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Any one of these could count for a small portion of the course grade, and while they may sound a bit basic, learners have to master quite a lot of material in order to do them really well – just be very clear about the intellectual expectations, and perhaps allow learners to supply alternate ways to meet the objective. Learners cannot have a rich, A-worthy (provide a rubric in Blackboard) conversation between two historical personages of different times or places if they don’t really put themselves in the shoes of those personages and understand how their lives were. Learners cannot make a really good A-worthy lesson or lecture about tomatoes, corn, and lima beans unless they know what succotash is. They cannot present a solid solution to bird death challenges without fully grasping the material you’ve been covering.
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