My favorite thing about the class was writing this blog. It helped solidify my learning. It made me think about what I had read and place some validity to it in my own head.
My other favorite thing was reading other blogs and making comments. I thought that was fun! Really!
However, my least favorite thing was(drum roll): HAVING TO WAIT 12 HOURS TO WRITE THE NEXT BLOG!!! That totally defeats the purpose of an online class which allows you the freedom to be anywhere and still be in class, and do your homework at any time you want, as much as you want so you can move on to the other things in your life. So, I really, really hated the 12 hour time limit. Probably didn't work for me because I am soooo busy. I would write my blogs early and then try to remember to post them at the right time. That was a total pain!! I would have much preferred to post them all at once.
How to improve this class? Remove the 12 hour rule; have the grades posted a lot sooner (maybe every 2-3 weeks) so students can see how they're doing sooner; be more lenient when a student gets sick. Just because a doctor's note ends on a certain date does not mean that the student can catch up a week's worth of homework in 3 days. :o)
I totally agree with you on the blogging. I loved posting on the blog because it allowed me to express my own ideas. Also I liked reading and commenting on other peoples blogs and vice versa. However I did not like the 12 hour time rule. I am really busy in the week and having to spend three days on a blog is not really all that great. I would rather do all my blogging on a day off so that way I can take my time and really post something good instead of being rushed because I got other stuff to do. So anyways I liked your post and thought you got some good ideas across.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! The 12 hour thing did kind of suck! But I do have to say that it got me over my procrastination, and I have never been able to do that before. I would always wait till the last minute to do something, and well as you know you can not do it in this class. I love being able to read other peoples blogs and see how they felt about the same stuff I was writing about! I think that the Blog thing was the best idea ever! I have to say that everyone I read said something about the 12 hour rule!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely have to agree with you on the 12 hour waiting time. I didn't really like the idea of having to wait for so long to post our next blog because there are times when I would forget to about making another post the next day. I remembered when it was Saturday night around 8 PM and then a few hours later at 11 PM, I realized that I forgot to make my final post to my blog. Then I had to rushed to finish it because the deadline was at 11:45 PM. I prefer it when we have the opportunity to make all three posts on the same day.
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