1. Cooperation, Learning, and Project Management SLP 10: Follow up Learning Profiles, P2 Process Analysis, and Presentations Frances Jørgensen

2. Agenda Learning Styles Profile Process Analysis P2 Group Activity: Prepare a draft of your P2 PA SLP evaluation

4. P2 Process Analysis The objective of the process analysis is to help make the group’s learning during the P2 project explicit; it usually includes descriptions and analyses of your group’s development in the following areas: –Project Organization/Structuring –Communication –Cooperative Group Process –Conflict Management –Role Assignment/Division –Project Management –Project Leadership

5. Process Analysis (Cont’d) Through the project analysis, the group is able to document their experiences in relation to the project’s 3rd objective (project capabilities)

6. Content Structuring What was done? Description of experiments, decisions, etc. What can we learn from what was done? Analysis of experiences What can we use our learning for in the future? How will we ensure that our learning is used in the next project? Operationalize learning into specific plans.

7. Inspiration to P2 PA Content (Cont’d) Project planning and management: –Log book –Brainstorming –Post-its –Activity Diagrams –Time Lines –Goal setting –Team Role profiles

8. Inspiration to P2 PA Content (Cont’d) Group work: –Discussion of expectations –Group contract –Meeting summaries –Meeting Culture/rules –Social activities –Active listening & support of group members

9. Inspiration to P2 PA Content (Cont’d) Advisor Relationships: –Contracts –Meeting Agenda –Expectations discussed (e.g. types of advising)

10. Inspiration to P2 PA Content (Cont’d) Learning Processes: –Expectations (own and group’s learning) –Problem formulation –Kolb’s cycle –Bloom’s Taxonomi –Learning Profile –Expert Strategy versus Learning Strategy

11. What makes a good PA? Clear distinction between description and analysis. Documentation attached to support description. Analyses include reflections regarding: own experiences from P1, learning objectives for P2, contracts and agreements made in P2, tools selected (and used!). Analyses include references to theories, models, tools, and activities presented in CLP (entire basis year!). Concrete plans, based on P2 experiences, for next project. Well structured, including the good and not-so-good experiences, and a summary of good advice for next project.

12. Example for structuring P2 PA Expectations for P2 (group work, relationship with advisors, project work, learning). Project Management –Describe, using documented examples, what was done. –Analyze the good and the not-so-good experiences –Analyze experiences in light of future group project work –Concrete action plans for how learning can be used in the next project (e.g. which tools, methods, etc) 10-15 pages, plus attachments

13. Group Activity Use approximately 20 minutes to prepare a draft of your P2 PA to present to the class. The PA should include descriptions of your experiences until now AND at least 2 ideas/plans for experiments your group will conduct during the remainding project period. Opponent groups (those not presenting) should prepare written comments and feedback. Groups will receive feedback from teachers and opponent groups

14. Group Activity 2 Evaluation of (entire) CLP course –Content Is the content useful (i.e. supportive of group and project work?) How could the content be improved? –Structuring Was the structuring (e.g. timing of classes, grouping of content, balance between lecture and group work) compatible with the group and project work? How might CLP be better structured? –Teaching Was the course material presented in an understandable, useful way? What recommendations do you have for the teachers? –Other