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The tension is building, despite the fact that Assessment 1 was "only" worth 20% (Ass 2 is 40%). One fellow student said "I feel worse than I did on the day of my HSC being mailed to me!". My goodness, we're all graduates, more than 50% of us are over 40 (at a guess) and more than 70% have at least one (in some cases, several) kids. Interesting how nervous, anxious, expectant we all are for results of this "minor" element of our whole GDLT course (7 assessed courses, plus teaching prac, so ICT Ass 1 is worth a measly 2.86% over all). So why such an impact?
I guess partly it's because it's Friday and we know we won't hear anything until Monday at the earliest, if we don't hear this evening. Partly it's because it's our first indication of how well (or otherwise) we are doing, partly because we don't feel like wasting any more time on Assessment 2 until we've had some guidance on our performance for Ass 1. Partly it is due to ICTs themselves - the technology that allows us instant notification of our results online, rather than the old days of having to go to school and see the results page pinned to a notice board, or wait to ambush the postman as he arrived with the results envelope. At least you knew which day the results were coming out. We have only been told by one lecturer that she hopes they'll be out by Friday (but the communication is in the hands of others).
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I made the suggestion in a collaborative and connective vein. Our blogs and our Assessments are publicly available. We are encouraged to read, evaluate, critique, comment and reflect on our cohorts' work, before refining, revisiting and recreating our own work. High order thinking. So why not share results, for the good of our cohorts? There are about 100 of us on this course. I haven't read everyone's blogs. If I'm missing out on an excellent resource, I'd like to know. Similarly, I think I'd owe it to my cohorts (especially those who "follow" this blog) to inform them that I've been talking rubbish (for those who don't know that already ;o)
Well, we'll see.
Booo! Just heard from the lecturer (whose hands are still tied), that we won't be getting our results today.
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Tune in next week folks, and have a relaxing weekend not thinking about ICT Assessment 1 results (or pink elephants in the corner of the room).
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Why such an impact? My guess is uncertainty. This will be the first formal feedback most of us have received for this program. I imagine there is a significant granule of uncertainty in the back of all our minds. Have we measured up?
ReplyDeleteOn the question of measuring up, it's not really a question of whether we're good or not, but a question of whether we're seen as good in this new context. Did we get it right, or not?
I can see the uncertainty and lack of experience continuing through to your point about connectivism. Very few of us, including the staff, have any experience with a connectivist learning experience. We're much more familiar with the traditional behaviourist approach. Anything new is treated with fear.
Especially in a context (both school and university) that still has much of its mindset stuck in the previous ways of thinking.
Going to be interesting to see how it all evolves.
Indeed yes, David. Thanks for commenting. I think regardless of actual results, we're all going to feel a little relieved to get feedback, particularly those external students with little tutor contact.
ReplyDeleteConsidering which of our 100 cohorts' blogs to follow will be much easier when we are informed which are "seen as being good" by the powers that be. I'm just grateful that some of our fellow students have posted their results. There are certainly lessons to learnt from them and their approach to the course.