Points from the BMS and VT MOO analyses

• A good book
• Good discussion topics
• People interested in the topic
• Participants who are prepared

• Focus on one idea in depth
• Cooperate with the group
• Participate, even if it is only to comment on the ideas of others!
• Express ideas intelligently
• Contribute your ideas!
• Wait for other people to finish before launching in to a new topic
• Stay open-minded; it's easy to share when everyone is.
• Don't worry about being right or wrong. Just participate.
• Be honest.
• Relate your personal responses to the book.
• Use sticky notes to mark passages.
• Avoid typing in random words and comments.

• Everyone has a voice.
• Everyone comments.
• Opinions are challenged, making room for new thoughts.
• You might understand the book better.
• Gain diverse ideas/multiple viewpoints/new insights
• Refine old ideas
• You can discuss literary aspects of the book.
• You can go beyond fact to opinion.
• You can meet standards.