ENGL/IS 387 ÒWeb Content DevelopmentÓ
Online
Participation Portfolio
(44
points for each portfolio; loss of 1 letter grade each day past due date)
Overview
Participate
in weekly online discussion forums and activities, and submit a two-week
cumulative portfolio with Òparticipation examplesÓ that justify a self-grade
you feel you deserve.
Requirements
á
Examples
must occur in separate weeks and illustrate different Òinteraction typesÓ (see
below);
á
Each
example must be copied and pasted into a Òportfolio formÓ (including a
date/time stamp from the discussion forum), and be submitted electronically;
á
The
instructor reserves the right to lower/raise the Òself-gradeÓ based on evidence
summarized by the student or available directly on the Bb course site.
Interaction
Type Examples
1.
Student-Content
(SC)
a.
Post
a few salient sentences on the topic;
b.
Link
posts to course theories, lectures or texts (synthesis & analysis);
c.
Cite
new or existing sources (not just your opinion) whenever possible.
2.
Student-Student
(SS)
a.
Draw
out a colleagueÕs assumptions through probing follow up queries;
b.
Dispute
positions with which you do not agree;
c.
Defend
your position.
3.
Student-Group
(SG)
a.
Provoke
thought (not emotions) about a new idea or issue;
b.
Contribute
to the civil discourse or edification of the class;
c.
Encourage
participation of others.
Grading
You should post more than one
question/comment per week to cover the range of interaction types above, but
include your best example in the portfolio. Based on the following, consider
how insightful your question/comment was. Do the same for your responses to
other students' posts.
|
Requirements |
A (4 pts) |
B (3 pts) |
C (2 pts) |
D (1 pts) |
F (0 pts) |
|
Question/Comment
Interaction Types (will likely be SC) |
High
quality post; using all aspects of a type. |
Good
quality post; using 2 of 3 aspects of a type. |
Average
quality post; using 1 aspect/type. |
Poor
quality post. |
Not
participating at all. |
|
Response Interaction
Types |
High
quality reply, one for each type (SC, SS, SG). |
Good
quality reply; 2 of 3 types (one is SC) |
Average
quality reply (one is SC) |
Poor
quality reply. |
Not
participating at all. |
For group responses to your
original post (there may be more, but three will do), use the following scale
(0 to 2 points):
0 = if
you did not elicit a response;
1 = if
you elicited a poor response (because your question/comment wasn't great);
2 = if
the response was adequate.