I posted grades for the week of 2/7-2/13. Please take a look at your grade and let me know if you have any questions. If you do have questions about your grade, when you email me, please include the following:
1). Time/date/word counts of the posts to your blog
2). Locations/date/word counts of the comments to other people's blogs
NOTE: The first few weeks of discussion have gone really well. One thing that is common across both Comm 41 sections that I am instructing is the clarity that the posts bring to the concepts. It would be fairly simple for me to reiterate the concepts in the book on my blog, however, I feel that the clarity the community we have created here helps a bit more in this area. I have noticed comments such as "the concept was a bit hard for me to understand, but after reading your blog I understand it now". This is exciting because our blog posts and comments are creating community. If one persons blog post and examples do not clarify a concept, another persons blog post will. Each person in the class is contributing to a larger community, even though it may not 'feel' like it because this is an online class. However, each persons contributions are really expanding the understanding of the concepts we cover and helps other students really grad a hold of ambiguous ideas.
The book does a decent job of explaining concepts. However, the textbook, as with any textbook, can be a bit unclear at times. This is where building a diverse community here in blog world really helps. I hope you can see the richness and value in blogging and commenting.
Lookout for another post tomorrow morning with what is due for the coming week.
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