Grading and Assessing Conversation

One topic worth a focus for research purposes is the area of assessment regarding 'conversations' and levels of contribution or engagement........ so I thought I would use this blog post as a flag in the sand so to speak - a place to return to in order to review or add to various thoughts, insights or references on topic.

Lets start with Trent Bastons: "Learning in the Webiverse: How Do You Grade a Conversation?," Campus Technology 06/18/08

So - just how do you grade a conversation?

and more importantly,

if we are to align our teaching and assessment practice, what learning is it important to surface and expose within conversation?