tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post8956621038308901588..comments2023-07-05T06:55:53.577-04:00Comments on College Ready Writing: Peer-Driven Learning: The Challenges of Letting Go of ControlLee Skallerup Bessette, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243750156552824701noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-77478950395601861002011-12-18T23:29:16.699-05:002011-12-18T23:29:16.699-05:00Amazing blog you have here, i'm sure this can ...Amazing blog you have here, i'm sure this can attract lots of readers over the net for the cool write up. Keep it up<br />With Snooozy, conducting automated phone surveys is as easy as just a few clicks. View live results as your survey progresses at www.snooozy.com .snooozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790834703182457313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-767040218208463062011-08-31T20:51:13.033-04:002011-08-31T20:51:13.033-04:00Really neat post! I too am trying a lot of new str...Really neat post! I too am trying a lot of new strategies in my classroom this year and find myself equally freaked by the loss of control. I think this is good, however. It will force us to focus on the students and learn about them deeply to figure out what makes them tick so that we can draw on that for later learning. In the end I think it will be much more meaningful and memorable - stick with it!!Becky Searlshttp://www.beckysearls.wordpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-14171651368775132532011-08-25T13:04:58.792-04:002011-08-25T13:04:58.792-04:00I admire your bravery, and I want to know how the ...I admire your bravery, and I want to know how the two classes go. If I tried this experiment in one of my historical surveys of literature, I'd get few responses. Most of my students couldn't name what was written in previous centuries, so they wouldn't know what to suggest to study. Perhaps your frightened people need choices to vote on.Henry Adamshttp://chronicle.com/article/Academic-Bait-and-Switch-/128768/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-88196840691567250672011-08-24T12:30:13.752-04:002011-08-24T12:30:13.752-04:00You say you're giving up control of the class ...You say you're giving up control of the class but I disagree. <br /><br />Anyone can grab the hands of pre-schoolers and walk them across the street. But It takes talent, planning and care to let go of their hands and get them safely across the street.<br /><br />Your students are going to end up at a place you want them to be. And you'll have lead them there so expertly, they'll think they were in control the whole time. Now that takes talent!Peter (@polarisdotca)http://blogs.ubc.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-2431261015303691862011-08-24T06:36:46.745-04:002011-08-24T06:36:46.745-04:00One of my literature modules had a crowdsourcing e...One of my literature modules had a crowdsourcing element to it. The class was able to choose a text to study.<br /><br />Most of us agreed on an unexpected text in order to give a new angle to the course. The tutor was enthusiastic about our efforts, studying the text himself and helping us to incorporate it in the rest of the module.<br /><br />However, some students in the class weren't happy with the situation and considered the move far from academic. They didn't think students should make decisions like this. Some denied the validity of the text and others made it clear that they were unhappy to participate.<br /><br />My personal experience was only positive and it helped me think in ways I wouldn't have from a text within a more traditional canon.<br /><br />I told friends on other courses and they were pretty jealous.<br /><br />Any academic curveball is going to work for some and not for others. But that's the same with anything new. That 'comfort zone' has a lot of explaining to do!Martin Hugheshttp://theuniversityblog.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-31376059539665983142011-08-24T03:01:07.928-04:002011-08-24T03:01:07.928-04:00Wow, I loved this post and can't wait to see h...Wow, I loved this post and can't wait to see how these two classes go. Class #2 needs to realize that you are giving them a prime opportunity to use college as experience--to craft examples and stories about what truly makes each student unique. What the students will do in the peer-driven class will provide reflections that they can use for interviews, resumes, etc. After all, in real work, we are constantly co-learning, co-teaching, and creating agreements and contracts collaboratively. Class #2 will hopefully realize this gift. Wonderful! Ellen Bremen, M.A. @chattyprofchattyprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364615784442638410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529647435872563341.post-86898458775311601082011-08-24T01:50:45.878-04:002011-08-24T01:50:45.878-04:00Keep it up. For the scared class help them along ...Keep it up. For the scared class help them along by guiding them in the building of potential. They just don't share the same realm of reality to see how they personally fit in the new way of learning. Plus it will make a great test to see which classes do what, and provide great content for follow ups.Conrad Von Supertramphttp://www.supertrampconsulting.comnoreply@blogger.com