Student 2.0 as “Homework Artist” (or: breathtaking grammar)

Wednesday, 14 February 2007 Clay Burell Print This Post

More in that quest Doug Belshaw mentioned: how to take student presentations beyond the god-awful Powerpoint or nose-against-the-notecard varieties.

Student Amy made this for our Sentence Style wiki. Projected it on the screen via LCD, and I was spellbound. Watch the creativity, as grammar homework approaches film art.

Have I mentioned I’m amazed? I want to interview this girl about her attitude while she made this. I mean, it’s grammar, for crying out loud. But it seems not to be, in her hands.Maybe she’ll agree to a Skypecast interview. Hope so. [Update: She did. It's here.]

And isn’t this better than reading a textbook section about this pattern? Anybody want to buy Amy’s lesson instead? I’m sure she’d sell it for a fair price.

[Postscript: "But at my back, I always hear / The teacher cynics drawing near....". So: Yes, Amy was front and center, body and voice, to clarify and answer and speak.]

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3 Responses to “Student 2.0 as “Homework Artist” (or: breathtaking grammar)”

Kristian writes:
No. 1 — February 15th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Hi, yes, I spoke with Doug about your first post. Very impressed. The young lady concerned is clearly creative, shes left handed isnt she?

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Talia writes:
No. 2 — March 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I would to listen to your skypecast interview with her. But the link doesn’t work… any chances it can be fixed so I can have a look??

Talia’s last blog post..How To Create a Quiz in Moodle

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Clay Burell writes:
No. 3 — March 13th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Talia – wow, you’re back in Feb. 07! But I love Amy’s work still, and thanks to you, fixed the link. You should be able to find the podcast now.

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