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I have used a rubric many times in teaching courses.
I will say that designing the rubric is a challenge and I always past it by other peers to make sure it was going to be effective.
Effectively measuring the evaluation is to be able to apply a rubric that details all the progress and weaknesses of the students, so that as an instructor they can point out their strengths and work on the weaknesses in the future.
The use of a well written rubric will faciliate consistentcy for grading as well as clear intructions for students on what is expected.
Rubrics are helpful for consistency in grading posts and other assignments. Making posts compulsory (ahem) may result in low quality posts.
Rubrics are a useful tool to use when communicating course expectations as well as to evaluate students' participation.
Guide on the side > Sage on the stage
rubrics are new to me communication is important one needs to use a rubric to communcate the importance of learning the subject and understanding to the student that this is a key to grading their performance without alienating them
I learned that rubrics can be a useful way to not only assess student work but also clearly articulate your expectations for the assignment.
I have not used rubric. I tried once using it to score discussion boards but I found it confusing.
I have to reconsider scoring by rubric.
Any experience that could help me in this regard?
It's important to set guidelines for online discussions. The guidelines should be in the course syllabus and presented at the beginning of the course so students know what is expected of them when responding to questions or student comments. It's important that the guidelines are specific, length of responses, content, not repeating what has already been stated, etc.
An effective way of managing the discussion board is via being an "on the side" instructor.
Using rubrics creates consistency in feedback and grading. When I've led a discussion thread, I will monitor and wait a few days to allow students to conversate amongst themselves and then add my commentary to further the discussion.
Heading off problems before they occur with planning.
Communication and Collaboration as necessary complementary elements is a new goal for me. Within course, the potential weakness of communicating facts onto a discussion board and often getting limited feedback can be improved by collaboration which encourages knowledge generation and negotiation for consensus.
Rubrics are another form of communication, with define guidelines and boundaries for students to
review when summiting assignments.
I have learned some of the indicators of online learning is for students to communicate not only on an academiclevel, but on a personal level. Working together towards the goals of the course is what they are "supposed" to be doing. It is imperative to have guidelines for students to understand what is expected of them and what types of behaviors are prohibited. Having Clear expectations statement will offer students with set of rules and regulations as a valuable directive. Because, Sometimes they talk about their personal lives (families, hobbies, jobs), their triumphs and trials with being adistance student (scheduling, technical problems, disagreement with pedagogy), when they seek each other's counselfor other areas of their life (job change, which elective course to take next, family issues), this is the point at which wefeel they are comfortable as a community. This is not to say we will become best friends. But to have guidelines for them to follow will help students to be on track.
I learned that Rubrics are essential tools that should be developed by the instructor and given to students in advance of the due date for the project or assignment so students have an objective measeure of the expectations for the project or outcome.
The instructor should monitor the online dialogue regularly and consistently. The interactions between participants should be analyzed and all learners should be encouraged to participate. Key points should be highlighted, and the dialogue is to be mainstreamed and focused. The instructor should close and summarize each discussion respectively. Take away from this module: Monitoring of the thread decreases the risk of minimum discussion or dialogue that is unfocused.
I think I'll apply creating multiple discussion boards so students won't have to scroll through endless messages. This will help with organization on my end for grading purposes, but also for the student to jump ahead and access specific topics.
I will be preparing a rubric for Clinical preparedness. Students will know what the objectives and expectations are beforehand rather than coming into clinicals blindly. Being specific and clear about the objectives and what the evaluation will entail.
Communication is important, but also teachers need to monitor conversations, posts and other items posted to ensure they are within the code of conduct and on topic.
