EXTRA CREDIT POST

I have never used a blog before RTF.  The positive aspect of using the blog in this course is that it forces us to think and apply the concepts discussed in the lectures.  The difficulties with the blogs were that they did not give instant feedback and were worth a few points each time so minor mistakes would cost a point which in the end became a lot. I overcame difficulties by referring back to textbook and lectures for examples and Keara’s TA sessions were very helpful in explaining the material so I could write my blogs correctly. Blogs that were most challenging were ones that were over concepts that we had to define. For example, the hegemony blog post was probably the toughest for me to grasp. I remember it followed after the “City of God” screening and we had not really discussed hegemony prior to the blog due date so I lost points because I did not fully grasp the concept.  I recommend a blog post but not as often as the ones we had this year. The blogs were interesting and fun at first but one a week just made them less interesting. I would recommend having half as many blog posts.