Forty percent of the grade for this class will come from
sharing your thoughts with your classmates
Task
At least once every 14 days during the semester,
you will be expected to have something interesting to say to your classmates
Condition
Write something to a
discussion post
at least once every two weeks.
Standard
The task is worth 40% of the semester grade (five points every two weeks).
Do it and get full credit, don't do it and get no credit.
Ten percent of the grade for this class will come from
validating a classmate's effort
Task
Comment on a classmate's
discussion post
Condition
Doing it once during the semester will earn two points.
Doing it twice during the semester will earn two more points.
Doing it more often will show your classmates how much you value their efforts.
Standard
The task is worth 10% of the semester grade.
Start early in the semester, and perhaps get in the habit.
Twenty-five percent of the grade for this class will come from
things we do in class
Task
Everyone will have the opportunity to initiate a class sessions.
Expect to do this more than once during the semester.
You will know which session will be yours by finding your name on a session announcement in the
Canvas calendar.
Condition
When one is on the schedule to present,
that individual will walk to the front of the room and speak to the entire group,
without bringing their laptop or phone with them to read from.
We will do this to get practice in speaking extemporaneously to a professional group.
This is just for practice and is not a graded exercise.
Standard
The task is worth 25% of the semester grade.
While much of class time will be taken up with lecture, there is always to the opportunity to share your thoughts in discussion.
Such discussion might be a further exploration of your discussion posts,
a back-and-forth about the topic of the day,
or a standalone discussion about something you feel merits the time in class.