Film Discussion 3: "Healers of Ghana" (Discuss) DUE: Check calendar for due date; end of day, local San Diego time. For
Posted: Mon May 23, 2022 12:51 pm
Film Discussion 3: "Healers of Ghana" (Discuss)
DUE: Check calendar for due date; end of day, local San Diego
time.
For this and all future discussions, here is what you
do:
A. Reply to the forum by posting your analysis and
thoughts and questions but not reactions or opinions about the
film, and,
B. Respond thoughtfully to other students' posts. As a
discussant, you are to reply with thoughtful answers to other
people’s posts. Thoughtful answers bring in analysis, more
information from the film, articles or the text book, and extend
the discussion.
Extending the discussion means you add information or ideas.
Replies that fall along the line of "great insight to the
film" or "I loved what you said," are kind in nature but are
meaningless unless accompanied by evidence or ideas that support
your ideas.
Reactions or opinions are not the same as thoughts.
Thoughts apply reasoning and critique; reactions and opinions
are judgments or emotional responses that do little to advance an
analysis unless they are accompanied by reasoning.
C. You must reply at least once to TWO other posts started
by your classmates.
D. Keep your focus on the film, not on your personal
experiences or thoughts. While describing those might help
other students understand your point of view, you risk straying
from the main objective of the discussion: analyzing and discussing
the film.
The class should aim for a dynamic discussion with plenty of
interaction among the participants to help accomplish the primary
objective of the discussion.
DUE: Check calendar for due date; end of day, local San Diego
time.
For this and all future discussions, here is what you
do:
A. Reply to the forum by posting your analysis and
thoughts and questions but not reactions or opinions about the
film, and,
B. Respond thoughtfully to other students' posts. As a
discussant, you are to reply with thoughtful answers to other
people’s posts. Thoughtful answers bring in analysis, more
information from the film, articles or the text book, and extend
the discussion.
Extending the discussion means you add information or ideas.
Replies that fall along the line of "great insight to the
film" or "I loved what you said," are kind in nature but are
meaningless unless accompanied by evidence or ideas that support
your ideas.
Reactions or opinions are not the same as thoughts.
Thoughts apply reasoning and critique; reactions and opinions
are judgments or emotional responses that do little to advance an
analysis unless they are accompanied by reasoning.
C. You must reply at least once to TWO other posts started
by your classmates.
D. Keep your focus on the film, not on your personal
experiences or thoughts. While describing those might help
other students understand your point of view, you risk straying
from the main objective of the discussion: analyzing and discussing
the film.
The class should aim for a dynamic discussion with plenty of
interaction among the participants to help accomplish the primary
objective of the discussion.