Kelly Wilkinson

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Kimberley, Yes, it is important to respect a students' views. I think you are using the asynchronous and synchronous communication very smartly. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Improving Communication Skills

Kimberley, I agree, you have to provide examples. I like to describe what an "A" paper looks like, what a "B" paper looks like etc. They can look at those papers using the rubric established for the assignment. It works! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Developing Non-Technical Skills

Kimberley, You make a great point, a good online citizen is a good citizen. You have to set the expectations in the course and YOU model it. It is so important. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Student Self-Analysis

Kimberley, Don't you think that many of these skills can transfer to professional skills? I think students need to be aware how similar online communication can be to real world communication. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Student Self-Analysis

Kimberley, I agree with you. students do need to know their strengths and weaknesses. You can have predetermined content that can address those issues. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Alternative and Authentic Assessment

Lois, You might use padlet.com as a electronic board that students can use to "show" their work. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Alternative and Authentic Assessment

Lois, What a great assignment. That does incorporate authentic learning. It is not just creating the flyer but critical thinking about what goes on that flyer and the process to determine the content. That is real world. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Using Objective and/or Subjective Evaluations

Lois, That is a problem! It is important use a variety of assessments to evaluate learning. I hope that your LMS improves! Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Using Objective and/or Subjective Evaluations

Lois, Quizzes are an effective way to communicate to students important information they should learn. There is research that determined quizzes actually guided students in the learning as it was their guide to what was important; and the students actually liked it. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson

Kelly Wilkinson

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Using Objective and/or Subjective Evaluations

Perry, You are right. It give students the criteria upfront. It does help you explain the students when they disagree with a grade. Dr. Kelly Wilkinson