Module 5 Practice by Center TeachingLearningExcellence https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z Share a prompt for a discussion topic from one of your past or current courses that has not elicited the quality of participation you had hoped from students. Briefly describe how you would revise the prompt for students to be more motivated to actively participate, while still meeting the learning objective. en-us 2020-08-08 16:00:21 UTC 2026-01-12 05:12:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Discussion Posting laurafittanto https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/679519952 The discussion posting I have used for Accounting 1 has the following discussion posting:
Read about the variety of financial ratios in Chapter 6 and view the media in this module on financial ratios. Then choose a company that you would like to buy stock in. Choose three ratios that you believe would be beneficial in deciding whether to invest or not. Discuss the ratios you chose and your findings.
I think this might be a bit challenging for students new to accounting. I thought if I actually gave them a choice of three to four ratios and asked them to chose one to explore it might be easier. I could then explain the ratios for them to choose from in detail.

]]> 2020-08-13 21:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/679519952 I recently created this discussion post for a school psychology course in fall (I am new to teaching in higher education, so I would appreciate all feedback): jenniferengellandschultz1 https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/679709307
A school staff member tells you that students need to focus on learning in school and not think about their home situations ("leave it at the door" perspective). Think about the many external factors that may influence students and families today. Think about Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. How would you respond to this staff member? ]]> 2020-08-14 01:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/679709307 Discussion https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/1669276513 Here is my original discussion, which upon reflection, has too many words and directions. I think I should have made this an in person activity. We watched the videos in class and students entered the discussion later in the original discussion. - Any other suggestions are appreciated! 

Part I: Here is the link for Zoom Zoom readers, a primary level group.  We will watch this 12 minute video in class. Please take notes on this video as you are watching - notice how the lesson is structured and how the teacher interacts with the students and their reading.  Also capture anything else you noticed, and ideas and insights you will take away as you go into your student teaching/observations- 
https://learn.cli.org/best-practices/guided-reading/overview/
Part II: Here are some links for different grade levels of guided reading. Choose a grade level of guided reading to explore. When you click on the link you will see a one pager with different videos from Debra Crouch, who is a literacy specialist who provides many workshops to schools and school districts.
Choose ONE video to watch and discuss in this forum.  Go to the appropriate discussion board and state which video you watched.  Please make your initial post substantial in volume (300 words) and thoughtful in presentation of ideas and insights. Respond to at least two classmates in ONE of the areas (100) words each. 
Some prompts if they are needed:
What are your thoughts about the guided reading lesson you chose to view?
How does what you saw compare to Reggie Routman's Examine Guided Reading chapter?
What are three ideas about guided reading that you can take with you into your student teaching?  (even though you might not be engaging in guided reading for quite a while)
]]> 2021-08-04 20:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/1669276513 Ethical Elements of Research (Carla Sparks) https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/1671198518 Here is my discussion prompt:

"One of the tenets of Participatory Action Research (PAR) discussed in Chapter 2 is Ethics. Particularly when conducting an internal evaluation, the researcher needs to keep in mind the axiom, "do no harm." What might be some ways to collect the data you need without harming, or causing undue discomfort or embarrassment to those who will be participating in your proposed evaluation?"

I inherited this discussion prompt, and do not think it is a bad prompt; however, I think I can make it a little bit more engaging. I does connect to a PLO, and that is the first step in engagement. I can tell the students value that point of connection. I think I can create more engagement by asking students to share an anecdote about a time when they were a participant in someone else's research study via survey or interview, and how they felt about the questions and the way they were treated. This might step up the interest and engagement levels. 

]]> 2021-08-06 16:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/1671198518 Discussion Post https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/2165737084 I like to ask students to review videos, apply at least 3 concepts from the readings to them and not repeat concepts from their peers. ]]> 2022-05-01 11:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/nluctle/9o781gnce4ftu30z/wish/2165737084