Hello, A rubric's role is to make clear for the student the expectations of the an assignment. Secondly, it allows for structured grading by a teacher, as they are to compare a student's work to the rubric and assess whether the work is satisfactory.

How many of you use the same rubric guideline for each assignment?

How do you go about setting up guidelines for group work?

How many of you have established rules regarding this?

Should a teacher give out their private home number to students?

When assessing the use of technology communication tools in a virtual learning environment, one of the most important things to consider is how much and what type(s) of experiential equity a student has. Some students may communicate effectively through one medium, such as email, while other students work better through multiple mediums.

While I believe that technology tools lend themselves well to building relationships in the online environment, what if you are restricted to the schools learning/classroom platform. I teach at an online school where communications are restricted to inside of the classroom for reporting purposes(blackboard). Is anyone familiar with any technology tools that enhance communications on blackboard outside of email and holding chat sessions?

While we focus on the content of the message, we also need to consider the visual impact. If you are able to choose your typeface, make sure that it conveys a professional image (e.g. Times New Roman, Georgia, Cambria, or Ariel). Using a font that is childish (e.g. Comic Sans, Kristen ITC, Freestyle Script) suggests that you are more playful than serious and that you are not particularly professional. A heavy font (e.g. Impact) will make you look pushy. This might sound silly, but there's a ton of research on the impact that typeface has on the reader's perception of the sender and of the message. Since an online class lacks face-to-face interaction, your students have nothing to go on but the words you write and what those words look like.

is important for any documents, presentation or interaction.

helping students to effectively communicate on line is very important for proper interaction with fellow students as well as with the instructors. This is the ongoing learning process which is a requirement in todays life.

is a very important part of civility as well as managing of overall communication

For 21st centuary, technology tools have become very important not only for learning but also for communication. Today in any field like emergency manager or planner or responders job, technology tools have become a vital part of the life cycle.

What Principles of Learning do you believe are most important for your online teaching?

What pitfalls do you see your online students falling into and how do you help them "get out of the pit"?

What technical skills do you see as important for your online students?

In your online course, how do you decide whether to use asynchronous or synchronous communication tools?

How do you help students improve their reading, writing, and communication skills?

In your online course, how do you help students become good online citizens?

Why is it important to ask online students to complete a self-analysis inventory?

As an online instructor, why is it important to complete a self-analysis inventory?