{"id":196,"date":"2018-05-16T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-marriageandfamily\/?post_type=part&#038;p=196"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:12:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:12:27","slug":"detailed-instructions-and-grading-rubrics","status":"web-only","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/part\/detailed-instructions-and-grading-rubrics\/","title":{"raw":"Detailed Instructions and Grading Rubrics","rendered":"Detailed Instructions and Grading Rubrics"},"content":{"raw":"Hints on how to succeed in this course!\r\n\r\nThe grades you earn on each assignment are up to you. \u00a0The documents below spell out in detail the requirements you must meet in order to earn an \"A\" grade.\u00a0These \"hints\"\u00a0give you a preview of those requirements:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The course consists of 5 \u00a0<strong>learning\u00a0modules<\/strong>.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Be aware of the start and end date of the discussion forums and the due date for the assessments.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Submit your initial posts within the first 3 days that the module starts. For full credit submit your initial posts on the module start day.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Participate in each of the discussion forums on at least 10 different days during the module<\/li>\r\n \t<li>For full credit, submit your Reflective Blog\u00a0on the first day of the Knowledge\u00a0Audit window\u00a0- early and late posts do not earn full credit.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I will accept some assignments late, but there is a late penalty built into the grading rubrics:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Discussion forum posts that are submitted after the forum has ended are not graded - n<strong>o exceptions!<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong>Frequently asked Questions:<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Question 1<\/strong>: How will I be graded?\r\n\r\nAnswer: I use a grading rubric to provide feedback on every assignment. These rubrics are printed in the documents in this folder. \u00a0Once your assignment is graded the scored rubric is available in the \"My Grades\" area. \u00a0I suggest that you\u00a0review each of\u00a0your\u00a0scored\u00a0rubrics so that you are aware of any problems and do not make the same mistakes again.\r\n\r\n<strong>Question 2<\/strong>: Why is there a \"post on 10 different days\" requirement\u00a0for full credit on the discussion forums?\r\n\r\nAnswer: \u00a0I have learned over my 20 years of teaching online\u00a0that the discussion forum is the primary learning activity. \u00a0To make an online\u00a0discussion as meaningful as a face-to-face discussion, it is necessary to have the same back-and-forth interaction. \u00a0This can only be done if you give the other participants a chance to respond before you get\u00a0back to them with your reply.\u00a0 It is also for this reason that you will only get credit for a maximum of 3 posts to a discussion forum during any 24 hour period. \u00a0For your posts to have maximum teaching value, you need to spread them out over the entire length of the module.\r\n\r\n<strong>Question<\/strong> <strong>3<\/strong>: Why doesn't my course grade change each day that my discussion posts are graded?\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1em;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Answer:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 1em 0px;padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;border: 0px;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">Your course grade will not reflect your discussion forum grades until the discussions have ended.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">I will attempt to grade your discussion posts every day, so your grade on a discussion forum will improve each time you submit an acceptable discussion post.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">You can see your current and past discussion forum grades by clicking on the \"My Grades\" link in the sidebar on the left.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">Review your discussion forum rubrics frequently and you will always know how you are doing, and how much more work is needed to attain the grade you want.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">I will enter your forum grades into the grade book when the discussions have ended.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">When I enter your forum grades into the grade book, then your course grade will change.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>Hints on how to succeed in this course!<\/p>\n<p>The grades you earn on each assignment are up to you. \u00a0The documents below spell out in detail the requirements you must meet in order to earn an &#8220;A&#8221; grade.\u00a0These &#8220;hints&#8221;\u00a0give you a preview of those requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The course consists of 5 \u00a0<strong>learning\u00a0modules<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Be aware of the start and end date of the discussion forums and the due date for the assessments.<\/li>\n<li>Submit your initial posts within the first 3 days that the module starts. 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These rubrics are printed in the documents in this folder. \u00a0Once your assignment is graded the scored rubric is available in the &#8220;My Grades&#8221; area. \u00a0I suggest that you\u00a0review each of\u00a0your\u00a0scored\u00a0rubrics so that you are aware of any problems and do not make the same mistakes again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question 2<\/strong>: Why is there a &#8220;post on 10 different days&#8221; requirement\u00a0for full credit on the discussion forums?<\/p>\n<p>Answer: \u00a0I have learned over my 20 years of teaching online\u00a0that the discussion forum is the primary learning activity. \u00a0To make an online\u00a0discussion as meaningful as a face-to-face discussion, it is necessary to have the same back-and-forth interaction. \u00a0This can only be done if you give the other participants a chance to respond before you get\u00a0back to them with your reply.\u00a0 It is also for this reason that you will only get credit for a maximum of 3 posts to a discussion forum during any 24 hour period. \u00a0For your posts to have maximum teaching value, you need to spread them out over the entire length of the module.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question<\/strong> <strong>3<\/strong>: Why doesn&#8217;t my course grade change each day that my discussion posts are graded?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1em;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">Answer:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1em 0px;padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;border: 0px;font-weight: normal;font-style: normal;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: small;color: #000000;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">Your course grade will not reflect your discussion forum grades until the discussions have ended.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">I will attempt to grade your discussion posts every day, so your grade on a discussion forum will improve each time you submit an acceptable discussion post.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">You can see your current and past discussion forum grades by clicking on the &#8220;My Grades&#8221; link in the sidebar on the left.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">Review your discussion forum rubrics frequently and you will always know how you are doing, and how much more work is needed to attain the grade you want.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">I will enter your forum grades into the grade book when the discussions have ended.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-weight: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 13px;list-style-type: inherit\">When I enter your forum grades into the grade book, then your course grade will change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-196","part","type-part","status-web-only","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=196"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-marriageandfamily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}