Upgrading Discussions - OnDemand Training

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Welcome to November's Professional Development training. This month's topic is Upgrading Discussions. We want to look at ways we can frame our discussions to create more authentic dialogue and a deeper understanding of the course material through discussion. At times, online discussions can seem trite, but this month's session will show you some tools and tricks to upgrade from bland to engaging! 

The objective for this month is to improve course discussion quality by:

  1. determining when discussions are the appropriate tool for learning.
  2. writing prompts, questions, and instructions that lead to authentic conversation.
  3. creating rubrics and examples that make clear discussion expectations and norms.

Requirements

In order to receive the $25 stipend for this module you must complete the following:

  1. Participate in the initial discussion on your online course discussions
  2. Read content pages on discussion strategies
  3. Write a discussion prompt and instructions that promote dialogue and demonstrate quality and type of response desired.
  4. Create a discussion rubric.
  5. Participate in final discussion to reflect on what you have learned.

This module should take 2-3 hours of work. 

Click "Mark as done" in the top right corner, and then "Next" below to begin the initial discussion. 

 

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