tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post6959696934784368922..comments2023-07-08T02:32:23.793-07:00Comments on Teaching Matters at LU: Commenting on Student Papers: To Track or Not to TrackNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917082233981368034noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-16761540003566304952015-01-16T09:22:58.393-08:002015-01-16T09:22:58.393-08:00Teaching or teachers don't matter? Some things...Teaching or teachers don't matter? Some things may be better for the teacher (not the student).<br /><br />Safro KwameUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-56984211234268587122015-01-16T08:46:19.181-08:002015-01-16T08:46:19.181-08:00Better for the students--i.e., makes things cleare...Better for the students--i.e., makes things clearer, more immediate, more personal?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335145674065415998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-83204663231550634372015-01-15T11:46:40.476-08:002015-01-15T11:46:40.476-08:00Above comment submitted by Safro KwameAbove comment submitted by Safro KwameUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-29587433644411009672015-01-15T11:34:34.005-08:002015-01-15T11:34:34.005-08:00I have not inquired; but the question about whethe...I have not inquired; but the question about whether "handwritten rather than typed comments are better" is "(better) for whom?"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-83302525786600302612015-01-15T10:33:52.585-08:002015-01-15T10:33:52.585-08:00I agree about "track changes" itself; it...I agree about "track changes" itself; it seems rude to simply change the student's work to make it fit my expectations, and it's not good pedagogy either since the student doesn't do any thinking other than to push "accept changes" without understanding why. But I'm still not convinced that handwritten rather than typed comments are better.It would be interesting to survey students and see what they think. Have you ever inquired? I'm going to do that this semester and see what I learn.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335145674065415998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-85311890134910079362015-01-09T22:25:53.577-08:002015-01-09T22:25:53.577-08:00I require hard copies as well as electronic submis...I require hard copies as well as electronic submissions from my students. I save the electronic copies and use them to check for plagiarism. I write comments on the hard copies and return them to my students. Unlike Linda, the greater readability, the additional space and the additional speed apply to my comments on the hard copies (not electronic copies): I do not have undecipherable scribbles, I am not constrained by needing to fit into a 1” margin, and I can write a lot more quickly than I type, plus I can change my mind and revise a comment (written on paper) after I think about it (as often as it happens). I find electronic tracking of changes user-unfriendly and time-consuming.<br /><br />Safro Kwame<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.com