Peer editing is a huge deal in College. You would think by your Junior year in college that you wouldn't make quite as many grammatical and spelling errors in a post. Not only does a red line appear under an incorrect spelling word but if you make a grammatical error, usually a green line will appear under that sentence. Though the green line depends solely on what program you are using at the time.It irks me when students make many errors in their blog posts. I understand the occasional slip up. When it occurs in every post it becomes a bit ridiculous. We are training to be professionals. If you are in EDM 310 you are some sort of Education major (I believe). Therefore, you will either teach students directly or be in an administrative position. Both which you need to have proper verbal and written skills. Correcting some issues should be done privately. A post from a peer should not be complete criticism. Through all the errors I guarantee there is something positive you could and should pull out. Don't be rude. Be encouraging even when correcting.
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ReplyDeleteHi Angela!
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you that "peer editing" is a big deal in college. We are in college to learn to be a professional and in any field we have a career in, we should know how to write or post in a professional manner. This is especially true for anyone who is becoming a teacher. If we as the teacher cannot write, spell, or speak correctly how can we expect to teach our students how to do those tasks. I also believe when peer editing we need to point out the positives in our fellow student's assignment because there is always something positive we can point out to our classmate on the work they are doing. Thanks for the post and good luck in EDM 310.
Thanks-Jamie Barbour