My favorite thing about this class
was the online format. I thought the way the class was oriented around the web
and not just as a way to turn things was great. I thought the blog form of
discussion was very cool. Even though we never had class, I probably discussed
the course material with other students through the blog more than any of my other
classes. Doing a class online like this is really helpful for my schedule
because I work and go to school too, so one of the hardest things besides just
finding the time to study is scheduling my classes. So anything that can be
done online in a way that I can actually learn the material is really helpful.
I didn’t like that the major writing assignments were graded based on group
performance. I understand that working in teams is one of the learning goals of
this class, but it just seemed a little weird when getting grades based on
other people’s performance. I think the group projects would go better if there
was more of an individual component – like an individual paper that could be
used as a source to contribute to the group paper.
An online class is very helpful due to how busy you are. The only reason I took an online class is because I’m taking over 17 units and my days are booked. Plus I’m playing sports and have a part time job. The online format lets me finish the blogs whenever I want and it gives me all the way until Sunday night. I do agree that the group assignments shouldn’t be graded as a whole. It’s not fair when your performance is great but your partner didn’t do a great job and now you’re graded based on that. I remember when one of my members didn’t respond to anything and gave me a poor written part and we got marked points off it because he didn’t do it right.
ReplyDeleteYes i agree, i liked the online format of this class but i have to say it got to be a little more stressful than an actual class would be, what with all the time restrictions and group projects. I also didnt like how much of our grade depended on how we did in our group projects, i dont think its fair to have to grade us on other peoples performance, i would have liked to see more individual projects rather than having to rely on other people, because most of the time you get screwed.
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