(Same message posted to course announcement & discussion area)
It was great to see several of your joining us on Collaborate tonight. As usual, here is the summary for what's been discussed to share with you. I hope you find them useful.
Q: Should I respond to the comments /feedback you made on my Google Docs assignment or click "Resolve" on each comment/feedback?
A: It is up to you. You are welcome to do so. In fact, several classmates took the advantages of the commenting/discussion feature on Google Docs to exchange their ideas with me. It is a great feature for interactive and collaborative communication.
Q: Could you explain more on lesson discussion posting periods?
A:
1st posting period (M-Th):
· Respond to all key discussion questions. Generally, they are four of them.
· After responding to all key questions, if you prefer, you can respond to others' posting.
2nd posting period (F-Su)
· 2 or more postings; Respond to others' postings (the ones you did in 1st can't be counted toward the 2nd posting period.)
· Respond to the questions raised to your postings. Frequently, the classmates, the moderators, and the instructor may ask you questions.
· In addition, you can respond to the "Follow-up" questions. Sometime based on our discussion development, I may post "Follow-up" questions for us to ponder the question more thorough.
· The purpose in the 2nd posting period is for us to deepen our understanding and knowledge in each discussion topic.
· Be sure you have total 6 postings in each lesson at least. Based on previous students' experiences, the average is 12-14 postings for each lesson. Remember the quantity is just the minimum. The quality is what we want.
Q: I would like to take ETC655 in the 2nd session but it is full.
A: Please let me know ASAP and I would be happy to override you since it is a good arrangement to take ETC645 and ETC655 in the same semester.
Q: I enjoy Collaborate to chat with you and other classmates in real time. Will you do this again?
A: Yes, we will do it as often as possible. In fact, I have an idea that we could use Collaborate for some online learning topics. Like what we did tonight, the students and I were discussion how we can integrate "online discussion" to enhance learner-learner interaction, to make it more engaging, and to deepen our understanding and knowledge etc. It is not a lecture. It is more like we share and inspire each other on certain topics. Please watch our announcement for the upcoming events and the topics. We will address your questions first then move to the online learning topics. I hope we will have more classmates to join us.
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