5 PRACTICES FOR PRODUCTIVE ONLINE DISCUSSIONS: ADAPTING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STRATEGY TO ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS

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A Good Task Cognitively challenging Requires thinking, reasoning, problem solving Builds on and honors student thinking Not just show and tell or one right answer DISCUSSION WORTHY TASK

Anticipate What do you think students will say? How will they interpret the prompt? What strategies will they use?

Monitor Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible

Select Select which students you want to share Consider strategies, skills, and time SELECT

Sequence Decide the order in which students share Sequence depends on learning goals SEQUENCE

Connect Help students notice key ideas, connections, and patterns

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Example of the 5 Practices in an Online Discussion To join the conversation: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf

Contextual Background Fully online EdD program in Curriculum Studies Dissertation in Practice (CPED Affiliate) K-12 Teachers, Administrators, & District level personnel 2 & 4 year college instructors, program officers Course: Advanced Principles of Action Research 8-week course, Blackboard LMS, 2nd in AR sequence Instructor - Seven years of experience supporting educators using online tools & social constructivism

Week 1: Initiating the Course Community Members will reintroduce themselves, describe their professional context, their problem of practice and their proposed intervention. Members will develop a set of shared expectations for discussion board participation and the critical feedback cycle. LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Week 1: Initiating the Course Community DISCUSSION WORTHY TASK This? Cognitively Challenging Not just show and tell or one right answer Requires thinking, reasoning, problem solving Builds on and honors thinking Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Week 1: Initiating the Course Community DISCUSSION WORTHY Or This? TASK Cognitively Challenging Not just show and tell or one right answer Requires thinking, reasoning, problem solving Builds on and honors thinking LEARNING OBJECTIVE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf

What Would We Anticipate? MONITOR What Would We Anticipate? CONNECT TASK SELECT SEQUENCE In the Traditional Classroom Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What Would We Anticipate? MONITOR What Would We Anticipate? CONNECT TASK SELECT In the Online Classroom Expectations that promote or disrupt community Action Steps that promote or disrupt community Digital supports for embedding video Definitions of “tradition”, “expectation” Key words, phrases, concepts, etc. Misunderstanding the prompt SEQUENCE In the Traditional Classroom Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible ANTICIPATE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What Would We Monitor? Watch what students say ANTICIPATE MONITOR What Would We Monitor? CONNECT TASK Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible SELECT SEQUENCE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE MONITOR Click to next for “ & How” LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Monitor? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Monitor? CONNECT TASK Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible SELECT SEQUENCE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE MONITOR LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Monitor? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Monitor? CONNECT Online Discussion Subscribe to threads Set deadlines for each stage Use smaller groups Use keywords to search forum Member Context & Research Details (timezone, research interests, theories, interventions) Incomplete or unclear ideas Opposing & Similar Expectations and Action Steps TASK Traditional Classroom Watch what students say Probe them to clarify and make their thinking more visible SELECT SEQUENCE ANTICIPATE MONITOR LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Select? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Select? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Select which students you want to share Consider strategies, skills, and time SELECT SEQUENCE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE MONITOR SELECT LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Select? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Select? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Select which students you want to share Consider strategies, skills, and time SELECT Online Discussion Creative Videos Negative Traditions Clear articulation of instructional objective Opposing & Similar Expectations and Action Steps Unique Expectations/Action Steps At midpoint, use the announcement tool to highlight specific threads for student engagement SEQUENCE ANTICIPATE MONITOR SELECT LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

How Would We Sequence? Traditional Classroom ANTICIPATE MONITOR How Would We Sequence? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Decide the order in which students share Sequence depends on learning goals SELECT SEQUENCE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE MONITOR SELECT SEQUENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

How Would We Sequence? Traditional Classroom Online Discussion ANTICIPATE MONITOR How Would We Sequence? CONNECT Online Discussion Extend the discussion over two weeks using an additional prompt that is emergent Does the asynchronous environment make sequencing impossible? Instructor Presence? TASK Traditional Classroom Decide the order in which students share Sequence depends on learning goals SELECT SEQUENCE ANTICIPATE MONITOR SELECT SEQUENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Connect? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Connect? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Help students notice key ideas, connections, and patterns SELECT SEQUENCE Add you ideas here: goo.gl/slides/qydnuf ANTICIPATE MONITOR CONNECT SELECT SEQUENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Connect? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Connect? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Help students notice key ideas, connections, and patterns SELECT Online Discussion Video summary by instructor Create and display a digital map for member locations Synthesize the expectations into a concise list for member review. Identify connections to past and future discussions. SEQUENCE ANTICIPATE MONITOR CONNECT SELECT SEQUENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

What & How Would We Connect? ANTICIPATE MONITOR What & How Would We Connect? CONNECT TASK Traditional Classroom Help students notice key ideas, connections, and patterns SELECT SEQUENCE ANTICIPATE MONITOR CONNECT SELECT SEQUENCE LEARNING OBJECTIVE TASK

ADAPTING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STRATEGY TO ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS ANTICIPATE ADAPTING A BRICK-AND-MORTAR STRATEGY TO ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS MONITOR CONNECT Thank you for participating! Questions, New Ideas, etc? What was your biggest takeaway from this today? TASK SELECT SEQUENCE