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November 09, 2005

Mid-Semester Evaluation

Three Things That Have Facilitated My Learning:

  1. This BLOG. I really think that blogging has helped my learning. In a classroom it is often difficult to know what others are thinking, and the blog helpes me to understand what others think of certain things. The blog is also great because I am able to bounce off the wonderful ideas of others in order to generate my own. I especially enjoy when people post things that relate to things we discuss in class. I think a big part of learning is when people post things that relate the classroom to the outside world because this is how we know that what we are learning is valuable. I only wish that people would do this more.

  2. The MOVIES. (Crash, Slam) I like watching these movies in class for basically the same reason. It is awesome that we are able to relate our classroom work to something bigger. Of course, being able to incorporate "pop culture" also helps to make the class more interesting and fun!!

  3. The DISCUSSIONS. I really love how our classroom discussions are open-ended. We are able to discuss almost anything freely and without hinderance. Also, the format is very informal so I am not afraid to say something because I know that my thoughts will be acknowledged and considered for their worth. (Or lack there of!!)

One Thing That Has Hindered My Learning:

  1. Although I may regret saying this, I wish that we were able to do more formal/extensive reading and writing in place of the busy work. Although I believe that reading a chapter and answering questions on it is necessary for learning, I wish that we could reflect more on it. For example, instead of spending so much time reading about morphemes, we could go out and research those particular aspects of this subject which most interest us. I also think it would be interesting, in the future, for other classes, for every student to go out, find an article they find interesting in relation to a particular subject, and then share it with the class.

--Brenna D.

Posted by lciscotis at November 9, 2005 11:05 AM

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