Matrix Cell page design

[Sean Keesler]

Some notes I was taking about the design of this page...thoughts welcome.

The OSP wizard page and matrix cells are discussions about student
content. The purpose of such a discussion is to:
 - allow the student to receive formative feedback (from reviewers) about:
     - the items (completed forms and attached resources) the student
(and faculty in some cases) have placed in the cell
     - help the student to frame and present the above material (shape
their refelctions);
     - analyze the collection's merit in relation to meeting a stated objective
     -  allow the student to refine and add new material to her portfolio.

If you look at the typical matrix cell/wizard page, you will see a
page design that doesn't suggest a discussion at all. A good redesign
of the page would provide some tabbed views of the page that allowed
the user to choose between:

 - displaying the discussion as a threaded or non-threaded set of messages.
 - displaying only the attached items in the cell (what we are talking about)
 - displaying only a log of evaluations

I wonder what others think of redesigning this screen.
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[Vicki NAPPER]

Sean's point about the matrix being a "discussion" of the student artifacts is very valid.  At this point the matrix is not a discussion but rather a view of what has been done.  Adding the capabilities of seeing the feedback as a thread would be an excellent way to add value to this academic practice.  

Vicki Napper, Ph.D.
Technology Director
Teacher Education
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
801-626-7418
vnapper@...
>>> "Sean Keesler" <sean@...> 09/16/08 6:31 AM >>>

Some notes I was taking about the design of this page...thoughts welcome.

The OSP wizard page and matrix cells are discussions about student
content. The purpose of such a discussion is to:
 - allow the student to receive formative feedback (from reviewers) about:
     - the items (completed forms and attached resources) the student
(and faculty in some cases) have placed in the cell
     - help the student to frame and present the above material (shape
their refelctions);
     - analyze the collection's merit in relation to meeting a stated objective
     -  allow the student to refine and add new material to her portfolio.

If you look at the typical matrix cell/wizard page, you will see a
page design that doesn't suggest a discussion at all. A good redesign
of the page would provide some tabbed views of the page that allowed
the user to choose between:

 - displaying the discussion as a threaded or non-threaded set of messages.
 - displaying only the attached items in the cell (what we are talking about)
 - displaying only a log of evaluations

I wonder what others think of redesigning this screen.
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[hreeves]

Sounds like an excellent suggestion Sean.


Hannah


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Keesler" <sean@...>
To: portfolio@...
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:31:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Matrix Cell page design

Some notes I was taking about the design of this page...thoughts welcome.

The OSP wizard page and matrix cells are discussions about student
content. The purpose of such a discussion is to:
- allow the student to receive formative feedback (from reviewers) about:
- the items (completed forms and attached resources) the student
(and faculty in some cases) have placed in the cell
- help the student to frame and present the above material (shape
their refelctions);
- analyze the collection's merit in relation to meeting a stated objective
- allow the student to refine and add new material to her portfolio.

If you look at the typical matrix cell/wizard page, you will see a
page design that doesn't suggest a discussion at all. A good redesign
of the page would provide some tabbed views of the page that allowed
the user to choose between:

- displaying the discussion as a threaded or non-threaded set of messages.
- displaying only the attached items in the cell (what we are talking about)
- displaying only a log of evaluations

I wonder what others think of redesigning this screen.


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