Category: Peer Responses

Hi Makenna,

This was such an engaging and well-organized blog post! I really liked that you made sure to have clear, structured explanations of each concept. The way you organized it in tables and blocks made it clear when you were explaining concepts, and shows that you have a strong understanding of the material. I also really enjoyed reading your personal example about running groups, I think that is perfect way to explain the more emotional side of inclusion. I wonder if adding captions or descriptions under the videos and pictures might improve the accessibility of your post?

Overall, everything aligns with the rubric, and you have great organization and integration of the topics from the course!

Hi Brynn!

I really enjoyed reading your blog post, it is thoughtful and provides clear examples that connect to classroom practice. I really enjoyed how you integrated personal experience throughout the post. Your example from your practicum and the animal chart was a great way to show some of the ideas we are learning within real teaching contexts. It shows well how inclusion can have so many aspects, and I love how you said “using diversity as a resource”. I also enjoyed your section about online learning environments. The section about student-content, student-student, and student-instructor interactions was very clear, and gave thoughtful examples of how connection can be intentionally designed into digital spaces.

I also really liked the visual flow of your post. I think the videos added a lot to the post, and the personal photos from your experience were great! I wonder if you could add a conclusion section or a few sentences that tie the different concepts together, because it could be challenging for someone who is new to these concepts to connect UDL, inclusive learning, and online engagement.

Overall, everything aligns closely with the rubric, and this was a really good and insightful post!

Hi Alex!

I loved reading your second blog post! You included a lot of great information, and I found the personal connections you made to the different topics both interesting and helpful for understanding. Your section on surface vs. deep learning especially resonated with me because I completely agree. Whenever people discuss certain subjects, especially math, I often have trouble understanding unless I can know the deeper “why” behind the concepts. It was interesting to learn that your friend learns differently, which highlights just how much learning preferences can vary from person to person. I wonder if you could expand a bit more on the Bloom’s Taxonomy section and perhaps add a personal reflection there as well.

Overall, I really enjoyed your post!

Hi Sophia!

I really enjoyed reading your blog post. You covered many important concepts, integrated helpful videos, and included diagrams and pictures that enhanced the post a lot! I especially liked the section discussing the difference between actually understanding and simply regurgitating terms. I think term regurgitation is something all university students experience at some point. It was interesting to learn more about this and to see how problem-based learning relates to it. I’m curious if you could add a bit more information about design thinking and how it connects to the rest of the content in your post.

Overall, I enjoyed it and I am excited to read your next one!

Hi Divina!

I loved reading your first blog post. I thought your section about independent learning was super interesting, and I feel like it is something that doesn’t get discussed as much as other types of collaborative learning.

I also thought your section about learning was interesting. I like the way you connected the concept of people learning forever to your personal experience and provided us with examples of how that is true for you. I think you had lots of super great information in your post, but I wonder if you split it up a bit more, or formatted some parts into tables/lists, if it might be a bit easier to read it? Overall, I really enjoyed reading your post and hearing your perspectives on these concepts. Thank you for sharing!

Hi Alex!

I loved reading your first blog post, it was really interesting to read about you living in the South of France. I totally agree that there can be so many learning curves when you are travelling to a new place. I liked the way you used this as an example to demonstrate how important it is to keep trying to learn/achieve something, and even when there are setbacks, to keep trying. I also thought it was great that you acknowledged that education is important, but so are various life skills! I would’ve loved to see a bit more information in your blog, and to hear about how your experiences tie into some other aspects of the module.

Thank you for sharing your post and I am excited to be able to work together on our project!