Module 4 - Time Running Out!

I found these last 4 weeks difficult for me - not because of the content, but because of time.  I did have a little difficulty with some of the technology, but nothing I couldn't handle.  But I was overwhelmed because of the timing aspect.  Maybe it's because I haven't been a "student" for quite a few years.  Maybe it's because these last couple weeks have been overwhelmingly busy both at school and at home.  Maybe it's because I'm not an organized student any longer!  I'm a very organized teacher...but being a student again was difficult.

Regardless of all of that, I have learned so much from Rick and all of you!  I enjoyed reading your comments on everything, the questions you all posed and the thoughts that were created from all of that.  I welcome the new ideas and suggestions and will be putting many of them to use in my online course the next time around.  I will spend the remainder of the summer doing some editing to both my Learner's Guide and Moodle for the upcoming fall course.  So, thank you!

Attached is the online discussion rubric that I've come up with.  I used the 4-3-2-1 model with those exact wordings for each level.  This is what my school uses on all our assessment rubrics since we are fully Standards Based Grading.  That is what I'm most comfortable with and I'll use it for the fall course.  In time, I may change or update it to what my students need.  I really like using rubrics and although, they take a lot of time to create, they are extremely useful once made!  Thank you all for making this course worthwhile to me!

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  1. TrollgeekJune 15, 2017 at 5:36 AM

    I know what you mean about time. You would think that summer for educators would be a bit more relaxed, but it never seems to work that way. Well now you know what your students may also feel like when they take an online course from you, and that's the idea.

    I like your discussion rubric - I think it is detailed enough so students have a very good idea of what's expected, and I think it would make evaluation of discussion posts easier for you too.

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