As can be seen from my previous reflections I have reflected on how I am currently using a blog.
Feedback from students (positive):
1. Keeps a connection with the lecturer and the student when they are away from class
2. They can always go back to information to reference the feedback given when corrections needs to be made.
3. The peer review factor is invaluable, getting different peoples views on your work makes you see it in an entirely different view and your see a more holistic manner.
4. Having the pictures of your practical work makes it easier to have a different 'look' at it, it also seems that you can see more when viewing the pictures than when looking at the actual case.
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Feedback from students (negative):
1. Students find that commenting on each post is time consuming and sometimes they forget to check the the blog and receive some of the information late.
2. Sometimes it is difficult to find information, so they would have liked it if the blog could have tabs, like Facebook, so that it is easier to find certain posts, pictures and videos.
3. Some students are not too keen on posting their views or comments on the blog as they are shy/affraid of what the other students will think (spelling, grammer).
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Feedback from practicing Dental technicians and Dental technologists:
1. They recommended that they only post one comment as an overview of a specific group of cases posted and not on each case as this would be very time consuming and they might not do it very effectively. They would then look at all the cases and post one general comment on all the work and not each individual case. General mistakes made by the entire group of students.
2. This is a good idea as this will give them easier access to the students work without having to sacrifice their time away from the laboratory.
3. They would make recommendations on what I can include in my teaching and especially provide feedback to the student on how they can improve.
4. They also recommended that I could get one or two dentists to comment on what they like in their work and also provide some feedback to the tudents
Augustine, as suggested above by Cheryl you need to narrow down the focus of your intervention to one group of students. The feedback from students given here i dont know its from which group of students and the dental technicians are responding to work from which group of students. You've given very good clear feedback from students and dental technicians, but you've not indicated what changes you made or you will make to improve the intervention.
ReplyDeleteYip I agree. And from listening to your presentation today its improved in that you are focusing on the 2nd years who are in the lab. But still too many ideas about how the blog could be used. Focus on the interventions and activities that relate to to your key challenge which I think is getting them to be more critically reflective on their own and others practical activities
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