Peer evaluation (received)

Graduation is so near now. 

I received my peer evaluation today from my friend who has studied in the same iVet group. We have had the same journey and I am very happy that she did the evaluation of my online pedagogy content. The evaluation was constructive, encouraging and analytical - something that helps me when panning my next blog. The citations are sentences from the peer evaluation that I will comment in black.

My peer evaluator correctly states that "self-reflection and showcasing her learning and competence in (vocational) teacherhood are the obvious “topics” of her blog." The blog has functioned well as a room for own thoughts. I did not even realize all the benefits of blogging in the beginning. Now I am very glad that I did it openly because now I have my thoughts and opinions out there - it is my portfolio that I can share with others.

All the content and tasks that were required for 3 ECTS in online pedagogy has according to the evaluator been analysed, added or reflected upon. Some supportive material has been added. While studying online pedagogy, I stumbled on many new learning sites. That is what drives me to learn more and encourages me to become engaged in future teaching and learning. 

The evaluator is 100% correct that my  "PLE is not very visual. It is stylish and classy, and in that sense pleasing the eye, but it cannot be stated to be very visual." One picture can say more that 1000 words sometimes and I shall definitely start using pictures and photos in my blog. It is also more relaxed for the reader to read texts with pictures because it gives natural breaks.

"The downside of the blog is that it is not interactive, which is a shame because she has a lot of good topics for vivid discussions in her blog and also interesting viewpoints". I also think it is a shame that there are no comments. One reason is that there are not a lot of readers either! Another point is that people feel worried about commenting other people's texts. You have to have very strong feelings to make an effort and write something. People are also worried about loosing their anonymity. My evaluator has a good suggestion that I totally agree with:  "I think that also in Vocational Teacher Education this kind of forced interactivity should be taken into some of the courses, because they really might be wonderful learning opportunities for the participants." It might feel a bit troublesome in the beginning to get started with commenting, but the collaborative learning outcome is so much better than a report sent to one inbox.