Week 8 Comments and Feedback

Feedback in: The feedback I have received for my project has been reasonable. The randomizer has been kind to me as I have received quite a few comments about my project. To this point, most of the feedback has been positive, which I appreciate, but I do feel that critical feedback would be more beneficial for me. Along with that, the more specific a suggestion or "complaint" (for lack of a better word) is, the more it helps. I believe that I will probably receive a few more suggestions with my first story being posted as well, so that should also help.

Feedback out: Overall, I believe that the feedback I have left has been at least a little bit helpful. I try to leave positive feedback for things that stand out to me as being done very well so it can continue to be built upon, and I also try to leave suggestions to help improve in an area that may not be quite as strong. The former is much easier to do than the latter, but both are necessary to helping someone raise the quality of their work. Leaving feedback for others has definitely helped me with my own work. It's a great way of learning from other people's successes and mistakes.

Blog comments: I have enjoyed reading other students' introductory posts. Between that and reading a few of their stories, I am able to get a slight sense for some of the personalities in this class, even without meeting in person. Looking back on my own introduction after having read so many others, I feel as though I may have been a little bit vague in my own. However, commenting on other introductions has allowed me to add a little bit more about myself when connecting with others, which has been nice.

Looking Forward: To make my given feedback more useful for others, I need to read the feedback others has given first. While I do this sometimes, I don't always. Doing this will not only keep me from repeating what someone else has already said, but it will allow me to build off of what has already been said. It will also present me with a different perspective to the same work and potentially trigger a different way of thinking about the work.

Image:

Feedback is your cue to rethink and revise.

Image Author: Laura Gibbs

Image Source: Growth Mindset Memes

I chose this image because I completely agree with the text. Without feedback, there would never be revision. People would rarely rethink or revise their work, and they definitely wouldn't know how it looks to their audience. Without rethinking or revising, things tend to stay the same, not improve.