Our students, especially the ones who are required to be in our classes and are, therefore, required to blog or do whatever else we ask of them, are generally going to be concerned about the grade they get – possibly even more concerned about the grade than about what they learn. —Nancy McKeand —Evaluating Blogging (Random Thoughts)
Nancy is reponding to a comment I left on her earlier post, “Blogging is like an avocado.”
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