Module 2 Activity

Directions: For this activity, please suggest a community agreement that you think would be helpful in creating an inclusive online learning environment for our course. Please feel free to pick from one below, refer to the McGee-Cooper & Trammell article, or to develop your own idea from your experience in past online courses. It may help to ask yourself “what did I ?nd MOST and LEAST inclusive in past online discussion environments in which I have participated?” Then explain in 100-300 words, why you feel the community agreement you have suggested is important for having di?cult discussion in an online course. Please note that the suggestions may be directed towards yourself, towards peers, or towards the instructor.

Suggested Community Agreement Items:

Be present, participate actively, and be engaged. Strive to gain perspective and suspend judgments. Ask questions, namely exploratory or clarifying questions. Experiment with new ideas and take risks. Balance voices—“step up/step back”: If you ?nd you are speaking too much, take a step back. If you ?nd you aren’t speaking enough, take a step up. Con?dentiality:

Tell your own story, not someone else’s. Share without using names. Own and talk about your feelings that came up when someone else’s story was shared.

Meet new people, create connections, and build support networks/spaces. Speak from the “I”—have mindfulness about generalizations or speaking for others. If con?ict surfaces, engage with care. Exercise patience—acknowledge that people will be at di?erent places in personal experience and understanding. Take care of yourself and communicate your needs. Challenge and educate yourself and others—work with learning edges and comfort zones. Have fun!

This assignment is worth 15 points and focuses on MLO3. You will be graded using the Activity Rubric.