Assignment - Review of e-Learning materials

e-Learning materials will be placed on Blackboard for review and discussion.

Assignment: Online Discussion Report

You are required to make two hundred (200 words) weekly contributions to your Discussion Forum on Blackboard (E-Learning activities) during the course of the Trimester, which will start in week 2 (officially) and finish in week 5.

The nature of each contribution can be found on the weekly discussion forum on Blackboard. As a guide, the contributions need to be based on thoughts that arise after completing the week's reading, video materials, etc. The thoughts may be based on personal experiences or perhaps from a web-site, journal article or mass media item that is relevant to the week's module topic. The thoughts that are posted to the forums should be considered and reflect logic and rationale discourse. The intention with this task is to generate discussion about topics in modules to make material in the text come alive. Students are welcomed to make responsible comments, observations or remarks, about other students' contributions (in an appropriately supportive way).

At the end of Week 5, students should bundle what they consider to be their two (2) best contributions together and submit in a single report to their Instructor with FULL safe assign report and the Holmes Institute Cover Sheet attached in Week 6.

Review means that each student should look at the video, read the recommended text and record a response on blackboard. This post to Blackboard should 'contextualise' the material. That is, take the theory and show how it might be applied in a real organisation.

Discussion means that students should read and consider the postings of other students and seek to enrich the learning by contributing to the discussion. What else is relevant? How could it be applied? Perhaps an example.

We believe that this shared learning experience can lead to deeper understanding of the subject and improved communication skills. The review and discussion materials submitted by each student - best 5 - will be assessed.

Assessment criteria:

Is this contribution original?

Is this contribution valuable?

Is this contribution clearly expressed?

Does this contribution enrich the learning of other students?

Please do not summarise the e-learning materials. We are seeking further, original thinking.

This assessment is mandatory (compulsory).

Failure to participate in this assessment will automatically lead to a fail mark in this subject.

You may enrich this assignment with ideas from journals if you wish.

We would value feedback on which materials you like best and which materials you liked least.

Attachment:- Materials.rar