Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

The exam for this semester calls for written reflections (short essays) on three topics. You need to post original responses to the questions on each topic in separate comments on the Writing Studio Blog during the exam period. This post lists the locations for your comments. I've posted the topics and test items in a slide show, and provide a link to it below.

During the exam, I suggest that you compose and check your responses in Word. Then you can copy and paste your reflective responses into the comment windows on individual posts listed below.

You must be logged-in in order to post comments on the Writing Studio Blog. On occasion, students have reported difficulty logging in with Google/Blogger usernames and passwords, when they were ready to paste responses into comment windows. So you should go to your own blog first, and log in there before the exam begins.

If you compose more than one paragraph in response to individual items, please use two (2) keyboard returns to create white space between paragraphs in your responses. White spaces between paragraphs (not between related sentences) make it easier for readers to find your main points.

The table below contains links to locations at which to post reflective responses for each item during the regularly scheduled exam for Writing III, Spring 2008, §§ 1a and 1c (2008.07.23). For each item, there are two locations called Reflecting Pools, one for each class section. Please make certain to post written reflections for each item only once, and only at the appropriate locations for your section:

• §1a: Reflecting Pools 4, 6, and 8, or
  
• §1c: Reflecting Pools 5, 7, and 9.
  

Item one: Language Awareness
4. Section 1a	5. Section 1c
Item two: Technological Challenges
6. Section 1a	7. Section 1c
Item three: Personal Satisfaction
8. Section 1a	9. Section 1c
Reminder: Please post no more than one response for each item, and post only at the appropriate locations for your section.

Writing III, 2008.07.23, §§ 1a & 1c

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Note: It the slide show fails to load inside this post, command+click the "view presentation" link (above).

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Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Nine (9): §1c

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Nine (9): §1c

Please post reflective responses to Item three (3): Personal Satisfaction, here:

• only if you are in Section 1c, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 1 and 2, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

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Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Eight (8): §1a

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Eight (8): §1a

Please post reflective responses to Item three (3): Personal Satisfaction, here:

• only if you are in Section 1a, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 1 and 2, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

[word count on Pool Nine post]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Seven (7): §1c

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Seven (7): §1c

Please post reflective responses to Item two (2), Technological Challenges, here:

• only if you are in Section 1c, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 1 and 3, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

[word count on Pool Nine post]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Six (6): §1a

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Six (6): §1a

Please post reflective responses to Item two (2): Technological Challenges here:

• only if you are in Section 1a, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 1 and 3, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

[word count on Pool Nine post]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Five (5): §1c

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Five (5): §1c

Please post reflective responses to Item one (1): Language Awareness here:

• only if you are in Section 1c, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 2 and 3, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

[word count on Pool Nine post]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Four (4): §1a

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Four (4): §1a

Please post reflective responses to Item one (1), Language Awareness, here:

• only if you are in Section 1a, and
• in only one comment on this post.

To get credit for responses to items 2 and 3, you must post them in comments on other Writing Studio Blog posts earmarked for your section:

• Writing III, Spring '08 Exam: Reflecting Pools 4-9

[word count on Pool Nine post]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Three (3 of [9])

Please carefully read the entire exam in the slideshow (Writing III, §§ 1a & 1c, 2008.07; below). Then post your written response to Reflection Item three (3, only) in an original comment on this post during the [early] exam period on July 18.... [For regular exams on July 23, there will be new posts on which to comment.]

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Responses to items one and two belong on separate posts, each earmarked for responses to a single item:

1. Reflection Item one (1): Reflecting Pool One (2008.07.18)
   
2. Reflection Item two (2): Reflecting Pool Two (2008.07.18)
   
3. ... [this post]
   

Remember that complete explanations are better than short ones. The more details, examples, and reasons that you write out completely, organize logically, and express clearly, the better.

The wording for this post comes, in part, from a previous reflection stimulus (Reflections on Blog Portfolio Development, The Writing Studio Blog, 2008.01.29). You should not respond on that post.

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Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool Two (2 of [9])

Please carefully read the entire exam in the slideshow (Writing III, §§ 1a & 1c, 2008.07; below). Then post your written response to Reflection Item two (2, only) in an original comment on this post during the [early] exam period on July 18.... [For regular exams on July 23, there will be new posts on which to comment.]

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Responses to items one and three belong on separate posts, each earmarked for responses to a single item:

1. Reflection Item one (1): Reflecting Pool One (2008.07.18)
   
2. ... [this post]
   
3. Reflection Item three (3): Reflecting Pool Three (2008.07.18)
   

Remember that complete explanations are better than short ones. The more details, examples, and reasons that you write out completely, organize logically, and express clearly, the better.

The wording for this post comes, in part, from a previous reflection stimulus (Reflections on Blog Portfolio Development, The Writing Studio Blog, 2008.01.29). You should not respond on that post.

