This is a presentation that was given at Madison College's January 2013 Convocation.

1. Jennifer Lewis
Madison Area Technical College Convocation
January 9, 2012

2.  Proactive Communications
 Emails,
Weekly
Blogs/Announcements, Overviews
 Communication Responses
 Email, text, etc.
 Discussion Participation
 Grading and Feedback

3.  Assignments/Activities for each week
 Level of Instructor Involvement
 Feedback/grading required
 Work into your weekly schedule
If an “Instructor’s Manual” doesn’t exist for
your course, map one out!
Example Instructor’s Manual: http://slidesha.re/13jh1pA

4.  Auto
 Self
 Peer
 Instructor
 Individual  At least one per week!
 Group

5.  Basic comprehension
 Vocabulary
 “First-stage” concepts
 Reading comprehension – Did they do it?
 Tools in Blackboard:
 Tests, surveys, pools
 SoftChalk learning activities
 StudyMate

6.  May vary on level of challenge
 Two possibilities:
1. Low Level “review”
 Personal Journal
2. High Level reviews
 Self assessment on
discussions, project drafts and/or
final projects

7.  May vary on level of challenge
 Two possibilities:
1. Low Level “review”
 Wiki page review
 Group journal response
2. High Level reviews
 Peer feedback on drafts and/or final
projects

8.  Aim for at least one per week (check time!)
 Use student name in communication
 Acknowledge student effort on task
 Provide suggestions for improvement
 Answer questions regarding concepts
 Personal journals
 Discussion participation
 Challenging concept activities

9.  Keep track of “common” comments for use
in future semesters
 Word’s track changes feature is your friend
 Caveat: Students without Word PDFs
 Screencastsgo a looooong way for
personalization!
 Blackboard Rubrics Rock!

10.  Great way to wrap up the week
 Point out what the group understood
 Address challenges/misconceptions
 Answer questions regarding concepts
 Provide suggestions for improvement
 Address behavioral issues if necessary
 Group journal summaries
 Discussion summaries
 Week/unit wrap-ups

11.  Keep track of “common” comments for use
in future semesters
 Screencasts work great for visual feedback
 Example: http://bit.ly/UKWp5x

12.  Active participant
 Moderator
 Background participant

13.  Instructor evaluation
 Self evaluations
 Group evaluations

14.  From the Blackboard On Demand Center:
 Buildinga Rubric: http://bit.ly/10fQJ9T
 Grading with Rubrics: http://bit.ly/VPWYKD
 Sample Rubric: http://slidesha.re/RGzWbe

15. 1. Select any week/unit from your course
Suggestion: Choose one you or your students find challenging!
2. List out the Learning Activities/Assignments
3. Note time required for Student and Instructor
4. Summarize Instructor Involvement
5. Identify Type of Grading/Feedback provide
Is there at least one individualized feedback from instructor?

16.  JLNielsen@madisoncollege.edu
 Skype: jennifer.l.nielsen
 Twitter: GeoJenLewis