Overview & Directions

Explain the goal of step 2 of the group project and what they should be doing to accomplish it. Be clear about how it relates to the final product of the group project or how it will help with future steps for the project.

You can also consider making this into an assignment or discussion instead of a page. Another option is to link the assignment or discussion to this explanation page.

Incorporating discussions in the group project

Incorporating discussions as the assignment in the project can allow students to learn from each other, in addition to making sure students are on track to complete their group project. In this situation, you can give feedback to the students to guide their project and new ideas can be sparked/problems solved through their peer interaction.

Topics you could consider covering:

- - topic being covered for their project and why
  - sharing questions they created for a research project
  - sharing where they found great resources to back their findings
  - reflection questions on how the project is going, issues they are having, etc.

Incorporating Assignments in a group project

Incorporating assignments as a scaffolding process in a group project can allow you to monitor/check-in on groups and give feedback to help guide their group project, ultimately leading to a better grade on the group project.

Make sure that no matter which option you choose for your project assignments/discussions that you should be details in the overview, directions, expectations/formatting, how to submit it, and grading of the assignment.