Remembering, forgetting, trying to find, failing

Originally published to eBridge on Thursday 7 June 2012

Our current workshop of giving feedback and formative assessment to fellow students brought back an echo of some previous discussions from this course, somewhere in the first module I think. The question arose as to how much students should be required to take part in forum discussions, as opposed to lurking. At present I can't seem to find the relevant discussion, and my blog from that module appears to have got scrambled somehow (perhaps I should make a back-up in future?).

However I do think I finally have some concrete ideas on how to promote participation in discussion as a result of this workshop. The gamified assessment system could use a little work and is perhaps better suited to use for beginners, as identified by participants, but I think the elements could be used to instil behaviours that have helped myself and others to successfully engage in constructivist learning.

Does it matter if I find the original discussion? Is it enough that the themes still persist in my mind 18 months into the course and that I still care enough to answer those questions?

Should I stop writing and go to bed....