Title: Tips for teachers - "The Candidates"
Course: US Election 2012 - Leuphana Copy > Section: The Candidates

In this section, the students will learn more about the candidates and find out in which way important aspects of their biographies might influence their chances to win, and which role their spouses play. As an optional task, they may discuss the film "Split" which will be provided on DVD to interested classes.

This section gives you the opportunity to do a real "blend" of learning methods - your students will study online resources and discuss online, but will also have the chance to do interesting and sometimes funny role-plays in class.

This is what you have to do to facilitate the online learning process:

- For Task 1 the students have to divide into two groups. You have to add them to these online-groups which are different from the groups in the Election section. If you do not do this, your students will not be able to see the provided videos and links and to discuss in the forum Biographical aspects in the campaign.
- For Task 2 the groups are formed informally.The students study online resources und do role-plays in class.
- They might want to document these activities.
  - If the students produce videos, they should upload them to YouTube (unlisted video, etc.) or the video platform of your choice and place the link as submission into the online-text area (HTML mode) of the assigment.
  - We do not recommend to upload the videos directly into the course because we have an upload limit of 5 MB pro product and this maybe to small.
  - If the students take photos, ask them to upload them into the folder Role-play collection.
  - You have to "open" the folder for this reason (eye-lid).
- The task "Write an application as First Lady" is optional, and you have to open it, if needed.