Dec 29-Jan 05 (Task 11 in Week 14: the final task in the last week of the project)
[Description]
- How do you like the weekly writing prompts? Are they interesting or boring? Inspirational or weird? Are they related to your life? Can you suggest anything better and give some examples?
- Do you like the two-way online discussion with your keypal? Or do you think we should have more people (like 3~4 students) form a group blog to exchange ideas? Why or why not?
- Have you encountered any difficulties during the semester when using blogs to discuss with your keypal, e.g., computer problems or anything?
- How do you like the project website? Are they friendly enough? Have we left out any important content? How do you like the layout/design?
- What have you gained from this blog activity?
- If you had an opportunity to start over, would you have done anything differently? If so, how?
Last but not least, the project will be over on 1/5. Before then, you are encouraged to post more messages for the previous weeks. Thank you for the hard work. Dr. Shih and I are very proud of you.
[My Own Comments] Revised!
1. How do you like the weekly writing prompts? Are they interesting or boring? Inspirational or weird? Are they related to your life? Can you suggest anything better and give some examples?
I like them. They are really interesting and inspirational. The topics are closely related to our life.
However, Task 2 and Task 6 were not stated clearly. In Task 2, the relation between the questions and the article about depression should have been further explained. In Task 6, the first two questions might have been misunderstood if students didn’t watch the video clip. The significance of the video clip should have been mentioned.
Also, Task 5 and Task 9 seem to require some knowledge that we aren’t familiar with, such as the model of collaborative learning and the type of learners we are. In Task 5, are we supposed to study the source web page before we answer the questions or just answer them according to our observations? It should have been explained. In Task 9, the last question suggests that there must be a theory or some classification about the types of learners, but I don’t what they are. Such information should have been provided along with the questions.
2. Do you like the two-way online discussion with your keypal? Or do you think we should have more people (like 3~4 students) form a group blog to exchange ideas? Why or why not?
Two-way discussion is fine enough. If more members form a group blog, it will be much more difficult to control the scheduled progress. I don’t think that group discussions are suitable to students from different schools, for one class don’t know the other class in real life.
In addition, there is a major flaw in the two-way online discussion. I thought FJU students and CCU students were asked to think independently, to write their tasks on their own blogs, and then to respond to each other's articles as sharing. However, the design in this semester required us to take CCU's blogs as the main platforms. It would have restricted FJU students' thinking, for they must have been influenced by the other side before they came up with their own ideas. It would also have limited FJU students' content and format, for the blog Editor of comments is simple, whereas the Editor of articles would be equipped more functions.
3. Have you encountered any difficulties during the semester when using blogs to discuss with your keypal, e.g., computer problems or anything?
No, I’ve never encountered any difficulties. I also exchanged instant messaging account with my keypal (Windows Live Messenger), so we could contact each other quite all right. It is my late posts that caused a problem to her.
4. How do you like the project website? Are they friendly enough? Have we left out any important content? How do you like the layout/design?
Yes, it is user friendly enough, but I wonder why the URLs of FJU students’ blogs are not included in dyadic information. The layout/design is pleasantly simple and easy to read.
5. What have you gained from this blog activity?
A keypal, an opportunity to think more and write more, and a Christmas card! I’m grateful to have joined this activity and I’m sorry that most of my posts were late.
6. If you had an opportunity to start over, would you have done anything differently? If so, how?
Some of the posts were first hand-written in drafts when I did a part-time job; all of the articles were typed and posted at home. I should have arranged a session every week at school exclusive for writing the newly-announced task. If so, all of my posts would have been punctually posted. Writing assignments at home is sometimes inefficient because of laziness, avoidance, and fatigue from part-time jobs or other factors. I shouldn’t have procrastinated my posts.
[My Keypal's Comments and My Response]
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