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  1. Jan 2016
    1. I’m forcing students to make choices about what matters to them and why. For their entire lives they’ve been told that grades “matter.”

      This should help me focus more on learning the class material and relieve stress.

    2. Without experimenting, I’d get bored

      Even for the student, routine can get extremely tiring. Being able to get the experience to try something new excites me.

    3. putting control of the grade firmly in students’ hands

      Personally, I know I will feel like I have more control over my grades if I have the ability to create a grading contract. This way, the responsibility will fall more on myself, giving no room for excuses to not succeed.

    4. nearly 80% of my words were spent explaining what was “wrong” with the student’s work

      The current grading system that we have implemented into most educational institutions fall into a similar groove. What's "wrong" with a students work should never be the focus. It limits learning growth.

    1. The Domain of One’s Own initiative prompts us to not just own our own domain — our own space on the Web – but to consider how we might need to reclaim bits and pieces that have already been extracted from us.

      Is this talking about collaborative work between domain users? I feel like these types of internet formats promote sharing of information.

    2. the number of Internet-connected devices in US homes today now outnumbers the number of people in the country itself.

      Its very eye-opening to realize how important technology has become and evolved in a relatively short amount of time.

    3. “Scale” is important too in how many of these new technologies work — how they work practically and how they work ideologically.

      Is this implying a range of scales amongst different forums on the internet? Whereas some are more private, where others are open to the entire web?

    4. Perhaps because innovation is increasingly defined as something that comes from industry and not the university, something that is fostered in the private sector and not the public.

      I don't believe innovation should be described as "coming from the industry" rather than the academia itself. Innovation, to me, is the utilization of these new technologies alongside the university.

    5. “Domain of One’s Own” offers a resistance to the silos of the traditional learning management system

      Our generation is lucky enough to be exposed to this new way of thinking and experience. It's crazy to think of attempting to further our education without all of these new technologies.

    6. No doubt, these are new ways, new products that use “the world’s information.” Often, that use our information. We’re told this exchange — this extraction, if you will — fosters innovation.

      Innovation is definitely one of the main focuses that the web forum is achieving.

    7. “Domain of One’s Own” one of the most important and innovative initiatives in ed-tech today

      The domain pushes the boundaries of traditional education.

    1. It allows them to demonstrate their learning to others beyond the classroom walls.

      The ability to gain experience through hands-on and interactive activities is a big asset to my education. The digital world has helped shape a new form of learning.

    2. There is an understandable learning curve to helping students manage their online presence via their own domain.

      Our generation has grown up in the technology age, so the rate at which we become acclimated to the web domain is much quicker than other generations.

    3. Having one’s own domain means that students have much more say over what they present to the world, in terms of their public profiles, professional portfolios, and digital identities.

      I believe that usually students have more confidence posting their opinions online rather than in person. Therefore, having a place to freely express opinions increases discussion material.

    4. believe that students need a proprietary online space in order to be intellectually productive.

      I think this attitude helps cultivate a more stimulating and interactive environment for students.