566+Dialogue+Journal

Dialogue Journal Guidelines

 * The purpose of the dialogue journal is to provide an opportunity for you to synthesize course material, ask questions, and communicate your learning in dialogue with a colleague.
 * The Dialogue Journal will be conducted on a GoogleDoc.
 * Roles
 * **Writer**
 * Writes a ~250 word entry that addresses one of the following prompts:
 * What are you thinking about right now in terms of course **content** (concepts, strategies, information)?
 * What **connections** are you making between course content and past, present, or future teaching and learning contexts?
 * What has **challenged**, **helped, inspired**, or **perplexed** you lately in terms of course content?
 * Respond to the choice reading you most recently completed. What did you learn? What do you wonder about? Critiques? Question
 * Whether it takes a central or supporting role in the entry, the writer must explicitly include an idea, quote, or concept from his/her most recent choice reading.
 * After receiving a response, the writer composes a short, ~50 word acknowledgement to the respondent's response.
 * **Respondent**
 * Writes a ~100 word response to the writer's original entry.
 * In the response, the respondent must explicitly include an idea, quote, or concept from his/her most recent choice reading.

Dialogue Journal Scoring Rubric

 * I - Inadequate ||  || 2 ||   || 3- Meets Standard ||   || 4 ||   || 5- Outstanding ||
 * Entries are superficial and/or inaccurate

Entries are not an appropriate length

An element from the most recent “choice reading” is not included ||  || Entries demonstrate understanding of course material, but do not represent critical engagement (e.g. questioning, applying, connecting)

Entries are connected to each other in ways that show engagement of the other writer’s work

Entries are not an appropriate length

Element from the most recent “choice reading” is superficially included ||  || Entries convey critical thinking about the course material and the journal entries

Entries represent a respectful conversation between the two writers

Entries are an appropriate length

An element from the most recent “choice reading” is included ||  || Entries convey critical thinking about the course material and the journal entries in a way that deepens and broadens understanding of course outcomes

Entries represent a thoughtful conversation between the two writers that respectfully challenges the other person

Entries are an appropriate length

An element from the most recent “choice reading” is included in a way that illuminates and expands the conversation ||  || All of level 4, but with exceptional quality beyond what would be expected. “Wow!” factor ||

Dialogue Journals
__First Half__ [|Jesica & Alexis] [|Mallory & Brianne] [|Meg & Becky] [|Katherine & Nicole] [|Tim & Henry]

__ Second Half __ [|Jesica & Henry] [|Meg & Nicole] [|Mallory & Becky] [|Brianne & Alexis] [|Tim & Katherine]