MS
18 de abr de 2016
Great class for the content I needed. I audited this class and benefited from the theory discussion and practical exercises. The class guided me to improve my writing style which was my ultimate goal.
LJ
17 de dez de 2018
Lessons were well done, good mix of teaching and illuminating discussion between accomplished writers. Exercises are creative and well thought out. Feedback from classmates is generally helpful.
por bishwaksen b
âą1 de fev de 2018
Very very helpful
por Deleted A
âą3 de set de 2016
Best course ever!
por SAIBAL C
âą14 de jan de 2021
Great experience
por Tim J
âą26 de mai de 2017
Excellent class!
por Patricia R
âą16 de mai de 2017
I love it! great
por Amy G K
âą29 de jan de 2017
Awesome class!!
por Yunus Ă
âą17 de jul de 2020
Thanks for all
por LE M D
âą19 de nov de 2020
Thank Teacher
por FORERO P D A
âą20 de jul de 2020
Great tecaher
por Judy W W J
âą26 de mar de 2019
Great course.
por Hui J H
âą29 de mai de 2019
Thank you!
por Max M
âą5 de ago de 2017
Thank you!
por Daniel C
âą20 de mai de 2017
Great job!
por Iris R
âą28 de jun de 2016
Thank you.
por Priyam G
âą7 de jul de 2020
Thank you
por Carreen P
âą23 de nov de 2017
Fabulous!
por MartĂn G
âą1 de mai de 2022
Love it
por Sana N
âą20 de out de 2020
Amazing
por Michael
âą21 de dez de 2016
amazing
por Deleted A
âą20 de fev de 2022
love
por LyNKHE150301
âą22 de abr de 2021
gud
por Cora C
âą8 de jul de 2022
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por Ada
âą21 de jan de 2018
I enjoyed Salavatore's lessons, video and reading materials. I have ended up following the thread started in the videos and researching more from those rather modest starting points .
The better a video lesson is the more I am left feeling it could have been even more, given a little more, a longer, less compacted teaching/learning curve.
Most importantly, direct input and/or contact with the professors would be beneficial, as ell as getting reviews and feedback from QUALIFIED STAFF.
This aspect of the course had not been made clear before signing up, I found out about it while doing the first of four courses, accepted it and carried on through all 4. Having anyone read our work is great and hard to come by, but having a professional, at least from time to time - now that is what learning is really about.
Way back when I was still a student in London I remember noticing the beginnings of this trend in the university I was at: "peer feedback" and "peer learning" became all the rage, the new buzz words. And yes they are very important elements of the learners experience, but they should complement, rather than substitute the process.
It is so very convenient to have learners teaching one another, both in an online as well as presential course, not the least because it decreases the time and money spent on a qualified teachers. The fact that this details is overlooked in the course description shows that it is a sensitive topic and that it might put a number of potential learners off.
The course has value and brings satisfaction as well as surprising (self) revelations. Therefore it can afford to be more transparent.
To cut this short, why not re-introduce the qualified staff and make this an even more valuable experience? Paying for a course should not leave learners feeling we are being saved on by an educational institution or that only paying a little more would afford us teacher feedback.
por Maria J d C M
âą25 de jul de 2021
(+) Great course for the self-paced, self-managing student. The instructor is incredibly erudite and poetic, which made this module more challenging for me (beginner). I felt that this module requires a mastering of basic knowledge that I didn't have, as a beginner, and despite having gone through all the previous courses. Perhaps this is why it's the fourth course in the specialization (though one can take them in whichever order one likes) - the degree of difficulty of the subjject goes up as one moves on. The assignments were also the most challenging, but that, to me, made them more interesting; one needs to push oneself more, go back and review what was taught in the other courses in the specialization.
(-) The peer reviews remain the major minus of this and other creative writing MOOC courses. The tips on how to improve one's writing, provided by mentors, are excellent but rare, in my experience. The reviews by by beginners like myself - doing the best one can, offering constructive detail advice within our limited know-how and experience - are helpful but a small a minority. Many are too brief, or consisting of monosyllabic answers ("good", "great", "ok", etc.) I suppose it's part of the creative arts MOOC experience, all the people that with moderate to little interest in the subject that just want to fast forward their way to a relatively inexpensive certificate - no expense tuition and living costs, no stringent admission requirements - by a good university...
ALL IN ALL a good experience like the rest of the courses in the specialization. Recommend it to all ambitious beginner / beginner plus writers, with a word of caution about peer reviews - don't expect a fraction of a live class or work group.
Last but not least: THANK YOU to the teacher, course mentor M.L. Barnes, and the peer reviewers who took the time to write constructive critique!
por Deleted A
âą15 de jan de 2017
I liked the course very much. For a foreign speaker, though, I found it particularly challenging. The nuances of words are particularly important when dealing with matters of style, and I struggled through the exercises, which I found a bit more "abstract" than those in preceding courses of this series. Maybe it was just self-consciousness... In any case, because I encountered this struggle, the course was helpful in making me think about how do I want to pursue my next steps in the process of creative writing -- should I continue in English, or should I try, instead, to do it in my native language? I am sure this is a question that many other students have asked themselves. I shouldn't conclude without saying that I do recommend the course, in any case.