Blackboard Communication and Collaboration Tools
Discussion Board
- Guide
on how to use the
Discussion Board Feature
Animated Tutorials
- Discussion Board Overview
- Discussion Board Rating and Grading Statistics
- Discussion Board User Mgmt and Moderation
More Discussion Resources can be found on this Wiki
http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/OnlineDiscussion
Planning:
Benjamin S. Bloom. Taxonomy of educational objectives. Published by Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA. Copyright (c) 1984 by Pearson Education.
Meredith College’s application of Bloom’s Taxonomy to the design of learning objectives: http://www.meredith.edu/rpa/sourcebook/bloomstaxonomy.htm (retrieved July 10th, 2007).
San Diego State University's Encyclopedia of Educational Technology: http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/ Search for Bloom's Taxonomy: revised.
Best Practices:
Greenlaw, S. A. and DeLoach, S. B. (2003). Teaching Critical Thinking with Electronic Discussion. http://www.indiana.edu/~econed/pdffiles/winter03/greenlaw.pdf
Pelz, B. (2004). (My) Three Principles of effective Online Pedagogy. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks. Vol. 8 Issue 3:
http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/JALN/v8n3/v8n3_pelz.aspSloan –C: Bill Pelz’s Student Led Discussions:
http://www.sloan-c.org/effective/details3.asp?LE_ID=36Strategies for Promoting Online Discussion in Your Course: http://www.onlinelearning.net/InstructorCommunity/tips_oct2000.html?s=625.5060x282p.031f403l80
Grading Rubrics:
Sloan-C: Frank McClusky’s Discussion Grading Rubric: http://www.sloan-c.org/effective/details3.asp?LE_ID=18
Cal State University: http://www.csulb.edu/lats/itss/design/discussionrubric.html
Issues:
J. Freedman and M. Anderson. Lurking: A Valid Learning Style? Magna Publications’ Online Classroom: July 2007 Issue.
Virtual Classroom
Lightweight Chat
- Using Lightweight Chat (Courtesy of NIU)
Designing Your Course Space
Assessments and surveys
Getting Started
Getting Started
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