Blackboard Discussion Forum Participation
All LTU Online courses require students to participate in BlackboardTM discussion forums. Depending on the course content, some instructors may require you to participate in a certain number of discussion questions during each module, to post a specific number of contributions during a module, to post contributions across multiple days of a module, or to meet other expectations. See the syllabus for specific participation requirements established by your instructor. The Blackboard Discussion Forum Participation Rubric 
is one example of how your instructor may evaluate your discussion forum contributions.
A grading rubric for participation is important for several reasons:
- Clearly informs students of instructors' expectations regarding participation
- Insures a common evaluation framework across all online classes
- Provides students with the opportunity to plan their degree and style of participation against expectations
Grading Rubric For Written Assignments
You will be asked to prepare written assignments for your LTU Online courses. LTU Online instructors use the following grading rubric to evaluate your work. Some instructors will use point totals rather than letter grades to evaluate your work, so review your course syllabus for complete information about assignments and expectations.
The Grading Rubric for Written Assignments is important for several reasons:
- Clearly informs students of instructors' expectations regarding assignments
- Insures a common evaluation framework across all online classes
- Provides students with the opportunity to evaluate their own work in advance of submitting an assignment
Course Grading Scale
All LTU Online courses use the Course Grading Scale unless otherwise noted within a course syllabus.
Grading Rubric For Presentation Assignments
You may be asked to prepare presentation assignments for your LTU Online courses. Presentations may be delivered as narrated PowerPointTM slide shows, video lectures, or using Web collaboration tools. LTU Online instructors use the following grading rubric to evaluate your work. Some instructors will use point totals rather than letter grades to evaluate your work, so review your course syllabus for complete information about assignments and expectations.
A Grading Rubric for Presentation Assignments is important for several reasons:
- Clearly informs students of instructors' expectations regarding assignments
- Insures a common evaluation framework across all online classes
- Provides students with the opportunity to evaluate their own work in advance of submitting an assignment