Tara Vanderveer

Hey Colleen,
Thanks for replying. I love that you are thinking of using a # to get community going. 
As far as fav. pic - you can let people "thumbs up" things on Padlet, so I would pick the top 10 thumbs!

I am now going to search twitter and insta for #Firstsnowselfie!  Somehow we don't have any snow here in Iqaluit yet, but when we do I will have my learners post too! 
Building community beyond these walls.... :)

Oh this was such a useful exercise! I have thought of and developed a few activities, but I think this is the one I will be able to use in my classes right now. I had to think about how to create community beyond just the first day icebreaker stuff, so I challenged myself to come up with something that is appropriate and useful at this time of the term - MIDTERMS.

The activity uses Padlet which most of my learners are familiar with and have the app for (recommended app on syllabus). I think it will help build community because they can see each other's thoughts on the term/encourage each other and the image becomes part of the course aesthetic. I also think it works well for a variety of class delivery modes and sizes. 

Challenges: Ensuring participation...no grade = no effort?

My activity: 

Find/Create, post, vote!

As we approach the middle of the term, it is important to remind ourselves of where we have come from and what we feel about our class' journey ahead. Do some searching and find an image that summarizes what this class has meant to you and will mean to you going forward. Can't find the perfect post? Make one! Post your found or created image here.  Be sure to like and vote on others too!

The top 10 images will be identified and we will vote, in class, to select our #MidtermMotivation image. 

(The winning image would then be displayed as the class banner on D2L and printed on the back of the midterm exam). 

I was also thinking another variation could be to have learners take #StudySelfie and post it to padlet or twitter with a midterm prep tip!

Hey guys, 

Being a bit greedy here by posting another, but I am struggling with a good rubric to evaluate the feedback students give each other.

I have a written assignment that they peer evaluate and then I evaluate them on the quality of feedback they provide. I have never done it before, but here is what I am working on...

Does anyone have a "Go-To" rubric for this type of assessment or comments for me on this one?

Thank you all for your generosity in feedback and conversation!!!

Tara

Congratulations for diving into something new! I too am struggling/playing with the single point rubric. I have made one that, once I revise in this course, I am going to use and see how it goes!

I wonder if moving the criteria to the middle as the "standard" would make it more clear to students what is the bear minimum for like a "C".

I would also not shy away from having a ZERO column. The works I have read and the VALUE rubrics team and AAC&U suggest it is important to have the option to say, this was totally unacceptable.

For instance...

Does not meet	Partially Meets	Standard Met	Exceeds	Excels	Feedback
		Leadership Proposed useful recommendations and helped keep group on task. (I do question if this shows leadership though)

I really like this model. I cringe at the 0-1 rating system (though understand and appreciate their usefulness), so this is nice and refreshing. I also feel that it is a great model if  assessment is FOR learning. I am going to use this as a starting point for term-long work and Capstone projects. Thanks for sharing!