Today, UMW and a growing number of other schools believe that students need a proprietary online space in order to be intellectually productive.
I think this is so true. I had never thought about it before this class but I think if I had this online space throughout my entire college career, I may have been a better and more hardworking student. I think people tend to take more interest in something when it is going on a place that they have created for themselves and that will be public.
A transcript is by definition a copy of their education record. The transcript is often printed on a piece of paper with formal letterhead, perhaps with a watermark or stamp to show that it’s “official.”
I think that it is important for people to remember that an official transcript does not always truly reflect a students work and ideas. In my opinion, a lousy grade does not make a lousy student. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses and it is important for people to remember that. I think these domains are definitely a truer reflection on someone. You can go on and actually see someones work and form your own opinion of it instead of seeing a grade that someone else gave them.
To own one’s domain gives students an understanding of how Web technologies work. It puts them in a much better position to control their work, their data, their identity online.
I think this is so true, there are so many students out there that do not know enough about technology in general and I think if students had been learning how to do this throughout their educational journey, it would have been very beneficial to them. I am glad we are doing this in this class
And if a student owns their own domain, as she moves from grade to grade and from school to school, all that information – their learning portfolio – can travel with them.
I think this is such a great idea, I think it would've been very cool and helpful if I had my own domain for all of assignments that I have ever done. I think it would've helped me grow as a student and learner. I could've been seeing all that work throughout the years and could really see where I have grown and where I need more growth.