Reading Discussions

Each week you are responsible for posting/messaging on Slack about the weeks reading. We
will always follow the same schedule: your thought posts by midnight Monday and responses
by midnight Wednesday.
What do these posts and responses look like?
This is a good question, as organic discussion can be a little difficult to foster in an
online/asynchronous environment. But well give it the old college try.
A post does the following:
[ ] Focuses on the material & its featuresrefer explicitly to the text
[ ] Connects & relateswith other discussions, readings, concepts, connections, or related
experiences
[ ] Contributesdiscusses how the material contributes/contradicts/confuses your
understanding of course concepts/ideas
[ ] Commentsavoids summary to instead make specific & concrete connections
[ ] Utilizes the platformthis is a media capable platform, so feel free to not be limited to text
alone (hyperlinks, images, audio, video)
A response does the following:
[ ] Demonstrates that the thread was looked through before jumping in
[ ] Strives to be thoughtful & analytical by addressing a specific post/person (or section)
[ ] Hears what others are saying but doesnt thumbs up! (at least not without something
thoughtful to follow)
[ ] Hears what others are saying but can contend with a post
[ ] Tries to find something new to say
[ ] Makes connections to related material beyond the reading
How are these posts quantified?
Another good question. Think quality over quantity in both posts and responses. But as a
general rule, try for a post that raises a question/connection unique to the thread & a
response that engages the contributions of two peers.

Mondates and Wednesdates for your calendar:

February 1 & 3
February 8 & 10

February 15 & 17
February 22 & 24
February 29 & March 2
March 7 & 9
March 14 & 16