Group work in college...ironic.

[Tobin S.]

8. I'm sure the instructors realize to a certain degree who is working and who is not.

And we do have group evaluation and member evaluation forms to complete after each paper is turned in. But I'd bet that a certain amount of sleuthing is necessary to get an accurate picture.

This is what I do. On our group site I can also send messages to the class instructors. Before I send out every message to the group, I make sure that I've selected "All Participants" so that the instructors get a copy as well. They can probably access those messages anyway, but this way I am sure that they are getting them.

The professor has said that those who do not provide much input will be penalized, but the main thing for me is that I have to do the work of five people instead of one to get the project to completion. I get a good grade for that kind of effort, but, Jesus, I've got a life, too, and I'm basically going to spend this entire weekend chained to my computer.