tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post8979382717456605990..comments2024-03-20T06:55:57.193-07:00Comments on Born to Blog by Beth Kaplan: Greenery: Colour of the Year, 2017bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-54367368128038570272016-12-15T06:26:17.505-08:002016-12-15T06:26:17.505-08:00George, that's interesting. (I just Googled MO...George, that's interesting. (I just Googled MOOC.) The issue here is that first, I don't want them to hurt each other with unfair criticism - beginning writers are sensitive. And also, I'm the one who needs to teach details of craft and technique. By the end of each term, they do critique each other as well as say what works about each piece. But I think I was perhaps getting a bit too relaxed about class structure, maybe need to keep things moving a bit more. Always food for thought. Thanks for your suggestion - if I ever do a MOOC, I'll take it up.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122791819498272634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-667348909154981284.post-32140564609531028952016-12-14T19:02:36.357-08:002016-12-14T19:02:36.357-08:00I feel your pain, Beth. I have participated in a ...I feel your pain, Beth. I have participated in a couple of MOOCs. They have been set up so that each student is given assignments from five other students for comment and reply. They receive five assessments from others. Maybe you could devise some sort of feedback mechanism like that where you wouldn't have to do all the critiquing and the students would learn to read each others work critically.<br />Cheers, George HGeorge Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08733839584054651365noreply@blogger.com