discussion board: grading and best practices
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Discussion BoardsGrading & Best Practices
Math Hybrid Faculty WorkshopTuesday September 20, 2011
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Considerationsfor using discussion boards
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Onlinediscussion is
different
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Knowwhatyouwant
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Knowwhatyouwant
Discussion
Dialogue
Discourse
Debate
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Knowwhatyouwant
Formal or informal?
Mechanically correct?
Citations?
Opinions?
Informed opinion?
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How does it fit?
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•Be clear about expectations•Provide specific guidelines
Clarity
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Pace & Scale
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Strategiesfor using discussion boards well
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Facilitator Summarizer
ResearcherClarifier
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Cognitive presence+ Social presence+ Teacher presence= Authentic, Significant Learning
(community of inquiry)
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‣ FAQ forum
‣ Introductions forum
‣ Timely responses
‣ Use their names
‣ Make your tone clear
‣ Set standards
‣ Intervene correctly
‣ Choose topics wisely
‣ Consider using groups
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Promote critical thinking
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Clarity•Could you elaborate further?
•Could you give me an example?
•Could you illustrate what you mean?
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Accuracy•How could we check on that?
•How could we find out if that is true?
•How could we verify or test this?
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Precision•Could you be more specific?
•Could you give me more details?
•Could you be more exact?
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Relevance•How does that relate to the problem?
•How does that bear on the question?
•How does that help us with the issue?
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Depth•What factors make this a difficult
problem?
•What are some of the complexities of this question?
•What are some of the difficulties we need to deal with?
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Breadth•Do we need to look at this from
another perspective?
•Do we need to consider another point of view?
•Do we need to look at this in other ways?
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Logic•Does all this make sense together?
•Does your first paragraph/comment fit in with your last?
•Does what you say follow from the evidence?
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Significance•Is this the most important problem to
consider?
•Is this the central idea to focus on?
•Which of these facts are most important?
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Fairness•Do I have any vested interest in this
issue?
•Am I sympathetically representing the viewpoints of others?
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Practical Tips
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Reorder forums so that the
current one is at the top
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Establish a
routine
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Consistent subject lines
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Beyond discussion…
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‣ Invite guests
‣Problem-based learning
‣Structured debate
‣Peer writing/review
‣Synthesis
‣Discussion audit
‣Student-led discussion
‣Discussion chain
‣Panels