For 13C students...
Now that you've completed your first drafts, you need to reflect on the whole process before attempting the next one! This will allow us to think about how you (and future students) can best be helped in the future. In particular, we need to evaluate the impact of using blogs when preparing for coursework.
Therefore, could you please cut and paste the following questions to your blogs and answer them as fully as possible, providing concrete examples where you can. The deadline for completion is Tuesday 28th February...
1. How easy has it been to set up your Independent Study blog and to get used to posting things on it? Were you given enough support in doing it? What other help would have been useful?
2. How did the blog help with your research? Did the blog motivate you to do more and better research? How? Why?
3. Is it useful having all the Independent Study/blog tasks posted on the Macguffin blog? Does it make it more likely that you will get them done?
4. How often (honestly!) do you check the Macguffin blog? (Remember, it should be at least twice/week).
5. Has it been useful being able to see and access everyone else’s research and planning through their blogs?
6. How do you feel about the fact that your teacher can keep a close check on your progress through accessing your blog? Is it too intrusive and controlling or is it encouraging and supportive?
7. How useful have the comments been that you received from…a. Macguffin, b. other students.
8. How has the blog helped with your essay planning? How useful was the blog when it came to writing the essay? Do you think your first draft is better because you have used a blog?
9. How would you evaluate the quality of your blog? What could you have done better?
10. Do you think you will get a better final grade for your independent study through having used a blog?
11. Which are the best three blogs? Why?
12. Do you think next year’s Year 13s would benefit from setting up an Independent Study blog?
13. Are there any negative aspects to preparing for an Independent Study using a blog?
14. What could be done to improve teaching and/or learning in future through blogs?
15. Overall, are you pleased that we used blogs? Has it been interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?
Now that you've completed your first drafts, you need to reflect on the whole process before attempting the next one! This will allow us to think about how you (and future students) can best be helped in the future. In particular, we need to evaluate the impact of using blogs when preparing for coursework.
Therefore, could you please cut and paste the following questions to your blogs and answer them as fully as possible, providing concrete examples where you can. The deadline for completion is Tuesday 28th February...
1. How easy has it been to set up your Independent Study blog and to get used to posting things on it? Were you given enough support in doing it? What other help would have been useful?
2. How did the blog help with your research? Did the blog motivate you to do more and better research? How? Why?
3. Is it useful having all the Independent Study/blog tasks posted on the Macguffin blog? Does it make it more likely that you will get them done?
4. How often (honestly!) do you check the Macguffin blog? (Remember, it should be at least twice/week).
5. Has it been useful being able to see and access everyone else’s research and planning through their blogs?
6. How do you feel about the fact that your teacher can keep a close check on your progress through accessing your blog? Is it too intrusive and controlling or is it encouraging and supportive?
7. How useful have the comments been that you received from…a. Macguffin, b. other students.
8. How has the blog helped with your essay planning? How useful was the blog when it came to writing the essay? Do you think your first draft is better because you have used a blog?
9. How would you evaluate the quality of your blog? What could you have done better?
10. Do you think you will get a better final grade for your independent study through having used a blog?
11. Which are the best three blogs? Why?
12. Do you think next year’s Year 13s would benefit from setting up an Independent Study blog?
13. Are there any negative aspects to preparing for an Independent Study using a blog?
14. What could be done to improve teaching and/or learning in future through blogs?
15. Overall, are you pleased that we used blogs? Has it been interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?
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