I have just submitted my second assignment for the German beginners' module L193. I am full of assignment happiness and joy.
It doesn't matter that I've already done a similar assignment two years ago, it's not relevant that I have submitted X assignments since first studying with the OU 25 years ago. It's done and it's finished, hurrah.
Except, that it's not finished is it? The hard work may be done, but some may say that the feedback, not the mark, is more important. I have a goal for the mark, to score more that before.
The feedback is what makes the OU so special. The poor tutor has to review about 20 very similar assignments and mark them according to a marking scheme making very similar constructive comments to everyone.
There is a temptation to just look at the mark, treat it as the imposter it is and download the feedback for later. I have known some students to look at the mark and not download the feedback. How must the tutor feel then?
My New Year's resolution is to acknowledge good things as they happen, so join me in my celebration of keeping to my learning schedule. Onwards to the next point in the plan, I say .
DAve
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