My Pre-Course survey is here.
This unit or Mod seems to be a bit limiting. I like the idea of cybercoaching. I have even done it with out knowing it had a name. But why does it have to be in Word and through email? It seems so exclusive of newer and “cleaner” technologies. By way of example just watch this video to see why people might move away from this slower and more awkward system.
In the experience I did have with cybercoaching I really liked the features the new 2007 version of Word has. The Track Changes and the Comments make for powerful feedback. And, the students seemed to get a lot more out of it. They actually read the comments! There are some “the cup is half empty” reasons that could explain their enthusiasm though.
- It was new and exciting, let’s see what he has to say!
- I did not post a grade on the assignment, for that they had to go to the grade management software.
Cynical, perhaps, but whatever! The results were greater student buy-in and better interaction with the students for me.
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November 8, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Datta Kaur
Alex,
I am not sure what ‘limiting’ means. Please email me a few more details. I would love to understand to improve in the future. Thanks. ~ Datta Kaur
November 9, 2009 at 9:50 am
Mr. Braden
By “limiting”, I mean that using Word for cybercoaching generates a lot of attachments, versions, conflicting versions if two people or more are working on the same document, etc. Something like Google Docs, one version but with history of changes seems to be a more “modern” and less cumbersome way to achieve the same goal.