Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activity 8 – Blog

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Academic Vicerrectoría de Relaciones Internacionales

Unit
Academic Level Professional, specialization, master
Academic Field Common basic interdisciplinary training
Course Name English A2
Course Code 900002
Course Type Methodological Can be re- yes ☐ No ☒
opened
Number of Credits 3

2. Description of the activity

Type of the Number of

Individual ☐ Collaborative ☒ 6
activity: weeks
Moment of Intermediate:
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation: Unit 1,2,3
Evaluative score: 40 Delivery Environment: Collaborative Learning
Starting date: October 13th,
Closing date: November 19th, 2018
2018
Competence to develop:
The student is able to design his/her own blog.
Topics to develop:
Design a blog.
Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop:
Phase 1: Design a blog.
Phase 2: Public a blog.
Phase 3: Share the link.
Step by Step

1. Select one role to develop in the forum. One of the student will create a Gmail
Account. If you have one, you can use it, log in to Blogger web page, through
GOOGLE or YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT or if you prefer, you can use any other web
design tool.
 Watch the tutorial about HOW TO BUILD a blog through these links.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWSXAYjql14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Hh7PEhJOs
2. Think of a who for you is the most influential Colombian in the last 50
years (NOT SPORTS OR SHOWBUSINNES). Share your proposal in the forum
to build the blog. Remember that the group has to AGREE with ONLY ONE
character to describe
3. The blog has to contain the following contributions (portal). Each member of the
group has to choose the portal she/he is going to develop**:
Portal 1: Personal Information: Record a video in which you describe the
personal information of your character. You must include Name, age, profession,
studies, nationality, birthplace, birthday date, hobbies, likes and dislikes. Share the
link in the forum

Portal 2: Physical/personality description: Record a video in which you make

the physical description of your character. You must include hair, height,
complexion, physical attributes, personality among others. Share the link in your
forum

Portal 3: His/her daily routine:( Use your imagination): Make a collage with
pictures that describe his/her daily routine. You must include a description of each
action through a short paragraph by using Present Simple Tense and Phrasal Verbs
(where it is possible).

Portal 4: What is his/her house like?

Make a collage with pictures of the professional's place work (use your imagination).
You must include a description of each picture using sentences in simple present and
modal verbs.

Portal 4: Why you think is the most influential Colombian person: Record a
video in which you describe the reasons why you consider the character to be the
most influential Colombian character in the last 50 years. Give at least 4 reasons to
support your opinion. Share the link in your forum
 NOTE: The group should revise the Blog and the links for access .You can
revise the contents in the following links:

❖ http://www.mansioningles.com/gram54.htm
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/verbs/list-of-
phrasal-verbs/
❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qeFD0aWEg

❖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3GMiFc-gLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLmpQBwM3c
Environ
ment
for the Collaborative Learning
develop
ment
Collaborative:
Product
s to
deliver Consolidate the final product should be submitted in a PDF document in
by the Assessment and Monitoring Environment:
student
- Page 1: Names of all the participants.
- Page 2: Screenshot of the Blog appearance and the Blog URL.

Plagiari In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article 99, the mistakes
sm that infringe upon the academic order, among others, are the following:
policy paragraph e) “To plagiarize is to present as your own work the whole or
part of a writing, report, task or document of invention performed by
another person. It also implies the use of cites or lack of references, or
includes cites where there is no coincidence between them and the
reference” and paragraph f)”To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational
resources or results of research products, which have intellectual rights
reserved for the University”.

The academic punishments that the student will face are:

 a) In case of academic fraud proved in the academic work or
evaluation, the score achieved will be zero (0.0) without leading to
disciplinary measures.
b) In case of plagiarism proved in the academic work of any nature,
the score achieved will be zero (0.0), without leading to disciplinary
measures.

To know how the documents must be cited, check the following

document:
Centro de Escritura Javeriano ( ) Normas APA. Sexta edición. Taken from
http://centrodeescritura.javerianacali.edu.co/index.php?option=com_con
tent&view=article&id=138:normas-apa&catid=45:referencias-
bibliograficas&Itemid=

4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric
Activity Individual
☐ Collaborative Activity ☒
type: Activity
Moment of Intermediate
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation Unit 1,2,3
Performance levels of the individual activity
Assessed
Score
Aspects High score Media score Low score

The student
tales into account
The students
only some
participated in
elements while
designing the There is no evidence
Forum designing the
Blog taking into of blog design and
participation blog. Participation
account the forum participation 30
and Blog is scarce or
indications given
design irrelevant to the
in the guide.
forum
construction
(up to 30 (up to 15
(up to 0 points)
points) points)
 The Blog fulfills The blog partially
with the fulfills with the The blog does not
requirements requirements meet the established
Organization
proposed in the proposed in the parameters. 10
of the blog
activities guide. guide.
(up to 10
(up to 5 points) (up to 0 points)
points)
Final score 40