Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Pedagogical Practice in Online Environments
Code: 518020

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric - Stage 2 - Planning the English

practicum for online environments

1. Activity Description

Type of Activity: Individual

Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest Activity Score: 80 points
The activity starts on: Monday, February The activity ends on: Wednesday, March
20, 2023 22, 2023
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

Learning Outcome 2: plan their English language practicum in online environments

regarding schedule proposal, topics, language level, and strategies for conducting
classes derived from former research processes.

The activity consists of:

1. Be attentive to the message your tutor will send to your institutional email with the
assigned online scenario for your practicum and the suggested English language
contents you would teach to complete the work plan format. Likewise, be attentive
to the directions given through the course internal mail and institutional email
regarding the ARL certificate, which you have to submit at the end of this Stage 2.
2. Download the ECEDU work plan format F-7-6-20 posted in the Learning
environment in the folder of the guide for the development of the practical
component Stage 4 (Simulated scenario and research results).
3. Fill the work plan format projecting the required 64 hours of this practicum in
online environments according to the following:
• The idea is to distribute the 64 hours into 42 hours for live classes, 14 hours
for lesson planning, and 8 hours for research, in 7 weeks (check the chart
below).
• You will deliver classes through synchronic interaction tools for 7 weeks,
using Teams, with two groups in charge (Group A and Group B). You will

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 meet with each group twice a week, that is, four classes per week, each one
of them 1,5 hours long, according to the schedule you proposed in Stage 1.

Investigative
practicum Per week For Total
development
Alive classes 6 hours By 7 weeks 42 hours
(Groups A and (4 classes per week = 2 (21 hours for
B) classes for Group A and 2 Group A and 21
classes for Group B / each hours for Group
class 1,5 hours long) B)
Lesson planning 2 hours By 7 weeks 14 hours
(the same lesson plan is useful
for both groups)
Research 1 hour average (last week two By 7 weeks 8 hours
process hours)
TOTAL 64 HOURS

• Based on the suggested contents you got in your institutional email when the
assignment of scenario was made by your tutor, make decisions on the
topics you will cover in 7 weeks for both groups in charge and register that
in the work plan format F-7-6-20 accordingly, taking into account also the
above chart. Include the hours for lesson planning and research as well.
• The work plan format F-7-6-20 must be submitted in Word to the Evaluation
environment to be signed only by your tutor in this course.

4. Go over your research idea for this practicum in online environments, the one you
set in Stage 1, and develop the statement of the problem. Be sure you provide
clear information for any reader who does not know about your research and
practicum in online environments. Remember that your research problem
establishes how you must answer the "So What" question. Your problem statement
should be clear and precise. It should demonstrate a researchable topic and
identify what would be studied. It must be at least three-quarters of a page long.
5. Based on the statement of the problem, build a theoretical and methodological
framework to provide accurate support to your research process to be carried out
in your practicum in online environments. Include at least three authors for your
theoretical framework and describe how you will perform your research during
your English practicum in online environments. Be specific on the strategies, tools,

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 and resources that you will include in your research process. Do not forget to use
citations according to APA rules. Your references must be complete at the end of
the document. Your theoretical and methodological framework should be at least
one page and a half long, and the document must keep APA standard 7th edition.
Take into consideration margings, indentations, spacing, titles, etc.
6. Submit to the Evaluation environment a zip file with the ARL certificate, the work
plan format F-7-6-20 fully completed in Word according to guidelines, and a PDF
document with the statement of the problem, the theoretical and methodological
framework, and APA style references.

SPECIAL NOTICE: Based on your work plan format F-7-6-20 and research problem,
start planning the lessons that you will deliver in Stages 3 and 4. Download the
lesson plan format posted in the Learning environment in the folder of the guide for
the development of the practical component Stage 4 (Simulated scenario and
research results), and start planning your classes and deliver them according to the
course director's instructions sent by institutional email. Remember that you will have
to submit two lesson plans per week for Stages 3 and 4. One lesson plan is useful for
both groups in charge, so at the end of the practicum, you will have completed 14
lesson plans.
Keep in mind for the development of the activity:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

