Peer Review Evaluation: Chase McCloskey

I had the opportunity to review Chase's blog (Chasing Knowledge). It was great to review fully someone else's insights to the class and find out what kind of things he had been learning on his own.

Historical Context:
One of the things I really liked about Chase's blog was that he includes a lot of personal stories and applications. For example, when talking about the atomic age, he was able to talk about his recent trip to Hiroshima and share several photos as well as a short video clip. I feel that these topics have more relevance when they include a personal application. Chase is very good at capturing the historical context that we have been learning Many of his posts are about the subject matter. You can tell he has gone out of his way to learn and research more into these topics.

Computing Context and Digital Culture:
Chase seems to be grasping the computing context and  learning many new digital tools. I have learned some new things while reading his blog. His presentation of Wordle was especially fun to read, his Prezi of the book review was nicely put together, and his explanation of fractals (with yet another personal experience) were all very easy to understand and helpful to me as a consumer. He probably could do a bit more in this category to really get more out of the class, but it seems like he is well on his way.

Self-Directed Learning:
Chase seems very interested in the topics learned in class and is doing his best to apply them to his learning. He could definitely start doing a few more digital literacy labs as well as finding more readings outside of the assigned. Overall it appears that he is really enjoying the class and has greatly improved the quality of posts since the beginning f the semester!