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November 09, 2005
Mid-Semester Evaluation
There are a variety of factors that have helped, or that have been beneficial to me in this class. I have always enjoyed coming together as a class to have discussions, and like reflecting together and hearing what others have to say, as well as expressing my own thoughts. Other classmates make interesting points that can support what you were thinking, while at other times, they may make new points that never occured to you. They may make sense or not, I may agree or disagree, but I think that is all part of the beauty of the class community.
The powerpoints actually really help encforce the main focus points of the class and the background text or article readings. The examples, such as paintings, included in the presentations, helped facilitate discussion and application of the ideas firsthand in the class, which helps solidify the new concepts.
The reading assignments, either in article or text-book form, are interesting, but at times, they seem quite repetative. I like reading about new things and ideas, but often when I finish a reading assignment I reflect and think that I already knew a lot of what it was about from previous assignments.
Something that I believe would really help me, and other people in the class, would be a clearer understanding of what is exactly expected of us for homework each night, and what is due for the next class. The dynamic online calanders REALLY help, but even so, they do not always seem up to date, and they do not always include everything we are supposed to do, including what we have to blog on. I would really benefit from a clear statement of what is expected of us to have done by the next class, perhaps a syllabus for the week or two weeks or so we can go by. I sometimes feel overwhelmed (actually, quite often) but the huge workload, and often do not know where to begin when it comes to tackling the class assignments.
Posted by lcisthur at November 9, 2005 11:11 AM