Instructor’s Notes on Lesson 2: 1st posting period

I thought we should reflect on what we have accomplished in the 1^st posting period for Lesson 2 discussions to help us to improve our learning experiences.  I hope you find them useful.

What we did right:

·         Responded to ALL KEY discussion question by Thursday.

·         I saw many thorough and comprehensive responses to the key discussions with relevant and strong references support.  If needed, cite additional references to make your arguments more valid.

·         Some of you started respond to other students' postings. It is a great way to engage us in more learner-learner interaction.

What we can improve:

·         Remember to "Reply" to the key discussion thread rather than initiating a new thread for our postings/responses.

·         Update the "Subject" field to reflect our posting; therefore, our subject field represent a title of our postings rather than read like "KEY-1-Foundation of OL" or "RE: KEY-1-Foundation of OL"  We don't need to add our name to the subject field since our name is attached to the posting already.  See my postings for the examples.

o   Example:

§  KEY-4-Personal Portal Linkage

§  KEY-4-Personal Portal Linkage: Linking tools?

·         As a courtesy, don't forget to respond to the questions raised by the moderators, the classmates, and the instructor to your postings.  Frequently, I ask further questions on your postings.

·         Some of you did not respond to ALL four key questions. Be sure to follow posting periods to complete the requirements avoid any further point deductions.

·         If you could, post early so your great ideas won't be taken.

At least 2 postings in the 2^nd posting period (Friday-Sunday)

·         You can:

o   Respond to the questions raised by others to your postings.

o   Respond to the Follow-Up questions posted by the instructor

§  Sometime the instructor may post the follow-up questions to help us to deepen our thoughts. Not required but highly encouraged.

o   Respond to others' posting.

·         Total 6 posting at least for Lesson 2 (Previous students' average was 12 postings)

• See previous students'' discussion analyses: https://sites.google.com/site/etc645/discussion-analysis

Q: I have responded to others' postings in 1^st posting period. Can they be counted toward to 2^nd posting period?

A: No. Be sure you have two postings in 2^nd posting period.