tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303765.post2060928145107881624..comments2023-09-26T10:56:39.429-04:00Comments on Techist: A Blog about Technology, History and Teaching: I Enter the WPMU Blogging Fray....Jeffrey McClurkenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13118204828598680985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303765.post-39533898313345989262007-09-08T13:47:00.000-04:002007-09-08T13:47:00.000-04:00In the Methods class, about 1/2 of their blog post...In the Methods class, about 1/2 of their blog posts are specifically assigned. In the First-Year Seminar, the assignments are related to their readings, but I try to use my comments to get them to be more precise in their claims and more accurate in the use of evidence.<BR/><BR/>I like the notion of specific topics submitted by the students though. I'll have to think about how to implement that in one or more classes this semester.Jeffrey McClurkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118204828598680985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10303765.post-6386228183511961692007-09-08T10:26:00.000-04:002007-09-08T10:26:00.000-04:00Did you ever think about having specific blog topi...Did you ever think about having specific blog topics submitted, either by the students or directly by you, to the motherblog relating to particular aspects of your discussion topics? It might force the students to narrow their discussion, as opposed to making sweeping generalizations, which is exactly what most student bloggers tend to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com