Example 1: Discussion forums/groups
Source: USQ Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing, Program Information Book

Overview/rationale: ‘This is your best resource for practising professional written communication. If you participate fully, you will gain practice in framing succinct questions, communicating in a style and mode relevant to the topic and using terminology relevant to the profession. You will gain skills in critical thinking, networking, establishing a social presence, problem solving, role-playing and, not least of all, ‘listening’ carefully.

Embedded reference in course material:
(Source: PUB5003 Editing Practice)

Post a list of publications (no more than four) in which you consider that value-adding has occurred through use of a style manual, enhancing reader appeal, and complementing the main content. List the ‘value additions’, and why they are helpful or useful. If any of these are suitable for the annotated bibliography, please add them to that too.

Outlining expectations:

Please note the following key points:
As a start, log onto the discussion forum and post a brief introduction so that we can meet as a group online. If you have a query, check the discussion forum first in case someone else has already raised the issue, or has a response.

• Post courteous and polite messages at all times
• Think before you submit
• Keep your messages concise and to the point
• Please check spelling to ensure your meaning is clear
• Avoid posting messages which might be offensive to individuals or groups
• Enjoy being a participant!

Example 2:Assessing online discussions

Source: LTSU Teaching exemplars for Assessment: Example 7

Example 3: Interactive tutorials; Breeze presentations; Wikis; virtual conferencing; virtual learning environments, plus other topics

Source: LTSU Teaching exemplars for Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL)

Example 4: Building skills

Source: LTSU Teaching exemplars for Learning and Teaching design. Example 5: