Week 8 Comments and Feedback

1. Feedback in. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the comments and feedback you are receiving from other students in the class? What kinds of comments are you finding to be the most useful? 

-From 1-10, I'd rate the comments and feedback I receive from other students a 6 or 7 out of 10. Most of them seem to follow the same formula. However, ones with actual constructive criticism are like golden nuggets of great information. Hearing feedback from others with fresh perspectives helps out mucho. 

2. Feedback out. Similarly, how would you rate the quality of the comments and feedback you are leaving for other students? Have you found some good feedback strategies? Are you getting some good ideas for your own writing as you analyze other people's writing?

-I'd also rate my feedback to others around a 6. Now having read that feedback page on the WWW and TAG technique, I think that will be a great template to base my feedback upon from here on out. And yes, reading other students' ideas and writings have been a source of inspiration. I really like the setup of this course and how its different pieces feed back into each other.

3. Blog comments. Do you have a sense of getting to know people by connecting with them at their blogs? 

- I definitely do have a sense of connectedness with the other individuals in the class, solely because of the intro posts. This is the only online course I've taken where emphasis was placed on intro posts and truly getting to know your classmates.

4. Looking forward. What do you want/need to do differently to make the feedback assignments more useful for others and/or more useful for you? 

-I would love feedback to be more critical. I think that's such an important factor in becoming a better writer. Having more critical feedback would be a great way to make the most of people's time as they write feedback on stories.  

Battling a perfectionist mindset is something I struggle with. Sometimes, first drafts of stories can take me 2-3 hours! This infographic is one that hits its mark with me. Source