[word count on 3 of 3]

Writing III, Spring '08: Reflecting Pool One (1 of [9])

Please carefully read the entire exam in the slideshow (Writing III, §§ 1a & 1c, 2008.07; below). Then post your written response to Reflection Item one (1, only) in an original comment on this post during the [early] exam period on July 18.... [For regular exams on July 23, there will be new posts on which to comment.]

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Responses to items two and three belong on separate posts, each earmarked for responses to a single item:

1. ... [this post]
   
2. Reflection Item two (2): Reflecting Pool Two (2008.07.18)
   
3. Reflection Item three (3): Reflecting Pool Three (2008.07.18)
   

Remember that complete explanations are better than short ones. The more details, examples, and reasons that you write out completely, organize logically, and express clearly, the better.

The wording for this post comes, in part, from a previous reflection stimulus (Reflections on Blog Portfolio Development, The Writing Studio Blog, 2008.01.29). You should not respond on that post.

[word count on 3 of 3]

WSB 1-03 ('08): Early Exam Only for Early Departees

In this Writing Studio Bulletin (WSB 1-03, 2008), I'm sharing a response to a clarification question that a student sent via gmail earlier today. She asked about the early exam tomorrow, and was lucky to catch me online. Here is a snippet from my response:

Thank you for writing, and asking about the early exam. The answer to your question is no. Students who are not leaving early, on university-sanctioned exchange programs [starting] before the regularly scheduled exam, cannot sit the early exam tomorrow (July 18, 2008). See you on July 23rd.

(personal correspondence, 2008.07.17)

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Multiple Intelligences: Class Results (Writing III, §§ 1a + 1c)

This multiple intelligences profile is an aggregate of responses posted by students in Writing III, section 1a and 1c:



The next two are females and males only:



The last two are for sections 1a and 1c, respectively.



How would you interpret these class results? Please post your interpretations in comments on this post. What patterns do you notice, and how do you explain them? Do you feel that these graphics accurately represent the collective intelligences of class members? Why or why not?

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Third presentation display [+ design, + ...]

Here's version three of a brief personal history, with a design for the slides, additional graphics, links, and photos. It's ready for a sound track to make the slideshow into an oral presentation.

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Multiple Intelligences: Explore Yours!

You can read a bit about various intelligences, and take a survey to see how yours stack up here, at the Birmingham (UK) Group for Learning site (BGfL). To the right is a snapshot of my first go--not very Music Smart, eh?

Afterwards, if you add your reference code numbers directly to a Google spreadsheet to which I'll invite you via gmail, I'll be happy to compile them and generate some group intelligences profiles.

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Second temporary presentation display

In this post is a temporary slideshow displayed before completion to demonstrate:

1. How to upload presentations from computer desktops or storage media into Slideshare collections,
2. Where to find slideshow codes at Slideshare for embedding presentations in blog posts, and then
3. How to copy and paste code selections from Slideshare into the HTML blog post editing window.

To polish this unfinished blog post just a little, I've switched back to Compose editing mode and, remembering to be careful not to delete the currently invisible slideshow (you can see it in Preview mode):

• Centered the line containing the slideshow,
  
• Centered the line of Slideshare viewing and uploading links following the slideshow,
• Added a word count placeholder to the last line for when I complete the post, and
• Moved the word count placeholder to the far right.

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Notes:

• I've deleted the previous temporary presentation post, because the presentation uploaded for this [subsequent] laboratory demonstration was slightly more developed than that in the previous post. I've updated the presentation, uploaded the update, and replaced ... [the] code in this post with fresh code from Slideshare (from a new "Embed in your blog" field).
  
• Before adding photographs to your presentations, or other blog posts, please make certain to obtain permission from all people in them to use their photos in your presentations and blog posts.
  
• If you have concerns or questions about your own presentation project, please feel free to post them in comments on this post, or the preceding one: The Making of ... (2008.07.01).
• If you post comments on either, be sure to enable follow-up notification via gmail on both posts. That way you'll hear about responses or other questions as soon as your classmates or I post follow-up comments on either thread.

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The Making of Pangea to Kumamoto

This quickpost is to showcase ... a presentation that I've just uploaded to Slideshare. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the process of converting an essay post into other media, an upcoming assignment. Though both the presentation itself and this post are subject to change, please feel free to preview it before class.

[I've added to this post three previous versions of the self-intro presentation, Pangea to Kumamoto: Where am I from? (2008.07.09), to show steps in the development of the presentation slides (2009.02.13).]

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Pangea to Kumamoto (2008b)

Pangea to Kumamoto (2008b)

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Pangea to Kumamoto (2008a2)

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Pangea to Kumamoto (2008a1)

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