Personally, I think the blogging tool was very helpful. It not only helped us communicate with each other but also provided a way to express our thoughts regarding class activities. In addition to raising our hands and waiting to be called on like we've done since 1st grade, we were enabled to make our points and express our opinions in an open forum. It also provided an opportunity for people who normally wouldn't talk to each other to do so.
After our various class activities, the blogging helped in digesting what exactly it was we did and why it was done. Reading other peoples' blogs also helped in understanding the various concepts we studied. The one that stood out to me was the VISION blog. A fellow student mentioned an author (Napoleon Hill)who i researched and eventually ended up reading some of his writings which have been really interesting. I wish i remembered who it was, but if it wasn't for the blogging I would not have discovered his writing at this moment.
I rarely thought about the effect this would have on my grade. I knew it would play a factor in the grading but the main incentive was that it was helpful and interesting. Reading my fellow classmates perspectives was quite interesting. When we discussed culture shock I realized how similar we are regardless of our backgrounds.
I can't say if I'll continue blogging or not at this point. I can say that I will be reading other people's blogs because I have stumbled upon a few interesting blogs that are worth following.
The blog should definitely remain a part of the course. The only issue I had was waiting for the blog assignment to be posted. It would've been good if it was always posted by the end of the class. Besides that the blogging was fun and insightful
I agree, the blog on culture shock was awesome! I got to read so many different points of view since our class is so diverse. That was definently one that I read more than the required amount for.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite two blogs were the first two. The About Me blog gave a good introduction to the people that i joined this management journey with. I especially like the culture shock blog, because it showed me alot about how people act and view the world. I recommend blogging assignments to all your future classes, professor Kurpis.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that we can find many interesting stories and points of views in the blogs.I also think that the culture shock topic is the most interesting one. As you say, the diversified background of our class make this topic very awesome.
ReplyDeleteI think the vision blog was great, I found a number of people with visions that I shared or could identify with.
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