hi everbody,
we'll be back in Ellison Hall on Thursday, 3:30 as usual, to talk about writing
assignments in general - along with any other topics folks are interested in at
the end of the semester!
here are
some of the things we might consider:
-- what are
the biggest problems that our students face as writers? does the online course
environment make a difference (for better? for worse?) in their writing
efforts?
-- what are
the types of formal writing assignments that people have found to be most useful
in online courses? what kinds of informal writing assignments?
-- what are
the best strategies for giving students instructions for the writing
assignments? how can you avoid potential misunderstandings in advance so that
students actually complete the assignment as expected?
-- what are
some methods and tools for promoting the writing and revision process in the
context of an online course? what is the best way to pace writing assignments
throughout the semester?
-- what are
the different options for sharing writing across groups and the whole class, and
what are some ways to manage a peer review process? (earlier, Marielle gave us a
presentation on the CPR method which is for anonymous peer review - what are
some other peer review strategies that are available, and what is the technology
needed to support them?)
-- what kind
of writing support is available for OU students in general? what kind of online
writing support is available? what kind of support is desirable? is it possible
for us to build some online resources together?
I'm sure
this will lead us into all kinds of other related topics - and if you have some
specific questions you would like to see addressed, please send them to me, or
send them around to the whole list for input. I'll try to come up with a handout
by tomorrow with links to some online materials and resources, and I'll get that
out to this list since I know that a lot of folks cannot attend our actual
Thursday mtgs., esp. at this busy time of the semester.
thanks
everybody!
Laura