EFL Classwork Assignment – Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 English as a foreign language instructors claim that online testing in times of covid-19 is pointless   as students are more prone to cheating using different devices , even if tests are well designed . A   few instructors reject the accuracy of “ well - designed tests ” . Therefore , most instructors suggest   that we should have only one final well - designed test and give more percentage to other activities .   The main challenge is that only changing percentages does not tackle the problem which deals   with testing and assessment . However , there are other views such as the view on students as   cheaters and that they are not reaching the expected skills . I highlight that assessment requires   further discussion and organize a follow - up meeting to start our discussion . 

 Selection & Application : 

 The selected design tool is mind mapping . I facilitate the e - meeting as a moderator with a critical   eye on concerns , insights , and thoughtful questions to ignite the discussion . I also talk to a couple   of instructors to play the role of participant observers . One who mind maps the concepts and   connections as the discussion flows , and another one who pays attention to questions and ideas   we shall not forget or leave as outliers . 

 This tool and strategy are chosen to have multiple input and sources , not only from the facilitation   and observation team , but also for instructors to keep an eye on the direction of our talk , agree ,   disagree , express their mind , their emotions , their ideas . 

 The first concern that comes up relates to classwork assessment , which takes around 1 hour and   even though instructors find the discussion important , there are a couple of them who raise the   question about what the decision about the mid - term exams and the percentages is , whose   response is that we will leave room for deep reflections and team consensus on how to follow up ,   so they are free to experiment assessment alternatives and initiatives in the meantime , which will   help us to make some informed decisions in the future , as percentages and test are just the tip of   the iceberg and we need to go deeper on the discussion to make decisions . 

 Insights : 

 Having an open mind map in the making ( made by an instructor with this skill ) kept everybody in   the meeting attentive and following the thread of discussion and even building upon others ’   perspectives or expressing some divergent thinking that help emerge new ideas . Although there   are some personas who have a more fixed / rigid mindset and want decisions to be made   immediately , the group discussions helped them realize that it was not a easy topic to handle and   that quick fixes would defeat the purpose of this assessment discussion . Some of the professors   even expressed that they liked the fact that there was room for innovation and that in the past   they were more prone to be told what to do but now they felt that what they had to say was   important . At the end of the session , with the final mind map of the meeting , there was a sense of   collective construction and a desire to keep the conversation going for a follow - up meeting . 

 Approach : 

 The participant observers , and particularly the mind mapping role , showed to be an interesting   application to further explore . However , it was only a starting point . For our next e - meeting , the   “ Art Gallery ” mind mapping analogy will be implemented to resume our discussion by having   instructors post their commentaries on good stuff or alternative ideas using the online app   “ mural ” to create interactive wallpapers with post - it notes ( based on our previous meeting mind   map ) , in order to cluster ideas and insights to design certain learning launches regarding classwork   assessment . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: EFL Classwork Assignment – Mind Mapping 

 Challenge : 

 English as a foreign language instructors claim that online testing in times of covid-19 is pointless   as students are more prone to cheating using different devices , even if tests are well designed . A   few instructors reject the accuracy of “ well - designed tests ” . Therefore , most instructors suggest   that we should have only one final well - designed test and give more percentage to other activities .   The main challenge is that only changing percentages does not tackle the problem which deals   with testing and assessment . However , there are other views such as the view on students as   cheaters and that they are not reaching the expected skills . I highlight that assessment requires   further discussion and organize a follow - up meeting to start our discussion . 

 Selection & Application : 

 The selected design tool is mind mapping . I facilitate the e - meeting as a moderator with a critical   eye on concerns , insights , and thoughtful questions to ignite the discussion . I also talk to a couple   of instructors to play the role of participant observers . One who mind maps the concepts and   connections as the discussion flows , and another one who pays attention to questions and ideas   we shall not forget or leave as outliers . 

 This tool and strategy are chosen to have multiple input and sources , not only from the facilitation   and observation team , but also for instructors to keep an eye on the direction of our talk , agree ,   disagree , express their mind , their emotions , their ideas . 

 The first concern that comes up relates to classwork assessment , which takes around 1 hour and   even though instructors find the discussion important , there are a couple of them who raise the   question about what the decision about the mid - term exams and the percentages is , whose   response is that we will leave room for deep reflections and team consensus on how to follow up ,   so they are free to experiment assessment alternatives and initiatives in the meantime , which will   help us to make some informed decisions in the future , as percentages and test are just the tip of   the iceberg and we need to go deeper on the discussion to make decisions . 

 Insights : 

 Having an open mind map in the making ( made by an instructor with this skill ) kept everybody in   the meeting attentive and following the thread of discussion and even building upon others ’   perspectives or expressing some divergent thinking that help emerge new ideas . Although there   are some personas who have a more fixed / rigid mindset and want decisions to be made   immediately , the group discussions helped them realize that it was not a easy topic to handle and   that quick fixes would defeat the purpose of this assessment discussion . Some of the professors   even expressed that they liked the fact that there was room for innovation and that in the past   they were more prone to be told what to do but now they felt that what they had to say was   important . At the end of the session , with the final mind map of the meeting , there was a sense of   collective construction and a desire to keep the conversation going for a follow - up meeting . 

 Approach : 

 The participant observers , and particularly the mind mapping role , showed to be an interesting   application to further explore . However , it was only a starting point . For our next e - meeting , the   “ Art Gallery ” mind mapping analogy will be implemented to resume our discussion by having   instructors post their commentaries on good stuff or alternative ideas using the online app   “ mural ” to create interactive wallpapers with post - it notes ( based on our previous meeting mind   map ) , in order to cluster ideas and insights to design certain learning launches regarding classwork   assessment .
### Output: 