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Use this article to explore assessments for personal communications including support for assessing these activities, how to use them in an online course, examples, and links to more research on the topic. |
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Exploring Personal Communication Assessments
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OPTIONAL: If you wish, choose one or more of these resources to explore further:
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If You Build It, They Will Come: Building Learning Communities Through Threaded Discussions - An oft-cited, informative article by Edelstein & Edward that also includes a rubric
Facilitating Online Discussions Effectively - An overview of the literature about designing and facilitating online discussions, by Alfred P. Rovai of Regent University (you may need to provide your Boise State login)
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- - A blog post by Mary Beth Hertz
Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Tool: Google+ Hangouts - By the Team Sprocket Assessment Tool Box, a collaborative project at the University of Wisconsin - Stout
7 Things You Should Know About Skype - A 2-page document from EDUCAUSE that outlines considerations for using Skype for synchronous discussions
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OPTIONAL: If you wish, explore any of these resources to learn more about blogs:
Blogs in Plain English (2:48 minutes) - A video by the Common Craft Show, which is well-known for creating short videos that explain a variety of tools and concepts
What are Blogs? (1:37 minutes) - A video by Alan Wayman
- A collection of blogs by online students at the University of Liverpool
7 Things You Should Know About Blogs - A 2-page document from EDUCAUSE that outlines considerations for using blogs for personal learning experiences
References
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Common Craft Show (2013). Blogs in plain English. (Links to an external site.) [Video file] Retrieved from httphttps://www.commoncraft.com/video/blogs
Edelstein, S. & Edwards, J. (2002, April). If you build it, they will come: Building learning communities through threaded discussions. (Links to an external site.) eLearn eLearn Magazine. Retrieved from httphttps://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=566829&emailsent=1&CFID=41424174&CFTOKEN=83420119
EDUCAUSE (2005). 7 things you should know about blogs. (Links to an external site.) [PDF] Retrieved from httphttps://netlibrary.educause.edu/irresources/library2005/pdf/ELI7006.pdf9/7-things-you-should-know-about-blogs
EDUCAUSE (2007). 7 things you should know about Skype. (Links to an external site.) [PDF] Retrieved from httphttps://netlibrary.educause.edu/irresources/library2005/pdf/ELI7032.pdf9/7-things-you-should-know-about-blogs
Hertz, M. (2013, February 1). How educators and schools can make the most of Google Hangouts (Links to an external site.). [Blog post] Retrieved from httphttps://www.edutopia.org/blog/educators-schools-google-hangouts-mary-beth-hertz
Reiss, D. (2003). Educational Weblogs and resources/acknowledgments (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.wordsworth2.net/writing/weblogresource.htm (Links to an external site.)
Rovai, A. (2007). Facilitating online discussion effectively. Internet and Higher Education, 10(1), 77-88. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2006.10.001
Smith, T. (2002). Discussions: importance, design, facilitation, and evaluation (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/2002_11/index.aspevaluation.
Team Sprocket Assessment Tool Box. (2012). Peer to peer collaboration tool: Google + Hangout. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/teamsprocketassessmenttoolbox/home/introduction/quiz-test-maker-tool-classmarker/reflection-tool-live-journal/peer-to-peer-collaboration-tool-google-hangoutsUniversity of Liverpool. (n.d). University Student Blog. (Links to an external site.) Retrieved from http://www.university-liverpool-online.com/online-learning/student-blog
Wayman, A. (Producer). (2007, January 29) What are blogs? (Links to an external site.) [Video file] httphttps://wwwyoutu.youtube.combe/watchuWaSLE1CELc?vfeature=uWaSLE1CELcshared