I felt that on balance this course delivered very well on its expectations of educating students on the "People, Places, and Culture" of Latin America. I was extremely impressed with the depth of content on a wide range of topics, which went well below the superficial level to give students a true perspective on this dynamic region of the world. I also felt that the many varied assignments within the blog portfolio helped us as students to get our hands dirty, requiring us to deeply engage with the class material. This hands on approach went well beyond simple memorization of facts, allowing the content to come alive and become more engrained with students due to the critical analysis and research required.
My one critique would be the fact that all of the assignments were not chronologically separated throughout the course as far as due dates. Not so much that I felt a traditional structure was needed to help students complete assignments on time. We are all adults and can structure our time accordingly to ensure all assignments were complete by the last class deadline. It was an issue for me because we were not able to get back any marks for our assignments, which meant we had no concrete feedback on how we were doing in the course and if our work was meeting your expectations.
Overall I definitely enjoyed the course and would recommend it to other students.
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