My task this week was to find a remix created by a professional teacher. Well, I happen to have a teacher right now who has created her own website as a resource for the class. Here is the link to her website. It is a remix because it puts what we've learned/done in class in a different format.
Students in Math 202 are the audience for this remix. PowerPoint lectures are posted as well as homework packets and additional resources that may be helpful for students. The page is arranged so that information can be easily found. General information is at the top, more specific information for different classes are categorized into labeled columns. If you continue to check the website you will notice that it is constantly being revised. The teacher will post a PowerPoint preview before class and then post the modified version after class is over. Sometimes the two are the same, other times what we get though in class is different than the plan.
Considering the audience and purpose, the remix is successful because it helps students find information they need outside of class to be successful in class. I know from personal experience that I have benefited from this remix. The way the information is organized could be said to be logos because it is logical and follows a clear pattern. To an outside source, there appears to be a lack of rhetorical strategies. However, there is no need for rhetorical strategies because the audience is only students. The students establish trust and connection with the "author" in real life, so there is no need for rhetorical strategies in the remix.
Citation
Opperman, Amanda. "MTH 202 Course Page, Sections 2 and 3." Msu.edu. Michigan State University, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.
I find it helpful when teachers do this. It makes it easier for when you don't know what going on in class then you go to the website and use your extra time to figure it out. Do you think it is a smart idea to have all of the assignments and lectures in the website? I know teachers who have done that and not all of the students show up, so what is your opinion on that? Although that maybe a different topic considering what you are talking about is a 200 level math class.
ReplyDeleteI believe it is really helpful to have lectures and resources posted on a website so that you can access or reference them at home if need be. I know that this encourages some students to skip class, but at the college level that is their loss. In my opinion, students pay a lot of money to come to college, they should want to attend so they can learn. Students that attend class often do much better than those that stay at home. I am a math major, so this particular class is really easy for me. I'm pretty sure I would get a 4.0 if I didn't go to class and never read the lectures, but I go to class and do all the homework anyways because to me school is about more than grades.
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