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Assignment 2 (Team): Bringing the SECTIONS model into the 21st Century
Assignment 2 has three primary purposes. First, this assignment is designed to let you explore ideas that are being presented in the course in terms of how they will apply to what you do in your final individual assignment. A secondary purpose is to enable you to work collaboratively in a small group, developing team skills of collaboration and knowledge building. A third purpose is to give you an opportunity to select and use an appropriate technological tool to complete your teamwork. In selecting a collaborative tool, Jane Hart's "Top 100 Tools for Learning, 2009" is a good place to start: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/
 * Purpose**

On page 79 of //Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education//, Bates and Poole (2003) present the SECTIONS model as a strategy for selecting and applying technology to learning, first recognizing that their model is one of many models 'out there'. They write that any model needs to meet certain criteria: For assignment 2, our class will complete a more detailed analysis of the SECTIONS model, attempting to bring the discussion into the 21st century context and world of Learning 2.0 by reframing the questions asked by Bates and Poole. Please be sure to let your instructors know what tool you have chosen, and please invite them into the discussion.
 * General Description**
 * 1) It needs to work in a variety of learning contexts
 * 2) It must allow decisions to be taken at the strategic, institution level and at a tactical, instructional level
 * 3) It gives equal attention to educational and operation issues
 * 4) It identifies critical differences between different media and technologies, enabling in the process an appropriate mix to be chosen for any given context
 * 5) It is easily understood, pragmatic and cost effective
 * 6) It will accommodate new developments in technology

 Each group will be responsible for collaboratively creating an 8 page document in response to the question(s) asked. Your instructor will be added to each group allowing for observation and comment if and when it is required. When submitting their project, groups are expected to have demonstrated reliance on relevant literature, providing a complete APA compliant list of references, and to have demonstrated team collaboration in the writing and editing process.