Hey Laura, This is a fantastic idea! I wish I had implemented something like this earlier, as I think my students would really benefit from it too. Great idea! Thank you for sharing it!!! PEACE Kerry On Aug 22, 2006, at 10:50 AM, Gibbs, Laura K. wrote: > hi everybody, I hope your semester is going well! I wanted to quickly > share with everybody a new assignment I am using this semester > which so > far is having great results (I opened my classes last Monday and > almost > all the students chose to get started early). > > in the past I've had students do an online course contract with me, > but > it was very mechanical and not personalized or individualized in any > way. this semester, I am asking students to do the contract but > also to > CHOOSE THREE SUCCESS STRATEGIES that they think will help them do well > in the class and send me back a note about that. > > here's the assignment: > http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/orientation/contract.htm > > and here's the list of success strategies I've asked them to look > at and > choose from: > http://www.bestmoodle.net/ks/cp/success.htm > > I think it's working well since I am getting some very interesting > comments back from the students in response and they are choosing all > different kinds of strategies, based on their own personal > circumstances. > > anyway, I wanted to share this since it is a very simple assignment > and > is giving great results, helping to turn what was previously an empty > (but necessary) exercise into a much more productive self- > examination by > the student and more interesting communication back to me. > > plus, it is not really specific to the content of my course at > all... so > I'm hoping that if students come up with success strategies for their > online course, it will help them in their regular courses as well! > > :) > > Laura