Ah, but you see, by requiring logins I will know who is writing which comment! I like to think that instructors are more professional than to do petty things like that, but nontheless it is possible. I'm going to enable faculty to post "rebuttal" comments, kind of like how Ebay does it, only I probably can't make it as fancy. But they won't be able to post comments and pass it off as a student review.
Each new user I register for membership I verify their University status first. Verified students are labeled as Students, verified instructors are labeled as Instructors. You'll be able to see that in their Profile (after I double-check to make sure I put that feature in!)
Anyway, to answer your question of why I would want faculty to register in the first place, it's because students can get to see both sides of the story. No doubt there are plenty of disgruntled complainers that dump all their problems into exaggerated stories to try to get back at their teachers for bad grades. This kind of one-sided-ness isn't quite fair since there may be circumstances we are not aware of. I want students to be able to see both sides of the story and judge for themselves. Let them figure out which side is producing the bullsh!t. What do you guys think, am I headed in the right direction here? |