MS
Apr 18, 2016
Great class for the content I needed. I audited this class and benefited from the theory discussion and practical exercises. The class guided me to improve my writing style which was my ultimate goal.
LR
Dec 17, 2018
Lessons were well done, good mix of teaching and illuminating discussion between accomplished writers. Exercises are creative and well thought out. Feedback from classmates is generally helpful.
By Andy S
•Feb 14, 2024
Course material was was good, and interesting throughout. The peer review system however was almost useless the majority of the time. There is nothing to stop people not reviewing or giving no feedback of any kind which very much undermines the product. As consequence there's no way for students to know if they are improving at all. A large number of students are also not complying with the task requirements and are submitted garbage (for what reason i have no idea), but still appear to be progressing. Without removing both these categories of people the course will continue to suffer. It's a real shame as the material is good but the marking system is incredibly poor. This is particularly the case in Capstone where feedback is so essential but i received absolutely nothing during this phase. I honestly have no idea, despite having completed the entire course, if what I'm writing is any good at all, or if I have improved in any way which is very disheartening.
By Kristin L
•Mar 5, 2017
The course information was great and the assignments were very helpful. What lost points for the course was not the content provided by Wesleyan, which was good, but the poor effort on the part of many of the fellow students to really work on constructive critiques. For each assignment I had at least one of the three peer reviews that was useless to me to improve my writing, sometimes more. There should be a way to rate critiques so that students can't move on if they don't do the work of critiquing well.
By Donald S P
•Aug 24, 2018
Less focused than the other four. The focus on facts and things was helpful, but felt less like a revelation.
By harrisonyvette@yahoo.com
•Oct 24, 2017
It would be helpful to list what the learner should do in an assignment and exclude what they should not do.
By Michele L
•Aug 14, 2024
I found this course incredibly tedious and I didn't feel I was learning anything. The videos were incredibly wordy, using complex language and the speaker talking too much and uncessary content. I spent more time reviewing other people's work than received feedback myself or writing assignments. I found the assignments too prescriptive and couldn't see how writing them would help me. It needs to be simplified and be far more practical. Also, there are 4 tutors but none do any reviews!
By Megan L
•May 25, 2017
The lectures were unclear as well as the instructions from the instructor I was disappointed.