Final Exam
I was very worried about the blog when I first heard about it at the beginning of the semster. I was worried that I would forget about them since they were on the internet and not something on paper that I would see all the time and remember that I need to do it. I have to admnit that sometimes I did however, forget about some of my blog assignments.
Although some people, including myself, did not really utilize the idea of the blog as a great thing, it actually was a good idea. It helped me in many ways with my writing. Both the in-class and out-of-class blog assignments were very helpful in helping me further explore my writing topics and then helped me get started on my essay.
On the other hand, I kind of saw the blog as a kind of journal to express thoughts and feelings through writing. Thus, thought the blog should have been more of just a in-class journal or writing warm-up instead of an out of class grade; which is what I think should change about the blog. It is good for the extra points added on to your grade, but with all of the essays and other homework you have in other classes you sometimes forget about the blog.
Seeing as though I am not too much of a person who loves to write, keep journals, or anything like that, I probably will not be keeping a blog in the future unless it is for academic reasons and I have to as a part of my grade. All the same, it was a great experiment that my instructor tried, and hopefully she will get the kind of feedback she was looking forward to for her future students.
May 10, 2007 at 4:36 am
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll certainly keep it in mind with future classes.