Leadership reflection

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OL 328 Discussion Reflection Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In this course, you will have weekly discussions, but they will not be graded by the instructor. Instead, you will be taking on a leadership role by independently contributing to the weekly discussions and then evaluating your own performance. That is, you will be taking on that leadership role by demonstrating the critical elements below. Although the discussions themselves are not graded activities, you will be graded on a reflection due in Module Eight. In your reflection, you will assess your participation in the course discussions by citing examples of leadership, peer learning, and advancing the module topics. Your instructor will provide you with one final grade on your reflection, which will indirectly assess your overall participation in the course discussions.

Prompt

Your submission should be highly reflective and should emphasize your personal areas of participation. By referring back to your own participation, you will highlight how you contributed to the discussions. This will help your instructor grade not only your reflection but also your overall participation in the course discussions. Address the following critical elements:

 Reflect on times that you showed in-depth knowledge of module content. o Was there a module that addressed content you know so well that you could demonstrate an in-depth knowledge in the discussion? If so,

emphasize this in your reflection. If not, identify a module topic you now have a deeper knowledge of as a result of peer support in the discussion.

 Reflect on specific discussion threads where you advanced the conversation. o Advancing the conversation could include asking thought-provoking questions, answering a peer’s question, or tying in a new idea that

supports the module’s topics. Be sure to provide a specific example to support your response.

 Reflect on your overall experience interacting with your peers. o Provide an example of one of the following:

 When was an occasion where you learned from your peers?  How much were you able to support your peers’ growth on a certain topic?

 Participate in discussions in a timely manner to ensure peer engagement. o Throughout the course, did you participate in the discussions early enough to allow time for your peers to respond? Were there some weeks

you did not participate? If so, reflect on the reasons you did not participate.

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Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Submit your reflection as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. It should be about 1 to 3 pages in length.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

In-Depth Knowledge

Reflects on demonstrating in-depth knowledge of module content and provides strong examples supporting the reflection

Reflects on demonstrating in-depth knowledge on module content but does not provide strong examples

Does not reflect on demonstrating in- depth knowledge of module content

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Advancing the Conversation

Reflects on discussion threads where individual contribution advanced the conversation, and provides strong examples supporting the reflection

Reflects on discussion threads where individual contribution advanced the conversation, but does not provide strong examples

Does not reflect on discussion threads where individual contribution advanced the conversation

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Interacting With Peers

Reflects on overall experience interacting with peers and provides example for the level of engagement

Reflects on overall experience interacting with peers but does not provide example of the level of engagement

Does not reflect on overall experience interacting with peers

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Timeliness and Participation

Has participated in weekly discussions in a timely manner to ensure peer engagement, and reflects on weeks with particularly high or low participation

Has participated in weekly discussions in a mostly timely manner or does not reflect on weeks with particularly high or low participation

Does not reflect on participation in weekly discussions

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Total 100%