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Postings at the student forum. These will be the first postings to each
thread that students will see. The directions will be posted for each
thread, but it would be helpful for students to know in advance what information
to post and how. When you return home from cluster, please access the forum as
soon as you can and sign-in. The choice to do two book reviews or the
synthesized literature review should be made as soon as possible and your
decision posted. As the need for other threads arises, new ones will be added.
Although I added my own touches, the rules below are essentially the same as
those for the Institute class, as stated by Dr. Abramson.
Sign-In (Who We Are)
Subject: Rules for Posting
 | Use REPLY to the instructor's message. |
| On the subject line, enter your name. |
| In the message box, write one or two sentences about yourself. This might
include where you live, what you do, and where you are in the DCTE
program--your choice. This will indicate that you have access to the forum
and reacquaint everyone with you. |
Recruitment for Term A
(or B, C, D, E, as the case applies):
Subject: Rules for Posting
Remember as the teacher of the mini course you are posting, the first part of
assignment one (your teaching materials) is due on time (Eastern Standard Time), submitted via the ESET,
by the third day after the course starts for the term.
| If you are the teacher, create a NEW message in this forum. In the subject
line, put the title of your mini course. You may follow the model template
for course offerings in the program book, using only items you deem
relevant. Alternately, you may create a totally new recruitment page. |
| If you are the student selecting a mini course, use REPLY to the course
you are selecting on the recruitment page. |
Synthesized Literature Reviews
Subject: Rules for Posting
| Your entry should be a NEW message, not a reply. |
| In the subject box, write your name. |
| In the message box, write two sentences. The first should describe your
topic and the second, the target population you are investigating.
Topic:
Target population: |
Priority for Reviewing Books
Subject: Rules for Posting
Be sure to monitor the "three to a book" rule. To establish
priority, follow the rules in the syllabus.
| Your entry should be a NEW message to this thread for each book, not a
reply to a message. |
| In the subject box, type the author's name and the year. |
| In the body of the message, type the complete reference in APA format. |
Relevant Journal Articles:
Subject: Rules for Posting
Use this thread for posting articles from magazines and journals. Relevant
means about teaching and learning online. (If the article is online, use the
website thread.) Post in this fashion:
| Enter your posting as a NEW message. |
| In the subject box, type a few words about the subject of the article. |
| In the body of the message, type the complete reference in APA format. |
| Leave a blank line and write a sentence or two on why you recommend the
article. |
| Students should use REPLY for additional comments related to the posting. |
Relevant, Timely Websites
Subject: Rules for Posting
Please use this thread for posting articles found on timely, relevant
websites. Relevant means about teaching and learning online. The posting should
be a live link and a sentence or two explaining why someone would want to go
there.
| Enter your posting as a NEW message. |
| In the subject box, type a few words about the subject of the article. |
| In the body of the message, type the complete live link. |
| Leave a blank line and write a sentence or two on why you recommend the
article. |
| Students should use REPLY for additional comments related to the posting. |
Monthly Communications
Subject: Rules for Posting
Under this thread, I will post course-related information. Students should
also use this thread for course-related issues, or postings of interest for the
entire class that may not fit appropriately under other threads. This is
different from the chat format of the Coffee Hour thread, in which students can
choose or not choose to participate.
Essentials of Online Teaching (Post Secondary)
Subject: Experiences Teaching Online
This thread should be used for pointers or lessons learned as we move through
the teaching aspects of our innovations: the mini-courses. Your
"subject" may be a question to which the "message" provides
your answer.
Entries may be short or long and may be responded to by others, using REPLY.
To keep "on topic":
| Remember that these "tips" must relate to teaching online adult
learners; |
| Do not get embroiled in technology literacy; |
| Keep your remarks lean and clean. |
| You may wish to modify your own "tip" during the term. That is
real reflective learning. |
| These tips should come from personal experience. They may be backed up by
literature, but literature alone is not relevant. |
Essentials of Online Learning (Post Secondary)
Subject: Experiences Learning Online
This thread should be used for pointers or lessons learned as we move through
the learner aspects of our innovations: the mini-courses. Your
"subject" may be a question to which the "message" provides
your answer.
Entries may be short or long and may be responded to by others, using REPLY.
To keep "on topic":
| Remember that these "tips" must relate to being an online adult
learner; |
| Do not get embroiled in technology literacy; |
| Keep your remarks lean and clean. |
| You may wish to modify your own "tip" during the term. That is
real reflective learning. |
| These tips should come from personal experience. They may be back up by
literature, but literature alone is not relevant. |
Monthly Coffee Hour
Subject: Rules for Posting
Use this thread for social aspects of the course--conversations with the
class. This thread is not intended for posting contributions to the knowledge
base for assignments. Students can choose or not choose to participate in this
chat area.
Last Modified: 02/03/02
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