What did you like best about the readings for this class? Are there any general suggestions you would make about how the readings are set up?
I really enjoyed the readings. They were not heavy readings and they were interesting for the most part. At a few points throughout the semester it seemed like a lot to get done, but having the extra credit was always a great solution to missing a reading diary or two.
* Did you find some new reading diary strategies that you used in the second half of the semester?
The second half of the semester I realized that the reading diaries did not have to be 400 words long... So I started shortening them because I take really good notes in my book and it was always a pain to have to jot them down online on top of that.
* What did you think of the overall balance between reading - writing - commenting in the class assignments?
The reading was definitely a lot more time consuming than the other aspects of the points system, but it is easily the most necessary part of the course. Commenting on blog posts wasn't too bad, only 60 words, but the comments on the storybooks were a tad excessive. I felt like I was always saying the same general thing on everyones storybooks toward the end.
* Do you think I should offer a reading assignment extra credit option?
There is definitely enough extra credit. I think that if you emphasized more to your students that they should try to do as many extra credit assignments as possible at the beginning of the semester, that would help a few students out. Its the procrastinators that have a problem. If you did decide to offer a extra credit reading assignment worth a considerable amount of points (maybe 20-30?) then I would offer it at the end of the semester for those who have been procrastinating.
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