- Check the course agenda to be aware of the activities this course implies.
- Go over the rules and conditions for the development of the course to double-
check your commitment to perform your research practicum in online
environments.
- Be attentive to the informative web conferences schedule to assure your
attendance.
In the Learning Environment, you must:
- Read thoroughly the course syllabus to understand the dynamics and nature of
your research practicum in online environments.
- Download the mandatory format: work plan F-7-6-20 from the folder of Stage 4.
- Check out the contents from Units 1 and 2.
- Share your work plan and theoretical and methodological framework in the forum
of Stage 2 to get feedback from peers.
In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

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- Submit your individual outcome consisting of a zip file with the ARL certificate, the
work plan format in Word, and a PDF with the statement of the problem, the
theoretical and methodological framework of your research to be applied in your
English online practicum in Stage 3, and APA style references.
Evidence of individual work:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:

The ARL certificate, the work plan format in Word, and a PDF with the statement of
the problem, the theoretical and methodological framework of your research, and
APA style references.
Evidence of collaborative work:
No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidence to Submit.

For Individual evidence, consider the following:

Post individually a zip file with the ARL certificate, the work plan format F-7-6-20 in
Word, and a PDF document with the statement of the problem, the theoretical and
methodological framework, and references according to APA rules.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products must comply
with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined in this activity guide.
Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must
comply with APA style.
In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) "Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task or document of invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference" and
paragraph f) "To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University ". (Acuerdo 029 -
13 de diciembre de 2013, Artículo 99)

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The academic penalties students will face are:
a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

3. Evaluation Rubric Template

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation Moment: Intermediate Unit 1
Highest Activity Score: 80 points
First Evaluation High Level: The student submits the ARL certificate and
Criterion: completes the work plan format projecting the 64 hours required
for the English practicum in online environments according to
Complete the work guidelines.
plan format for the If your work is at this level, you can get between 26 points
online English and 30 points
practicum
Average Level: The student submits the ARL certificate but
This criterion completes the work plan format not according to 64 hours or not
represents 30 projecting the required number of hours for alive classes, lesson
points of the total planning, and research process.
of 80 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
the activity. and 25 points

Low level: The student does not submit the ARL certificate or
the work plan format is not completed according to guidelines.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 17 points
Second Evaluation High Level: The student establishes the statement of the
Criterion: problem clearly and precisely, answering the question “So
What”, and it is at least three-quarters of a page long.
Contextualize the If your work is at this level, you can get between 13 points
problem to be and 15 points
researched in the
online practicum Average Level: The student establishes the statement of the
problem, but it is confusing or it is not related to current English

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This criterion practicum in online environments, or it does not have the
represents 15 required extension (at least three-quarters of a page long).
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
of 80 points of and 12 points
the activity.
Low level: The student does not submit the statement of the
problem, or it has a lot of shortcomings compared with the
requirements of the guidelines.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 8 points
Third Evaluation High Level: The student determines the theoretical and
Criterion: methodological framework of the research to be applied in the
online practicum according to guidelines, with at least three
Establish the authors to support the research process and a clear and precise
theoretical and explanation on how the research will be developed, including
methodological strategies, tools, and resources. The framework has at least one
framework of the page and a half long and correct citations according to APA rules.
research in the If your work is at this level, you can get between 22 points
online practicum and 25 points

This criterion Average Level: The student determines the theoretical and
represents 25 methodological framework of the research to be applied in the
points of the total online practicum but not according to guidelines. The required
of 80 points of number of authors is not taken into account, or the methodology
the activity. is not clearly explained. No citations according to APA rules are
included, or the extension of the framework is not at least one
page and a half long.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 15 points
and 21 points

Low level: The student does not include the theoretical and
methodological framework in the document, or it has a lot of
shortcomings when compared to the requirements of the
guidelines.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 14 points
Fourth Evaluation High Level: The documents are written with correct grammar,
Criterion: spelling, and punctuation and keep APA style in the content and
references.

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Deliver the If your work is at this level, you can get between 9 points
document according and 10 points
to APA standards
Average Level: The documents have some difficulties
This criterion regarding structures, spelling, and/or punctuation, or it does not
represents 10 keep APA style in the content and reference section.
points of the total If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
of 80 points of and 8 points
the activity.
Low level: Major grammar and writing difficulties are found in
the paper, which deeply affect meaning, or APA style is not kept,
or no references are included.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points