Dimension 2.4 Blogs and Discussion Boards

"The Teacher:

• Consistently monitors the quality of student participation and performance."
• Uses multiple strategies to teach and assess students."

• Are students accessing prior knowledge?
• Are students asked to explain - moving beyond the obvious answer and into responses formulated through multi-step reasoning?
• Are students asked to construct responses that demonstrate how the newly-acquired knowledge can be applied outside the classroom?
• Are students required to develop better processes or procedures?
• Are students asked to give valuable feedback - something beyond, "I agree" or "Good point". Have they listed the pros and/or cons of an idea?
• Do the number of posts and responses demonstrate a robust discourse?
• Does the teacher post and/or reply using a variety of online tools to enhance instruction? (Videos, drawings/diagrams, audio, etc.)
• Does the teacher monitor the discussion to ensure all students who have asked for help have received the proper guidance?