This was something I had planned since the beginning of the class. Ironically, I forgot to personally tell my students about it. Twice.
The "deadline" for their first course related blog entry is almost upon them as I write this. I'm glad to say that more than 3/4 of them complied. Then again, after I said that it's graded, it's not like they had much of a choice.
Of course, their thoughts on the course is important and will influence how MMS 173 will be handled in the future. But something else about these blogs are of greater interest to me at the moment.
Just by their first blogs, I have learned quite a number of things about these students of mine. The most obvious things would be the ones they wrote about. But the real interesting bits were how they wrote their entries -- the things they chose to emphasize, the things they left out, their choice of words, their overall tone... More on this later. Ah, BAMS students, you really are a very interesting lot.
Anyway, I had originally planned on giving a "perfect score" for just posting a blog. But now, seeing how some students worked harder than others, I realize that it wouldn't be fair. So, now I score in private...
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