Did I see myself as an active member of the group?
Facilitating my own discussion was a bit of a balancing act. I did not want to respond immediately to every student’s posting because I wanted them to comment on each other’s postings or ideas. I felt as though some students in this course may have felt that they needed to immediately respond to each posting and I think that this can curtail the interdependence of students in the group discussion. Therefore, I did not want to be overly responsive, but also did not want to seem like I was ignoring my forum.
Facilitating my own discussion was a bit of a balancing act. I did not want to respond immediately to every student’s posting because I wanted them to comment on each other’s postings or ideas. I felt as though some students in this course may have felt that they needed to immediately respond to each posting and I think that this can curtail the interdependence of students in the group discussion. Therefore, I did not want to be overly responsive, but also did not want to seem like I was ignoring my forum.
I think I may have also posed a difficult question for students to answer and that might have curtailed some discussion. I really wanted to push other students in this course to think on a philosophical level about education.
I enjoyed facilitating discussion immensely! I am looking forward to implementing online discussions in my Oral/Interpersonal Communication course. Instead of having students complete a 2 to 4 page reflection paper, I am going to have them participate in 2 or 3 online discussions about their readings instead.
I really appreciated the great links to web sites about creating effective discussion questions. These links are very helpful and I will continue to utilize the information in the future!
How well did I participate in this week's discussion? Am I satisfied with my level and quality of participation?
I felt I improved my participation this week and did a better job of posting throughout the week. I think this has been a struggle for me since my workweek is so uneven, with the majority of my hours being worked in the beginning of the week.
I felt I improved my participation this week and did a better job of posting throughout the week. I think this has been a struggle for me since my workweek is so uneven, with the majority of my hours being worked in the beginning of the week.
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