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* Trying to make use of the [[Lesson]] tool | * Trying to make use of the [[Lesson]] tool | ||
* Creative writing - is it about going off into your own space to write a novel - or building social interconnection?? (Fascinating tension) | * Creative writing - is it about going off into your own space to write a novel - or building social interconnection?? (Fascinating tension) | ||
# 28/100 students posted Hemingway 6 word self-narratives which created a buzz from Week 1. | |||
# Fora used in a lecturer guided wya. | |||
# Short-story drafts are to be posted - and other students comment on these drafts (as part of assessment) | |||
# Fora were opened and closed weekly - in order to keep up to date on commenting on drafts (rather than leaving it all to the end). | |||
# Wants to explore/use constructive Moodle philosophy | |||
# Vary degrees of success with educating for creative writing and the Moodle environment | |||
# Uses online journals - allow resubmit - encouraging them to keep writing - and relationship between tutor and students' journals - casual but conscious feedback - varying degrees of success/engagement (no different really from paper journals) | |||
# Glossary - practical, fun or both - e.g., "draw" definitions | |||
# Possible: Using wiki for writing assignments (because you have the editing history too!) | |||
# Online text assignments with in-line commenting - but a lot of staff prefer couple - voiced in lots of ways (e.g., "I can't read on-screen". | |||
[[Category:Moodleposium/2009]] | [[Category:Moodleposium/2009]] | ||
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(I was trying to help someone get wireless, so missed notes on the first part)
Jordan Williams teaches creative writing @ UC and talked about use of Moodle in her teaching? Somethings that work and some things that don't.
Jordan Williams
Issues:
- Takes time
- Trying to make use of the Lesson tool
- Creative writing - is it about going off into your own space to write a novel - or building social interconnection?? (Fascinating tension)
- 28/100 students posted Hemingway 6 word self-narratives which created a buzz from Week 1.
- Fora used in a lecturer guided wya.
- Short-story drafts are to be posted - and other students comment on these drafts (as part of assessment)
- Fora were opened and closed weekly - in order to keep up to date on commenting on drafts (rather than leaving it all to the end).
- Wants to explore/use constructive Moodle philosophy
- Vary degrees of success with educating for creative writing and the Moodle environment
- Uses online journals - allow resubmit - encouraging them to keep writing - and relationship between tutor and students' journals - casual but conscious feedback - varying degrees of success/engagement (no different really from paper journals)
- Glossary - practical, fun or both - e.g., "draw" definitions
- Possible: Using wiki for writing assignments (because you have the editing history too!)
- Online text assignments with in-line commenting - but a lot of staff prefer couple - voiced in lots of ways (e.g., "I can't read on-screen".
