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Attention to detail
Reviewing codes and local laws online may be tedious; however, acquiring the ability to locate and interpret regulations, local ordinances, and their relevance to live entertainment will be a skill you develop this semester. The video below offers an engaging presentation on the significance of paying close attention to minutiae while observing.
Community norms
Community norms are shared, often unspoken, rules and expectations for how people in a group should act, think, and treat each other with respect. The rules help members interact and ensure that the group is functional and respectful. During our first class meeting we will discuss how we can focus on active listening and a positive learning environment.
The idea behind developing community norms is that we come together as a class to talk about what language and behavior are suitable in the classroom and when we share ideas and content online. Community norms are a set of rules that everyone in the group contributes to and agrees to. By the end of the class meeting, the group will submit a list to a discussion board with the intention of referring to it as needed to maintain a positive learning environment.
Uniqueness in the classroom
Every single one of us brings an abundance of knowledge from our own life experiences. Some of our experiences and backgrounds are similar, but there are just as many differences. These facts can lead to stimulating conversations. We have a lot to learn from one another. In fact, the success of this course depends on every individual contributing their ideas and perspectives to our discussions to facilitate a positive learning environment. First we need to set some ground rules or norms that will foster the kind of online space where engaging, respectful, and thought-provoking discussions can occur.
Create our Community Norms
a. What kind of writing and behaviors foster a sense of value and respect for people’s ideas and contributions in an online discussion?
b. What kinds of behaviors make people feel like their ideas and contributions are not valued and
respected in an online discussion?
Read through your peers’ remarks about respectful and disrespectful online communication.
b. Based on what has been identified as respectful and disrespectful online discussion behaviors, propose one guideline or norm that would contribute to an environment in which we can have meaningful and respectful online discussions.
c. Post your guideline to our Community Guidelines discussion board inside Brightspace. You can post a new guidelines or suggest a revision/addition to a guideline you already see posted. You are free to make comments on any posting, but please do not delete anything that someone else has posted.
Assignment
For this assignment you will work with a team of students. Go to Brightspace and click on the discussion tab. Select the community norms topic. Inside the tab are three threads.
- Positive behavior example
- Negative behavior example
- Community norms rule
- Please take ownership of your work. Put all team names with each post.
- Positive behavior thread: Write an example of an affirmative note you have read in the past.
- Negative behavior thread: Write an example of a detrimental note you have read in the past.
- Present your posts to the class and explain why you chose them.
- As a team, create a community norm guideline based on what you learned from writing and presenting your positive and negative posts.