Grades for blog available (week 4)

Hi all,

Grades are now available for the third week of blog contributions. You can access them via the "My Grades" feature on Blackboard, I think; let me know if you cannot find them.

For people who didn't need to contribute an explanatory blog post/reading review, there is only a single grade, on a scale of 0-3, for all contributions up until 5 pm on Thursday. These informal contributions are graded according to the following criteria: 0 points, no contribution or irrelevant contribution; 1 points, very minimal comment or insufficiently relevant contribution; 2 points, regular contribution; 3 points, exceptional contribution. Thanks for all your contributions!  If proper revolutionary spirit continues, there may be unexpected benefits! 

If you contributed but didn't receive any points, let me know - it is possible that I may have missed something.

For people whose turn it was to do an explanatory blog post/reading review, there are two grades - the grade for the explanatory blog post (from 0 to 10), and the grade for the regular contribution (2 points automatically if you complete the assignment; 3 points for A quality work). There is a rubric associated with your grade for the explanatory blog post, as well as (in most cases) some feedback; make sure to click on the grade details to see the grade breakdown and the rubric. (There's also feedback in the comments to your post, in most cases)

Next week, it's the turn of people with IDs ending in 3 or 6 to do the explanatory blog post/reading review. Check your details in the "assignment deadlines" link on Blackboard; 3s put up their posts on the blog on Tuesday before the lecture (by 14:10), 6s on Thursday before the lecture. In another announcement, I will provide further options for recommended readings. (Check those - sometimes I add an extra reading or two to avoid unnecessary duplication).

Let me know if you have any questions - especially if you are having trouble posting to the blog - and thanks again for all your contributions. I have enjoyed the discussions so far.