Adding Depth to DiscussionIDEAS Room Faculty Discussion SessionWendy GrojeanSeptember 2011

Blackboard Discussion Tools

Blog

Journal Entries-Group & Individual

Wikis

Discussion Board

Other tools…

Tumblr

Blogger

Edublogs

GoogleDocs

Wikis-Google Sites & Wikispaces

What have you used?

Tools & Pedagogy

Tools are not effective without good pedagogy.

Eight Tips for Facilitating Effective Online Discussion Forums

Examples of Expectations

1.The Do's and Don'ts of Online Student Communication

2. The Core Rules of Netiquette-Albion.com

3. Netiquette Guidelines-Paradigm Publishing

4. What expectations do you communicate with students?

Questioning

o Good questioning:

-Eliminates plagiarism

-Models good instruction for teacher candidates

• What questioning methods do you use?

Questioning Resources

o Question resources:

o McKenzie “Questioning Tool Kit”o Jamie Mckenzie questioning research article

: "Questioning as Technology”

o New Blooms Taxonomyo “Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally”o Kathy Schrock’s Bloomin’ Google

Assessment of Discussions

Rubrics

Participation Points

What have you done? What works for you?

Rubric Resources

Sample Rubric –University of Pittsburgh

Tips and Rubrics-Middle Tennessee State University

Rubric example-University of Wisconsin-Stout

What type/style of rubrics work for you?

ReferencesChristopher, M., Thomas, J., & Tallent-Runnels, M. (2004, Spring). Raising the bar: Encouraging high level thinking in online discussion forums. Roeper Review, 26 (3), 166-171. Retrieved from Teacher Reference Center database. (12902668) Discussion board tips and pedagogy [Information Sheet]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2011,

from Middle Tennessee State University website:http://frank.mtsu.edu/~ webctsup/f aculty/ manual/W ebCTDiscussionBoard_Tips-Pedagogy.pdf

Frey, B. (n.d.). Rubric for asynchronous discussion participation [Rubric]. Retrieved September

9, 2011, from http://www.udel.edu/janet/MARC2006/rubric.html

Im, Y., & Lee, O. (2003-2004, Winter). Pedagogical implications of online discussion for

pre-service teacher training. Journal of Research Technology in Education, 36(2), 155-170.Retrieved from Teacher Reference Center database. (13036613)

McKenzie, J. (1997, November/December). A questioning toolkit. From Now On: The

Educational Technology Journal, 7(3). Retrieved from: http://fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html

References (cont’d)McKenzie, J. (2003, April). Questioning as technology. From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal. Retrieved from http://questioning.org/qtech.html

Nielsen, L. E. (2010). Discussion rubric for online class [Rubric]. Retrieved September 9, 2011, from University of Wisconsin-Stout website: http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/discussionrubric.html

Owens, R. (2009, July 23). Eight tips for facilitating effective online discussion forums. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from http://www.facultyfocus.com/a rticles/asynchronous-learning-and-trends/e ight-tips-for-facilitating-effective-online-discussion-forums/

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy [Guide]. (n.d.). Retrieved September 7, 2011, from Wayne County Schools website: http://www.techlearning.com/article/Blooms-Taxonomy-Blooms-Digitally/44988

Ross, S. (2011). The core rules of netiquette [Guidelines]. Retrieved September 10, 2011, from Albion website: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html

References (cont’d)Rutkosky, N., & Seguin, D. (n.d.). Following netiquette guidelines [Guidelines].

Retrieved September 7, 2011, from Paradigm Publishing website: http://www.emcp.com/college_resource_centers/listonline.php?GroupID=6168

Tucker, C. The do’s and don’ts of online student communication [Guidelines]. Retrieved

September 8, 2011, from Collaborize Classroom website: http

://www.wecollaborize.com//pdf/student-communication-online.pdf