I thought this class was very interesting and a great learning experience. I think writing our blogs on Blogspot was great. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the class if we were just posting in D2L, or submitting them just by email to you.
The comments and tips on our blogs and our articles by classmates and yourself helped me and I am sure others a lot. At first I didn’t know what a blog was supposed to be, look like, or even how to write one. But by looking at other student blogs I was able to understand the concepts very well.
I have taken many online classes and what this class lacked, especially in the D2L system, was a place in the discussion section where students could ask questions that you or any student could answer. In a ‘discussion section’ in D2L a student would be able to get feedback on their blog for example, instead of getting feedback after the blog is posted and past the due date.
Other student’s have voiced that there was not enough information offered to us in the syllabus. I did not personally struggle from this issue, but I can see where other students felt like they were left in the dark on what was expected in our articles and blogs. I can only suggest that you add more specific guidelines for the articles and blogs.
Compared to other online classes that I have taken, I don’t think the material offered (e-book, online learning websites) gave us information than mere introductions to writing articles and blogs. I would have liked to learn more advanced tips and tools to create better blogs, how to write an article more effectively/efficiently and etc..
Overall, I thought the class was very fun. I think we all got to discover new people and new things by writing different blogs and writing our articles.
