21st CLD: Skilled Communication

What does the Skilled Communication rubric examine?

• Whether learners are asked to communicate with others and whether the communication is multi-modal and includes logical examples

• Whether learners are asked to produce extended or multi-modal communication and whether the communication is supported with evidence and designed for a particular audience

• Whether learners are asked to produce multi-modal communication and whether the communication is designed for a particular audience

Learners are asked to produce a podcast on a hurricane for their journalism class, including a written script and the final audio podcast. Can the communication be considered multi-modal?

• Yes, because the podcast can be published on a blog, social media, or class website

• Yes, because each learner is creating a written script and recording it as an audio podcast

• No, because the story is the same whether written out (in the script) or spoken (in the podcast); multiple media aren't used to enhance the content of the communication

When a learning activity codes a three in terms of skilled communication, what are learners required to do in the learning activity?

• They are required to produce extended communication or multi-modal communication and provide supporting evidence to explain their ideas or support a thesis with facts or examples. They’re also required to design their communication for a particular audience

• They are required to produce extended communication or multi-modal communication but they’re not required to provide supporting evidence or design their work for a particular audience.

• They are required to produce extended communication or multi-modal communication and they're required to provide supporting evidence. They must explain their ideas or support a thesis with facts or examples, or they’re required to design their communication for a particular audience but not both

In an activity where learners are engaged in electronic communication, which of the following scenarios can be considered extended communication?

• Learners communicating remotely with other learners using Microsoft Teams

• Learners communicating remotely to produce an outcome by connecting ideas via discussion

• Learners spending over one hour discussing various scenarios using instant messaging

Which activity qualifies as an activity that requires learners to design their communication for a particular audience?

• The communication is published on the internet which can be viewed by the public

• The communication is an essay about their ideas for improving a particular product

• The communication is a "rock and minerals" exhibit for the town library