Module 1: Instructor¹s 3rd Notes: Reflection on 1st posting period

(same message posted to course Twitter, discussion area, & BBLearn E-Mail)

I though we should reflect on what we have accomplished in the 1^st posting period for Module 1 discussions to help us to improve our learning experiences.  I hope you find them useful.

·      Due: Sunday: Assignment 1: PLE Setup

·      Module 1 Discussions

o   What we did right:

§  Responded to both Key 1 and Key 2 discussion question by Thursday.

§  I saw many thorough and comprehensive responses to both key discussions with relevant and strong references support.

§  Some of you started respond to other students’ postings. It is a great way to engage us in more learner-learner interaction.

o   What should I do in the 2^nd posting period (Friday-Sunday)

§  TWO or more postings for the 2^nd posting period (Friday-Sunday): Respond to others' postings.

§  Total 6 posting at least for Module 1 (Previous students’ average was 12.59 postings; See Discussion Analyses: https://sites.google.com/site/etc545/etc545-module-discussion-statistics)

§  Respond to others' posting.

§  As a courtesy, don’t forget to respond to the questions raised by the classmates, and the instructor to your postings.  Frequently, I ask further questions on your postings.

o   What we can improve:

§  Remember to “Reply” to the specific posting rather than initiating a new thread for our postings/responses.

§  Update the “Subject” field to reflect our posting; therefore, our subject field represent a title of our postings rather than read like “M1-KEY-3-Twitter” or “RE: M1-KEY-3-Twitter.”  See the instructor’s posting for some examples.