Below is a list of scenarios that take place in an online class. Each of the scenarios listed require you, the instructor, to respond to posts made in the class discussions with the proper voice and tone. Read through each of the scenarios and select two to respond to. Make sure you apply different voice and tone to each response, using this resource from our class page as a guide. Label each of your posts with the scenario number you are intending to respond to, and feel free to be creative in terms of what your students may have posted. (For example, you can make up a quote from a student post or invent names, as necessary, and in order to respond effectively.) After you have responded to the scenarios, read at least two responses posted by others. See if you can identify the voice and tone! To maximize fun and participation, attempt to guess the voice and tone of any response that does not yet have any guesses, so that everyone’s post has at least one guess on it. If all responses have guesses, choose to agree or disagree with previous guesses, using text detail from the response to support your conclusion.
Please create your first responses by Saturday, March 7 and post guesses on the other responses by Tuesday, March 10.
At the end of this discussion, on Wednesday March 11, return to this discussion one more time to let those who guessed regarding your voice and tone know if they were correct. Be sure to see if you were right in your guesses, too!
Scenario 1: As instructor of an online class, you are disappointed with the discussion your class has been having. The class is currently reading their way through a novel. Instructions were given to the class to choose a character from the novel and post in the discussion forum a comparison between that character and the student. You are finding the comparisons the students are making to be very minimal and are wanting to guide them to deeper and more meaningful comparisons. Reply with how you would respond to the students to guide the discussion in the direction you are wanting it to go.
Scenario 2: As instructor of an online class, you have asked the students to discuss the main ideas of the assigned reading in a discussion forum. Although the students are posting their thoughts in the discussion forum, their postings are off the mark and missing the intended point. Reply with how you would respond to the students to redirect their thinking in the direction originally intended.
Scenario 3: As instructor of an online class, you have asked the students to watch a video provided by you, and post on the discussion board their thoughts on how the video related to the class discussion from last week. Half the class has posted their thoughts on the video and you are pleased with how the discussion is going. You want to compliment the students who have posted to encourage the other students to continue along the path. Reply with how you would respond to the students to encourage and/or compliment the posts made.
Scenario 4: You have asked your high school students to find, via an online news source, a current event, then to summarize the event and tie it to their governmental studies. Two students have begun to debate politics in the discussion forum, and participation from the rest of the class has stopped. You need to defuse the situation and restore productivity and focus in the discussion. Reply with how you would respond in order to do so.
Scenario 5: Your students are in the midst of a discussion about character motivation. One of your students is not a native English speaker, and it requires a little extra effort to understand the insightful observation made in his lengthy post. No other students have yet commented on his post. Reply with how you would respond to direct the discussion to consider his point.
My replies:
Scenario 5: Your students are in the midst of a discussion about character motivation. One of your students is not a native English speaker, and it requires a little extra effort to understand the insightful observation made in his lengthy post. No other students have yet commented on his post. Reply with how you would respond to direct the discussion to consider his point.
I'm very impressed so far with the multitude of perspectives you all have surrounding the motives for Penelope's actions. She is indeed a complex character and her "inner state" appears to change quite significantly as the plot thickens, so to speak. Well done everyone in exploring these various dimensions. In case you may have missed it, Maria brought up an interesting point about how Penelope's motivations are quite similar to Steven's in our previous novel. This is something that is certainly worth exploring! How are the two characters' motivation trajectories mirrored? What "inner state" changes do they share? It's always interesting/rewarding to find connections between unrelated characters in unrelated books!
...As a note to myself, as instructor, I would make sure to include this note in my syllabus or opening discussion: As a reminder to our learning community, it's important to skim through everyone's posts as they appear on our discussion board. Make sure to comment on a variety of classmates' posts throughout the semester, ensuring that everyone feels included in the discussion as much as possible. If you post later in the week, consider seeking out a classmate who has yet to receive a reply. If you ever have questions of your classmates or need clarification, don't hesitate to reach out to them!
Scenario 2: As instructor of an online class, you have asked the students to discuss the main ideas of the assigned reading in a discussion forum. Although the students are posting their thoughts in the discussion forum, their postings are off the mark and missing the intended point. Reply with how you would respond to the students to redirect their thinking in the direction originally intended.
Thank you for your eager and timely contributions to this forum, but I feel compelled to step in here to refocus this discussion somewhat. There appears to be some misinterpretation of the main ideas of the assigned article, as many of you are only considering the article's message within the context of localeconomies. While this is certainly one angle of analysis, it's important to remember that the article discusses many macroeconomic principles as they apply to global trade. I would encourage you all to reread the article as well as the assignment directions. Think about: How does the author frame the current state of affairs? What are some problems she identifies? What are some solutions? How does this apply to the "big picture" of global markets? It may help bolster and redirect our discussion if you add some of these considerations to your initial posts. Thanks!
Reply to a Peer: Yes, I agree this is a generative tone -- helpful for reframing the question or explaining in greater detail what is being asked. Another way to take this tone is to model how a student could elaborate on a post. You could create a fake post (something similar to what the students have done) and show the "before" and "after", the latter being what you did to improve it according to the question reminders. I also agree that your tone is neutral.
I'm very impressed so far with the multitude of perspectives you all have surrounding the motives for Penelope's actions. She is indeed a complex character and her "inner state" appears to change quite significantly as the plot thickens, so to speak. Well done everyone in exploring these various dimensions. In case you may have missed it, Maria brought up an interesting point about how Penelope's motivations are quite similar to Steven's in our previous novel. This is something that is certainly worth exploring! How are the two characters' motivation trajectories mirrored? What "inner state" changes do they share? It's always interesting/rewarding to find connections between unrelated characters in unrelated books!
...As a note to myself, as instructor, I would make sure to include this note in my syllabus or opening discussion: As a reminder to our learning community, it's important to skim through everyone's posts as they appear on our discussion board. Make sure to comment on a variety of classmates' posts throughout the semester, ensuring that everyone feels included in the discussion as much as possible. If you post later in the week, consider seeking out a classmate who has yet to receive a reply. If you ever have questions of your classmates or need clarification, don't hesitate to reach out to them!
Scenario 2: As instructor of an online class, you have asked the students to discuss the main ideas of the assigned reading in a discussion forum. Although the students are posting their thoughts in the discussion forum, their postings are off the mark and missing the intended point. Reply with how you would respond to the students to redirect their thinking in the direction originally intended.
Thank you for your eager and timely contributions to this forum, but I feel compelled to step in here to refocus this discussion somewhat. There appears to be some misinterpretation of the main ideas of the assigned article, as many of you are only considering the article's message within the context of localeconomies. While this is certainly one angle of analysis, it's important to remember that the article discusses many macroeconomic principles as they apply to global trade. I would encourage you all to reread the article as well as the assignment directions. Think about: How does the author frame the current state of affairs? What are some problems she identifies? What are some solutions? How does this apply to the "big picture" of global markets? It may help bolster and redirect our discussion if you add some of these considerations to your initial posts. Thanks!
Reply to a Peer: Yes, I agree this is a generative tone -- helpful for reframing the question or explaining in greater detail what is being asked. Another way to take this tone is to model how a student could elaborate on a post. You could create a fake post (something similar to what the students have done) and show the "before" and "after", the latter being what you did to improve it according to the question reminders. I also agree that your tone is neutral.
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