David
In your opinion, would it be considered bad form to post responses
to comments and presentations on the other groups' message boards?
Nick
Perhaps the same question has occurred to others so let me share my reply:
Basically, yes it's bad form. We debated whether or not we would have all the discussions groups visible to everyone. It seemed to us useful--in any case harmless--to have it all open. But we do ask that you not contribute to discussions in other groups. Think of it this way. It's like any other seminar if you walked into someone's classroom and started talking away they'd say, naturally enough, 'uh, who are you?'
Having given this some further thuoght I'd like to add another thing to what I said. One of the good things about this form of learning is that you CAN 'see' into other classrooms if you want and benefit from what is going on there. You may 'lurk', to use the proper term, without causing harm because the 'classroom' is never going to run out of chairs. In fact, if you have the time and inclination I encourage you at this point to have a look at what is going on in other groups. The reason for that, beyond the content, is that in this beginning stage of the course it is instructive not only what people say in their 'presentations' but how they say it. If someone in another group has a bright idea, say, to post a PowerPoint file as their presentation, then you can learn from that.
We are divided into tutor groups for administrative reasons, and because more than 15 people talking at once quickly descends into a chaotic mishmash--but still you are a cohort of 45 going through the same course.
In other words, if you feel like looking in other group's discussions and have the time to do so then feel free. I do ask that you not contribute to the discussion in an active way. If you feel compelled to say something then the normal rules of etiquette apply. Contact Rachel or Sergio and ask before chiming in.
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