In theory, members of the other groups could then examine those papers to see what ground had been staked out by each group, making it easier to prepare their oral presentation and anticipate competing arguments. Though this kind of disclosure on the web may look more like scoping out the enemy than collaboration , the reality is that the process provided a sense of collective activity and shared learning. I definitely plan to continue this activity.
Students seem to apprecate the preparation of the web presentations.
Having to work with my team to make and post web presentations was effective in helping me achieve the learning goals of the class. 7.78 Students seemed to indicate that they often read and learned from the other groups' web publications before coming to class. Being able to view the work of other teams by looking at their web presentations was effective in helping me achieve the learning goals of the class.