Question

to add to the academic conversation, reply to your classmates and/or instructor by introducing a new idea that applies personal experience(s) and/or new knowledge gained from either courseroom material(s) or research (uma library). make sure your reply is substantive. for example, how were your thoughts and ideas similar or different? do you agree or disagree with their point of view, and why or why not? remember to build on your classmates posts and expand the conversation as if you were all sitting in the same room having a face - to - face discussion.
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1. respond to a classmate that initially posted about a different age group than the one you chose and discuss one example of how you would communicate with that age group.
2. respond to a classmate that initially posted about the same age group that you chose and discuss one additional communication technique that could be applied to that age group.
3. share a meaningful connection (personal or professional) to a classmates or instructors response.

Explanation:

This appears to be guidelines for academic discussion - board replies. It emphasizes adding value by introducing new ideas from course - material or research, making substantive replies, and building on classmates' posts. The specific tasks include responding to classmates based on age - group differences in communication and sharing connections.

Answer:

The text provides instructions on how to contribute meaningfully to academic conversations on a discussion board, including specific response tasks related to age - group communication and connection - sharing.