Rubric for Responding to iEARN Project Forum Postings
By Kristi Rennebohm Franz, USA
July 2004
Thoughtful responses to the postings
of global peers can generate ongoing dialogue about important project
topics, issues and actions. The following rubric can be helpful in
preparing and posting responses:
1. Thank and compliment the author of the posting for contributing to the iEARN project dialogue
2. Comment on the content presented in the posting - topic(s)
addressed, important insights, ideas, reflections, experiences,
perspectives, concerns, needs addressed in posting, etc. - and the
contributions the posting makes to the project, including how the
posting builds understanding of important project topics
3. Make connections of commonalities and diversities between the
content of the posting and your own experiences, ideas, insights,
perspectives, reflections, etc.
4. Contribute reflections, ideas, perspectives on how the posting and
the dialogue being generated in the forum leads to actions in the
project that make positive differences in local to global communities.
5. Ask thoughtful questions of inquiry to extend the dialogue
with the author of the posting and all project participants, for
example:
- ask questions for further clarification
- ask for more information, ideas to extend understandings
- invite continued conversation with acknowledgement of the contribution ongoing dialogue makes to the project purposes
- ask about positive actions that could be taken with ideas, reflections, experiences, concerns, shared in the posting
- offer support, collaboration and questions on how support can be provided for issues/actions addressed in the posting
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