Participation in the discussion forums is critical for maximizing your learning in Live IT. At times you will be required to be a part of this wiki/forum, an online community of learners who collectively interact, through discussion, to enhance and support learning of each other. So as a part of Live IT you will be assessed on the quality and quantity of your participation in required discussion forums.
Some characteristics considered to be part of excellent discussion contributions are outlined below. Your teacher will consider these characteristics when assessing the quality and level of your participation:
To get good discussion happening as fast as possible you should submit your initial post(s) as early in the lesson as possible
Subsequent responses to the posts of other learners should be at timely intervals and within the duration of the lesson.
Your posts and responses should be thorough and thoughtful. Just posting an "I agree" or "Good ideas" will not be considered adequate. Support your statement with examples, experiences, or references. You are, however, encouraged to be brief — keep each post and response to one or two short paragraphs. Keep in mind that your fellow learners will be reading and responding to you, too.
Make certain that in all your posts and responses you address the question, problem, or situation as presented for discussion.
Discussions occur when there is dialogue. So, build upon the posts and responses of other learners to create discussion threads. Make sure you revisit the discussion forum and respond (if necessary) to what other learners have posted to your initial responses.
Your contributions to the discussions (posts and responses) should be complete and free of grammatical or structural errors.
This assessment rubric will be used to assess your participation in each discussion forum
Here's to healthy discussion
Discussion Forum Participation Rubric
Some characteristics considered to be part of excellent discussion contributions are outlined below. Your teacher will consider these characteristics when assessing the quality and level of your participation: