The purpose of this memo is to inform the Computer Committee of the successes and failures experienced in my computer-based 1302 course. The students took these class assignments quite seriously, a seriousness that I believe is appropriate.
Interchanges give students a forum in which to explore issues about writing interactively.
The students get an opportunity to make sense of the material they read in the textbook, to engage the material, and to connect the material to their own writing projects. An activity this important should make up a significant portion of the final grade. Peer responses are essential stages in the writing process, perhaps the most important stages. Assigning peer responses a greater portion of the final grade emphasized their importance to the students. The students viewed the peer responses as an important project, not just in-class busy work.