects to readings and outside literature. Ten areas are described using a paragraph or more for each area. Uses more than a paragraph each to describe how group located resources, what information was known prior to the project, and how the wiki will be used in the future. Provides at least five areas of growth for this program. |
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Wiki (35%) |
Brief description. Fewer than five areas discussed. Uses few details. Not organized into subtopics. Material is not related or marginally related to Adult Education. |
Five to six areas discussed. Somewhat detailed. Generally organized into subtopics. Peripherally related to Adult Education. |
Seven to nine areas discussed. Detailed description of each area. Organized into subtopics with headings. Connected to Adult Education |
Ten or more areas discussed. Complete description of each area. Reader knows what area covers by reading description. Organized into subtopics with headings. Directly connected to Adult Education. |
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Annotated Bibliography (15%) |
Three to five sources. Incorrect format of annotated bibliography. |
Six to seven sources. Correct format. Sources not correctly summarized. |
Eight to nine sources. Correct format. Sources mostly summarized. Could be clearer. Most are different from those found in our readings. |
Ten or more sources. Sources clearly summarized. Author uses two to three sentences to summarize sources. All are different from those found in our readings. |
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Formatting (10%) |
Paper does not have one-inch margins OR is not double-spaced OR does not use Times New Roman OR is not 12-point font. Citations and References are not in APA Style |
Paper has one-inch margins, is double-spaced, uses Times New Roman, and is 12-Point Font. Citations and References NOT in APA Style. |
Paper has one-inch margins, is double-spaced, uses Times New Roman, and is 12-Point Font. Citations and References in APA Style. Section headings are used. |
Paper has one-inch margins, is double-spaced, uses Times New Roman, and is 12-Point Font. Citations and References in APA Style. APA style title page is included. Page headers and numbers are correct APA style. Appropriate APA headings are used. |
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Grammar, spelling, syntax, etc. (5%) |
Five or more errors. |
Three or Four errors |
One or Two errors. |
No errors. |
Resources
Wikis
WikiHow's description of how to start a wiki
Wiki.org's description of a Wiki
YouTube Video of what a Wiki is
APA Style Formatting
Use the actual APA Style Reference Manual. These sources are only to be used as support. Refer to the book you purchased for the class as the ultimate resource.
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab APA Formatting Site - http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
APA’s Office Site - http://www.apastyle.org/
Easy Bib’s Site for APA Formatting - http://www.easybib.com/guides/students/writing-guide/iv-write/a-formatting/apa-paper-formatting/
Grammar Reference
Education First’s Grammar Site - http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/
Annotated Bibliography
University of California - Santa Cruz Library's How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
The Pen & The Pad's How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
University of Maryland - University College Library's How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Library Resources and Databases
