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Creative, Collaborative & Meaningful Online Discussions

Creative, Collaborative & Meaningful Online Discussions. Ann Virtu Snyder, Clark College Northwest Regional Women’s Studies Association Conference Oregon State University, November 3, 2007. I’ve only been teaching online for a little over a year and am by no means an expert!

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Creative, Collaborative & Meaningful Online Discussions

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  1. Creative, Collaborative & Meaningful Online Discussions Ann Virtu Snyder, Clark College Northwest Regional Women’s Studies Association Conference Oregon State University, November 3, 2007

  2. I’ve only been teaching online for a little over a year and am by no means an expert! I thank the learners in Clark College’s Women Around the World course for providing feedback, insights, and creative approaches that have helped me continuously improve the learning environment! DISCLAIMER

  3. I’d like to share part of my journey with you and learn about your adventures with online discussions Today . . .

  4. Let’s start with you: • What do you find problematic with online discussions? • What has worked well for you? • What are you experimenting with?

  5. During our time together . . . • We’ll touch on these questions and comments as we move through this presentation, and • we’ll work together to unearth some of the practices that might work for you and the learners in your online class

  6. What I’ve discovered about • EXPECTATIONS • COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY • MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK

  7. EXPECTATIONS • Logistics • Etiquette • Assessment

  8. EXPECTATIONS • Logistics:What should learners expect in terms of the way the discussions are structured?How should they structure their week so they can engage meaningfully and in a timely manner?How do you want to structure your week?

  9. EXPECTATIONS • Etiquette:What do you expect from learners in terms of how they communicate via the discussion boards?

  10. EXPECTATIONS: • Assessment:What are your expectations for the content of discussion board postings?If discussion board postings are graded, on what basis will you assign a grade?

  11. EXPECTATIONS EXAMPLE guidelines • Logistics • Etiquette • Grading

  12. Assessment: Grading Rubric • Critical Thinking • Clarity of Communication • Contribution

  13. Assessment: Grading Rubric • Critical Thinking • Has the learner integrated relevant course material in the discussion? • Have all parts of the discussion been addressed? • Has the learner synthesized the various contributions to the discussion?

  14. Assessment: Grading Rubric • Clarity of Communication • Is the learner’s discussion clear, well organized, and proofed for spelling and grammar? • Contribution • Did the learner engage in a timely manner and post the required number of times? EXAMPLE grading rubric

  15. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY • Are the discussions relevant to the course material? • Can you create opportunities for collaboration? • Experiment with creativity!

  16. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Relevance • Does the discussion theme (or question) reflect the assigned readings for that week? • Have you asked learners to build upon the concepts they have read about? • Do discussions later in the term reflect cumulative learning?

  17. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Relevance • Example: “Craft a question” discussion • Create a discussion question that integrates at least three of the readings from this week. "Readings" include film and other media that have been assigned. In your posting include: • Your discussion question • The titles of three readings the question is designed to integrate • Your answer to your own question • Limit your posting to about 350 words.

  18. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Collaboration • Can you tie discussions to individual writing assignments? • Are there opportunities for group projects? • Successful strategy: Small group discussionsStudent Feedback

  19. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Collaboration • Example:News Scan assignment discussion

  20. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Creativity • Experiment! • Can you break down the walls of the classroom—make the learners’ work public? • Are there opportunities to interact in public forum? • What can the learners create together?

  21. COLLABORATION & CREATIVITY: Creativity • Examples:globalwomen.pbwiki.comimaginingourselves.imow.org • Learner comments about peace

  22. MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK • To the individual learner • “A” work • “B” work • “D” work • To the class as a wholeExample • Check in frequently, be available

  23. What will work for you?

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