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A rubric used to grade online discussion at Purdue, with examples of its use.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Considerations for creating discussion rubrics and multiple examples.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Chapters include: Responding to a changing student body, discussion strategies, the large-enrollment course, alternatives and supplements to lectures…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative Learning, Discussion, Grading, Large Enrollment Classes
Suggestions for designing and moderating discussions.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion
Tips for facilitating online discussion.
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion
Instructions for adding a discussion rubric to Canvas
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Canvas (MyCourses), Discussion, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
Six tips for successful online discussions.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion
A guide helping faculty to answer these questions: (1.) What should students gain through participation in the discussion? (2.) How will you start…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Discussion
This resource includes information on integrated assessment, providing instructions/expectations, integrating research and citations in discussions,…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
Silence in the classroom can be disconcerting. This site presents eight simple tips for restarting the conversation.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
"instructors and students alike are growing tired of the discussion board formula,” this article describes “innovative approaches [that] point…
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
This paper discusses: (1) strengths and limitations of classroom discussion; (2) creating the expectation for student participation in discussion; (3…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
Tips for addressing the challenges of online discussion and for maximizing its advantages.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion
Library of practical teaching techniques addressing many dimensions of learning and is searchable by Teaching Environment, Activity Type, Teaching…
Type: Video
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Discussion, Objectives