Get to know each other (10 mins | Discussion Forum)
Required | Time needed: About 10 minutes
Online Introductions
Tell us a little about yourself! Record your voice or write a post on the discussion forum and add a photo to your account profile.
Please include the following:
- Your name and what we can call you (for example, "Please call me Sarah.")
- What do you do?
- Share one of your personal goals for this TOEFL IBT prep course.
- Something personal, too -- maybe about your family, your hobbies, whatever you would like to share.
Add a photo of yourself (or another image to represent you) to your account profile.
Read about the other participants in this course and respond to at least two of your peers.
When commenting on your classmates’ posts, you can:
- identify similarities between you and your colleagues
- expand on an idea
- ask a question
Use the following rubric to ensure you successfully complete this task.
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Completion of introduction |
Meets criteria. All of the questions from the instructions have been answered, and the participant has added a photo to his or her personal profile. 50 points |
Approaches criteria. Most but not all of the questions in the instructions have been addressed, and/or participant has not posted a photo in his/her profile. 35 points |
Most criteria not met. Most of the points in the instructions have not been addressed. 25 points |
Introduction post is missing. 0 points |
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Completion of posts to classmates |
Meets criteria. Participant has responded to at least two classmates. The response includes at least one comment in addition to the greeting.
50 points |
Approaches criteria. Participant has written at least a greeting to two classmates.
35 points
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Most criteria not met. Most of the points in the instructions have not been addressed. May have posted one greeting to a classmate. 25 points |
Both posts to classmates are missing.
0 points |
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