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Online Postings and Discussion for Class Preparation and Participation

Your attendance at the face to face and online class meetings is expected, as is your participation in class activities that meeting. Ideally, your participation will demonstrate excellent preparation, offer analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of class material.

Throughout the semester there are six postings that you will make and six online discussion sessions. All are for 10 pts. each. The criteria used to judge these assignments are shown in the rubrucs below.

Discussion Criteria

DISCUSSION Criteria	4-5 pts	2-3 pts	1 pt
Content of contributions	-Class contributions include information/ideas from the literature and from relevant personal experience. -Demonstrates excellent preparation: analyzes readings exceptionally well, relating it to other materials (e.g., readings, course material, discussions, experiences, etc.).	-Points made/discussion pertains to the range of ideas and issues discussed in the text selection; no obvious areas are ignored or omitted. -Demonstrates good preparation: knows reading facts well, has thought through implications of them.	-Demonstrates adequate preparation: knows basic reading facts, but does not show evidence of trying to interpret or analyze them.
Depth of processing evident in comments	-Comments are pertinent to the discussion and reflect thoughtful consideration of ideas. -Contributes in a very significant way to ongoing discussion: keeps analysis focused, responds very thoughtfully to other students' comments, contributes to the cooperative argument-building, suggests alternative ways of approaching material.	-Offers interpretations and analysis of material (more than just facts) to class. -Contributes well to discussion in an ongoing way: responds to other students' points, thinks through own points, questions others in a constructive way.

 

Postings Criteria

POSTING Criteria	4-5 pts	2-3 pts	1 pt
Summary, Discussion, Relevance of writing assignment	-Writing assignment’s main points are addressed; significance of main points is discussed.	-Writing assignment’s main points addressed; significance of main points is not made clear.	-Writing assignment’s main points are not addressed; and significance of main points is not made clear.
Depth and Reflexivity	-Points made/discussion moves beyond surface; thoughtful reflective analysis, explanation, elaboration, assessment reveals fresh, original thinking, and insights connecting to personal experience that show new knowledge construction.	-Analysis, explanations, elaborations, assessments, borrowed intact from author and/or are routine, typical; carefully written but few unique insights and few implications or connections to personal experience.	-Analysis, explanations, elaborations, assessments not present where needed and when present are meager, revealing superficial rather than deep thinking and little attention to implications or connection to personal experience

 

 

Formats for online postings will vary. See the the weekly agenda for details on the posting that is due.

• Online Chat in TappedIn
  Stick to the topic under discussion. Show up on time, and stay for the entire length of the chat time.
• Online Discussion in TappedIn
  Make a post (i.e. enter a statement with a topic and your name) and reply to someone else’s post. Depending on the rate of the discussion your two entries may need to be done at separate times.
• Email
  Email to the class list for EDLF589-14
• Wiki
  The wiki is a type of website that allows for any user to add to or edit content. It also allows for group editing, the inclusion of links, and branching off to additional pages.