One of the principles I work to in course design is to start from the end of the course and work backwards - and I managed to convince Peter to do this too! This means starting with the assessed tasks and then working out what the students need to do in order to perform well at them.
The current result of our discussion is to have three assessed tasks, although one of them will be divided into four parts:
Task 1 is an individual presentation for 20 marks which will concentrate on the technical and psychological factors involved in getting people working in English in Second Life.
Task 2 is a portfolio of four sub-tasks, which will be done at intervals throughout the course. Task 2 will give 4x10 marks.
Task 3 is a group project which will be presented at the end of the course. Task 3 will give 40 marks.
The pass mark limits will probably be 50/100 (Grade E), 60/100 (Grade D), 70/100 (Grade C), 80/100 (Grade B), 90/100 (Grade A), with the Swedish grade G representing D & E and the Swedish grade VG representing A-C.
We're thinking in terms of five 90-minute meetings in world, at roughly two-week intervals, with a Moodle site to hold everything together in the meantime.
All I have to do now is to write a draft of the syllabus - in Swedish!
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