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First Moodle Assignment
Fall 2008
due by 8:00 AM,
Wednesday Sept. 17
Population Discussion/Lab assignment
How
to make a
LINK in Moodle Messages
Completion of this assignment should help you achieve the expectations of the learner objectives of the Lecture 4, Populations in the Ecosystem.
Compose a summary of the information you collected for your country in the Population Discussion Assignment. Include a synopsis of your discussion with your classmates who researched countries in your region of the world. Follow the directions below to complete your assignment.
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Compose a *substantial document of at least a page (about 300 words) in length.
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Post your document to the appropriate forum in your discussion or lab instructor's section of Moodle well in advance of the due date.
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Include working links to the web pages you used in your research for the population asignment.
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Read the Moodle assignment of at least one other student.
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Write a *substantial response (about 150 words) and post it as a "Reply" to the other student's posting.
Before completing your Moodle assignments be sure to understand the Biology 100/101 Policy on Academic Integrity.
Your first Moodle assignment will be evaluated using this rubric.
| Inadequate | Adequate | Exceptional | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment Posting 6 points Possible |
No posting = 0 points less than 200 words = 3 points No *substance = 3 points |
200-300 words, *substantial information = 5 points |
More than 300 words, with insightful commentary = 6 points |
| Working Link 2 points possible |
No attempt = 0 points Attempt, but did not work = 1/2 point |
Working link = 1 point | Multiple Links = 2 points |
| Reply 2 points possible |
No reply = 0 points Less than 100 words = 0 points Not *Substantial = 0 points |
100 - 150 words, *Substantial content concerning the posting = 1 point |
More than 150 words, insightful observations or connections to related information = 2 points |
*Substantial: of considerable size or amount; having considerable worth or value; real; strong; solid
Some of the assignments may be similar to specific Extra Credit Projects, HOWEVER, YOU MAY NOT use your Moodle assignments for Extra Credit. That would be called "double-dipping" which would be an infringement of academic integrity.