Points: 25 points possible

Due: End of Module 2

Better Communication?

Objective

The student will use visual skills to determine better communication.

This discussion forum has more than one part, so pay close attention.

Instructions

Part 1: Discussion Post

In this forum, you will first post a thoughtful and detailed paragraph discussing which of the two photographs indicate that the students are communicating more effectively. What do you see in each picture that makes you think they are communicating more effectively? Body language? Eye contact?

Your post will count as your “vote” as to which photograph is communicating more effectively.

Part 2: Discussion Response

Then, please reply to at least one fellow student in a thoughtful and detailed paragraph discussing your thoughts on each photograph.

Your response should demonstrate knowledge of the material and show your understanding of the content. Your reply should be professional and pertain only to our course discussion. Your response should deepen the discussion and engage others to more deeply reflect on how this connects with daily communication and should incorporate outside material if possible.

Part 3:

After the deadline for this discussion, we will discuss the voting process for this image and the “winner” during our Zoom session.

Note: "Deepens discussion" means you say much more than, "I agree." "Yes." and "Good job." These types of posts will not receive credit.

The following rubric will be used to grade your submission.

Criteria	Complete	Generally Complete	Somewhat Complete	Incomplete
Points Available	5 points	3-4 points	2-3 points	0 points
Content	Writing is about appropriate subject matter and includes the correct vocabulary and number of posts for the topic.	The majority of the writing includes appropriate subject matter and correct vocabulary and number of posts for the topic. Some content may be off-topic.	Some of the writing does not include appropriate subject matter or correct vocabulary for the topic. Content may be off-topic and the post number is low.	Writing does not include appropriate subject matter or the correct vocabulary for the topic and post number is low. .
Communication to a Fellow Student	Writer communicated his/her topic ideas to the fellow student.	Writer communicated most of his/her topic ideas to the fellow student.	Writer communicated less than half of his/her topic ideas to the fellow student.	Writer did not communicate his/her topic ideas to the fellow student.
Organization	Presentation of information follows a logical order.	The majority of the presentation of information follows a logical order.	More than half of the presentation of information does not follow a logical order and is confusing in places.	The presentation lacks logical order and organization.
Effort	Writer fulfills all of the requirements and effort is evident.	Writer fulfills most of the requirements of the assignment.	Writer fulfills some of the requirements of the assignment.	Writer fulfills few of the requirements of the assignment.
Grammar, Usage & Mechanics	Virtually no spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Very few spelling, punctuation errors, or minor grammatical errors	A number of spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors	Many spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors that interfere with the meaning and/or little to no effort.

Timing

This activity will take you approximately 30 minutes.

Completion

You will know you have completed the discussion once you have submitted one initial post and at least two replies. Also, the box next to this activity on the course home page will have a checkmark once complete. You may go back and review your answers after submitting as you may have people who commented on your posts. If the discussion is graded, you will not receive a grade until your teacher reviews your posts and gives a rating.

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