I have really enjoyed using the blog. I like it better than traditional assignments because of the freedom of it. I am able to log on where ever and start typing, rather than have it in print form due a certain time. I like being able to work on it whenever I have time. I also like that we have the opportunity to comment on each other's blogs. What I do not like about the comments is that our grade is somewhat dependent upon the other students. Sometimes I have had to wait for the other students to post something before I can make a 4-5 required comments. And a lot of the time, the comments would be pointless, saying something obvious just so that they commented and got the grade.
My favorite assignment was doing a small rhetorical analysis on a song. Doing that small assignment made me think of what my music is trying to say, so now I listen more intently to the lyrics and the message of the music. So that was a cool assignment that I enjoyed, but some of the assignments seemed pointless. They felt like busy work, which no one likes. So maybe if the assignments were more legit - NOT HARDER, just with a greater purpose :)
Overall, I enjoyed the blog and hope that it is continued because of convenience and freedom of it.
I also found it hard to write comment responses because there is no guarentee that anyone will comment on your post or on your comments.
ReplyDeleteI slightly disagree that some of the blog posts were pointless, they all seemed to have a meaning to it, but I can also see why you would think that. Just curious, which ones did you not like?
Yeah. Comment responses turned out to be pretty lame sometimes... And I really think it was like you said, just because we wanted to get our points and move on.
ReplyDeleteI agree that some comment responsibilities could not be fulfilled because of other students. But I do like getting feedback from other minds, sometimes even harsh feedback.
ReplyDeleteOne thing about what Scott said, I agree feedback is nice, but I'm not sure I got much valuable feedback on the blog. It was always just "i like what you said" or "i agree with that." I'm just as guilty of it myself though so I guess I can't really complain.
ReplyDeleteIt is true, most of us who commented only commented to get the points, even those of us who complain about it are guilty.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Scott with the feedback even if it is somewhat harsh. You often don't want to hear it, but it is what you actually look at the most.