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B LOGGING FOR Q UANTITATIVE L ITERACY Kira Hamman Penn State Mont - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
B LOGGING FOR Q UANTITATIVE L ITERACY Kira Hamman Penn State Mont - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
B LOGGING FOR Q UANTITATIVE L ITERACY Kira Hamman Penn State Mont Alto W HAT S A B LOG ? BLOG = weB LOG (dont ask me, I didnt make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable: W HAT S A B
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WHAT’S A BLOG?
BLOG = weB LOG (don’t ask me, I didn’t make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable:
Politics
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WHAT’S A BLOG?
BLOG = weB LOG (don’t ask me, I didn’t make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable:
Politics Parenting
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WHAT’S A BLOG?
BLOG = weB LOG (don’t ask me, I didn’t make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable:
Politics Parenting Travel
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WHAT’S A BLOG?
BLOG = weB LOG (don’t ask me, I didn’t make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable:
Politics Parenting Travel Cooking
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WHAT’S A BLOG?
BLOG = weB LOG (don’t ask me, I didn’t make it up) An online journal of sorts, with entries about practically any topic imaginable:
Politics Parenting Travel Cooking … learning math? Why not??
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WHY USE A BLOG?
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WHY USE A BLOG?
Writing skills
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WHY USE A BLOG?
Writing skills Editing skills
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WHY USE A BLOG?
Writing skills Editing skills Higher-order thinking
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WHY USE A BLOG?
Writing skills Editing skills Higher-order thinking Discussion
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WHY USE A BLOG?
Writing skills Editing skills Higher-order thinking Discussion Analysis
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WHY NOT USE A BLOG?
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WHY NOT USE A BLOG?
OK, so, it’s a lot of work.
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Instructor writes an entry
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Instructor writes an entry Students respond
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Instructor writes an entry Students respond Instructor moderates
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Instructor writes an entry Related class discussion Students respond and/or assignment Instructor moderates
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Instructor writes an entry Related class discussion Students respond and/or assignment Instructor moderates
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement Relatively easy to grade
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement Relatively easy to grade Students do some writing
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement Relatively easy to grade Students do some writing Students do no moderating
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement Relatively easy to grade Students do some writing Students do no moderating Students are only responsible for responding, not
for creating
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THE TRICKLE-DOWN MODEL
Easy to implement Relatively easy to grade Students do some writing Students do no moderating Students are only responsible for responding, not
for creating
Potential for a lot of student interaction
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
Each student writes on his/her own site
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
Each student writes on his/her own site Instructor and/or
- ther students respond
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
Each student writes on his/her own site Instructor and/or
- ther students respond
Student moderates
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
Each student writes on his/her own site Class discussion Instructor and/or and/or assignment
- ther students respond
Student moderates
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
Each student writes on his/her own site Class discussion Instructor and/or and/or assignment
- ther students respond
Student moderates
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement Very easy to grade
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement Very easy to grade Students do a lot of writing
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement Very easy to grade Students do a lot of writing Students do all the moderating, although there
may not be much to do
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement Very easy to grade Students do a lot of writing Students do all the moderating, although there
may not be much to do
Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
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THE YOU’RE ON YOUR OWN MODEL
A little less easy to implement Very easy to grade Students do a lot of writing Students do all the moderating, although there
may not be much to do
Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
Not much student interaction
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Students take turns writing entries on the same site
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Students take turns writing entries on the same site Other students respond
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Students take turns writing entries on the same site Other students respond Writer moderates
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Students take turns writing entries on the same site Very animated Other students respond class discussion Writer moderates
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Students take turns writing entries on the same site Very animated Other students respond class discussion Writer moderates
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing Students do all the moderating, and there is a lot
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing Students do all the moderating, and there is a lot Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing Students do all the moderating, and there is a lot Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
Tons of student interaction
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing Students do all the moderating, and there is a lot Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
Tons of student interaction Total chaos
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THE MASS CHAOS MODEL
Complicated to implement Nearly impossible to grade Students do all the writing Students do all the moderating, and there is a lot Students are responsible for creating content
themselves
Tons of student interaction Total chaos … but so fun!
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
Where do you want your blog to live?
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
Where do you want your blog to live? What privileges do you want students to have?
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
Where do you want your blog to live? What privileges do you want students to have? What kind of commenting do you want to allow?
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
Where do you want your blog to live? What privileges do you want students to have? What kind of commenting do you want to allow? Who else do you want to be able to see it?
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THINGS TO CONSIDER
Where do you want your blog to live? What privileges do you want students to have? What kind of commenting do you want to allow? Who else do you want to be able to see it? How are you going to grade it???
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Your Post
You will be personally responsible for one blog post this semester. To do your post:
Find an article with mathematical content that
interests you
Write an analysis of the article (writing counts!) Write a bibliographic citation for the article (MLA
and APA are both acceptable forms, Google them if you don’t know how to use them)
Post your analysis and your article on the blog by
your deadline (deadlines are on Monday of each week)
Respond thoughtfully to comments other students
post about your entry
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Your Post
Your blog post is worth 40 points, which will be calculated as follows:
20 points for the post itself. This grade takes
into account your choice of article, your analysis, your writing, and the citation.
20 points for your responses to comments. This
grade takes into account the thoughtfulness of your responses (see comments section below) and the number of comments to which you
- respond. You do not have to respond to every
comment, but you should read them all and when someone makes a good point you should acknowledge and address it.
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
When it is not your week to post (i.e. most of the semester), you will be responsible for commenting on
- ther people’s posts, as follows:
You must post at least two comments each week, on
two different days.
When you post a comment, you must either be signed
in or type your name in on your comment. Otherwise I can’t give you credit for it!
Comments must be polite and thoughtful. However, it
is fine to disagree! Just don’t be mean or rude.
If you post more than two comments in a given week,
I will grade you on the best two. That’s right, you are being graded on this!
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
0 points means you didn’t post anything.
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
1 point means you posted something, but it
was really lame. For example, “Yeah,” or, “That’s not true,” are lame comments.
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
2 points means you posted something that
was decent, but not fully thought out. For example, “I agree that unemployment is a
- problem. My uncle Joe is unemployed, and he
says it’s impossible to find a job.” You have given a reason for your position, but it’s not a very convincing one. Your uncle Joe is probably not representative of the entire country’s unemployed population.
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
3 points means you posted a thoughtful, well-
written comment. For example, “I agree that unemployment is a problem. In Pennsylvania, over 9% of the population is unemployed, and that number may be even higher if we count part-time workers who would like to be employed full-time, for example.”
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THE ASSIGNMENT
Commenting
Each comment you post is worth 3 points, which will be calculated as follows:
-1 point means you posted something unkind
- r inappropriate, like a personal attack or an
ad for Viagra. Don’t do it.
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