Interaction and collaboration workshop presentation
1. Good to Great!
Using the Exemplary Course Rubric to Improve Your Course
Interaction and
Collaboration
2. Workshop Objective
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
– Identify the elements of interaction and
collaboration from the Blackboard Exemplary
Course Program Rubric.
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8. Establishing a Learning Community
1. Communication Strategies
– Opportunities for synchronous/asynchronous
interaction
– Asynchronous communication promotes critical
reflection
– Synchronous activities benefit from real-time
interactions and “rapid response”
communication
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9. Establishing a Learning Community
2. Development of Learning Community
– Communication activities build a sense of
community
– Student-to-student interaction is required
– Student-to-instructor interaction is encouraged
– Collaborative activities reinforce course content
and learning outcomes
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10. Establishing a Learning Community
3. Interaction Logistics
– Guidelines explaining required participation
– Expectations regarding quality of
communication
– Rubric included to explain evaluation
– Instructor actively participates and provides
feedback to students
– Instructor uses communication tools to provide
course updates, reminders, announcements
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11. Establishing a Learning Community
Blackboard Communication Tools
– Announcements
– Email
– Messages
– Groups
– Discussion Board
– Chat
– Virtual Classroom
– Blogs
– Journals
– Wikis
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12. Best Practices for Quality Communication
– Provide opportunities for students to work in small
groups
– Clearly communicate expectations for
participation in the groups and criteria for
evaluation
– Use discussion boards and other interactive
activities to encourage critical thinking and inquiry
– Establish rubrics for evaluation of discussion
posts
– Provide feedback to students via announcements
and email as appropriate
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13. Designing an Exemplary Course
– Presentation Video
– Course Tours
– Scholarly Readings
– Hands-On Activities
https://open.coursesites.com
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1 minuteExplain to the participants that there are 4 main sections (Course Design, Interaction and Collaboration, Assessment, Learner Support) in the rubric. This workshop focuses on the second section, Interaction and Collaboration. Tell the participants that the complete rubric is located in the Participant’s Guide.
1 minute Tell the participants that there are three main subsections for Interaction and Collaboration, which will be described in more detail in the following slides. Communication StrategiesDevelopment of Learning CommunityInteraction Logistics
2 minutesReview the three main parts of the Interaction and Collaboration subsection of ECP rubric.