It was a pleasure working with you all this term. I really enjoy MET courses as they allow us to learn from each other, work collaboratively and share insights on a variety of topics in our field. As a suggestion for improving participation in future cohorts, I think having a greater opportunity to work with […]
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I was quite happy to see that this course was not going to be heavily based on postings and comments as my last course had over 6000 submissions and felt overwhelmed by the amount of reading and writing. I did find, however, that each blogging platform used throughout the course had positive and negative characteristics. […]
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Dennis,
I do agree that the quality of postings did seem higher than in other courses (I am sure many of those 6000 posts were “thanks” and emoticons). As I felt that there were less opportunities to participate, I felt pressure to ensure I made the most of the opportunities I did have.
gillian
Hi all The summer term is almost at an end. I’m not sure where it went but August 5th is just around the corner. One suggestion I would make to promote greater participation would be to have small cohort groups peer edit and provide feedback on assignments and/or to work through OER activities. This would […]
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I really like your idea of smaller groups which stimulates more discussion. I think that collaboration at any point is hugely important.
Todd
Hello everyone, I’ve really enjoyed the Venture Forums this week and I’m amazed at the innovation of so many great ideas from eveyone. For our participation portfolio, we have the option of giving constructive ideas on how participation could be improved in future ETEC 522 courses. One thing that I would add is to have even more […]
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Hi Donna,
I like the suggestions you made, particularly the one to review pitches in advance with a small group. Along the same line of thinking, I would have liked the option to create our ventures in small groups, partnering with peers for more expertise, to bounce off ideas and *perhaps* to create a BETA or prototype of the product/service we want to offer. I’ve enjoyed seeing everyone’s ideas, but it might be nice to begin implementing them, which could be possible if we worked in small teams. I realize this could make some programming-intensive ventures impossible to create, but it would be wonderful to be able to move forward and get our ventures to a real marketing stage rather than role-playing one.
May
Hello May,
I like your idea of creating our ventures in small groups and then moving forward to getting them on a real marketing stage! That would be an entire degree program in itself. Perhaps a new doctorat program we should propose:)
Cheers,
Donna
Hi Donna
I was thinking along the same lines as you. Peer editing /feedback on assignments would promote participation and learning.
I have enjoyed working with you and reading your contributions.
Valerie
Hello Valerie,
I’ve enjoyed working with your too. Our BYOD group was a great one!
Cheers,
Donna
May,
I was thinking along the same lines as you in regards to giving and receiving peer feedback prior to the due date of A3. I have always had very positive experiences in courses that have done similar exercises in the past. I think such activities really go a long way in contributing to an active and engaging community of practice.
gillian
Hello Gillian,
I’m glad that we’re thinking along the same lines. Peer support is a must!
Have a great summer,
Donna
I agree with the opportunity to seek out peer feedback in advance of handing in the venture pitch. I feel as though we should be using each others’ comments to strengthen our pitches. Very astute comment, I feel.
Todd
Hello Todd,
Thanks for your comments.
I know that I learned so much from the others’ critiques of my Venture Pitch and would have loved to have had another week to clean my presentation up a bit.
Enjoy your summer,
Donna
Hi Donna,
It was a pleasure working with you again on another MET course and I was great being your group member for A2. I agree we have all learned so much from each other in this course and peer collaboration and group collaboration opportunities are always great for this!
Thanks for your insightful input, great work ethic and for sharing your contagious desire to learn with the cohort!
Hope to see you in some of my courses in the fall 🙂
Sheza
Hello Sheza,
Like I said in my other course posting, I was a pleasure being in 511, 522 and 532 with you this term.
Looking forward to working with you again.
Have a great summer.
Donna
Donna,
I really like the idea of reviewing and critiquing Elevator and Venture Pitches prior to submitting. Having never done one, nor seen one before, it would have been very beneficial. Also the feedback I received from colleagues could have helped immensely.
David McInnes
Hello David,
Thanks for your comments and have a fabulous summer
Donna
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gillian 10:27 am on August 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Sheza,
Your suggestions for increasing participation in the OERs make a good deal of sense. Many of the groups offered significant content that needed to be reviewed before participation of any value could be made. I found in some cases this took a considerable amount of time leaving me until near the end of the week before I could reply and respond to the comments of others. By allowing a little more time for each might help alleviate some of that pressure.
gillian
Danielle Dubien 9:51 pm on August 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Sheza and Meggan,
I agree that 3 extra days to deal with each OER would have been very useful. Often, it seemed that just as discussions were warming up, the week was ending. Having two overlapping OERs at any time would be manageable.
Danielle Dubien 9:59 pm on August 5, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Oops, I meant Gillian instead of Meggan. I mixed up my team mates.