Weekly+Discussion+Board+Posts

You will be required to participate everyweek in the discussion boards. Each discussion board will be open for a two week period. After that two week period the discussion board will be closed and an new discussion board will be opened. You will not have the opportunity to earn the marks back for any discussion boards that you miss since they require the participation of the whole class in the discussion.
 * Discussion Board Posts and Responses **

Participating in our weekly discussion boards will be an important aspect throughout the course as it will be a time for the class to reflect on their ideas and create a sense of community within the course. In order to post an initial response to the question it will be important that your response is able to generate further discussion. Have you left the readers with something to think about or a question to answer? It will generate much more discussion if you can relate the initial discussion board question to your own experiences, experiences in your community or in other parts of the world, or if you can relate the initial discussion board question back to another resource or text. In order to post your initial posting in a meaningful way it may help to look at the acronym **SEE**: Using the SEE acronym should get you started on a good initial blog post. When replying to students comments you may want to lead out with comments or questions that will further contribute to the discussion.
 * ** S: ** **S**tate your initial response. Depending on the initial question you may want to start with initial starter sentences such as: I believe that…… I agree with ……. I disagree with…
 * ** E: ** Give an **E**xample that would back up your original statement.
 * ** E: ** Explain why the **E**xample supports your statement.

Your blog posting will marked on the following: Makes understanding impossible || Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors Errors interfere with content || Several grammatical or stylistic errors || Few grammatical or stylistic errors ||
 * || 1 Point || 2 Points || 3 Points || 4 Points ||
 * ** Original Posting ** || Minimal response to the weekly discussion. || Posting responds to the question but does not stimulate further class discussion. || Posting fully addresses the module question and stimulates further discussion. || Posting fully addresses the module question at a critical level and stimulates further discussion. ||
 * || Gives a statement but does not give an example to support it and does not sufficiently explain the statement. (SEE) || Gives a statement but either does not give an example to support it or does not sufficiently explain the statement. (SEE) || Gives a statement and backs it up with an example and explanation. (SEE) || Gives a strong statement that relates to either personal experience, world experience or another text reference and backs it up with an example and explanation. (SEE) ||
 * ||  || Includes only personal experience and no references to readings and/ or research || Includes personal experience and references to readings and/or research. || Includes supporting experience as well as reference to readings and/or research that fully supports comments. ||
 * ** Replying to others posts ** || Some, or all, required postings missing. || All required postings, most at the last minute without allowing for response time. || All required postings, some not it time for others to read and respond. || All required postings, early in the discussion, and throughout the discussion ||
 * || Posts no follow up responses to others. || Posts shallow contribution to discussion; does not enrich discussion. || Elaborated on an existing posting with further comment or observation. || Demonstrates analysis of others’ posts; extends meaningful discussion by building on previous posts. ||
 * || Does not respond to questions posed to them || Responds to some of the questions posed to them and/or doesn’t respond in a timely manner || Responds to all questions posed to them by the end of discussion || Responds to all questions posed to them promptly ||
 * ** Grammatical or stylistic errors ** || Obvious grammatical or stylistic errors