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I'm not sure that a message board is the appropriate format for this latter objective, as it's tricky for an instructor to provide individual feedback in a public forum. But in terms of building fluency and providing practice, these assignments worked well.
Hmm,I guess the lesson plan is good, but i am totally obsessed with the idea of using the forums not just for the sake of using them. So, here the instructor is only using the advantage of Message Boards' being time and place independent. Do our students really have something to say when they go online is the real matter i guess. Otherwise, telling them that they will get credits by their posts does not create a real authentic environment. In class forums i guess do have this drawback, we need to find outside forums where our students can get authentic feedback.CMC's main purpose is not to get rid of paper.