I just read through all the blogs for this week and found it interesting to see that the snow storm impacted everyone quite differently. It gave some people a chance to catch up on things while other people got further behind on account of the chaos created by the crazy weather.
In my world, the snow storm added a bit of stress because I had to create a back-up plan to teach online. With Thanksgiving already cutting into Thurs, I was feeling stressed that classes weren't meeting for over a week right in the middle of the drafting process. As I watched the snow blanket my neighborhood on Monday afternoon, I came to the realization that it was unlikely I would have the opportunity to set up the reading review groups or give direction on the next stage of the review process while we were all together in the same room. I had plans for giving more guidance on how to ask readers for specific feedback, but alas--the snow just kept coming, foiling my plans. Big *sigh*
Not surprisingly, less than half of the class logged on for our online class. I know that a number of people had power outages, but I am sure more people just didn't check their email and/or just decided to sleep in. Based on the comments that people made to each other and the revised claims that were posted, it looks like people who participated in the online thesis workshop gained insight about focusing their thesis statements, using academic discourse, and writin more concisely. *Yippie!*
On a positive note, I am almost all caught up on reading and responding to blogs and assignments (before Monday rolls around!). And even better, I submitted the revision of an article I was working on about the language of mental health online. Wish me luck that the reviewers like the revisions. :)
