At the beginning of the semester, I thought this would be an easy class, but surprise surprise it was quite the work load and plenty of writing. There were times throughout the semester when I was ready to give up on this class, but I also told myself "I have taken harder classes than this and I have succeeded in them." I must say that my writing has improved a great amount. To be honest when I would read others' blogs, class discussions, essays,... etc. I became more self-awared and self-conscious about my writing, I knew then, that I had to "step up my game" and start writing like a college student and less like a high school student. Of course, my writing will always be a work in progress, but I am more than willing to work on it until I am completely please with my style of writing. I know for now that it has improved and all thanks to this class.
The reading was easy yet hard at the same time, only because it had to be analyzed and I had think like a critical thinker. Thinking outside the box is quite the brain teaser, but it helped my critical thinking skills, which were also useful for my history class. I have said it before and I will say it again, I enjoy writing and it's something that I will always need as long as I am in school, and perhaps even after finishing school. Pursuing a career in psychology is more than just listening to people and help them resolve any problems or issues, I know there's an extraneous amount of writing. I am pleased to have taken this class.
One it was the last of classes I need and only English class available at the time to meet my transfer requirement. Two I completely agree with you, I though this class would be a synch! Yaaahhhh right!!! The work load was crazy, not even in any other classes that were difficult for me had I experienced so much for one semester!!! Hahaha, I am going completely go insane later. Three the good points…blogging it was interesting which provide a different audience and style. Group PDR I have to say you hit a good one on this. I too became self aware of my writing capabilities, made me realize the level I should be writing at and our thoughts. It was hard to break away from the kiddy language since I have children and have to break down things to make things clear when speaking with them. Though I should not assume they do not understand when communicating because they will to learn as we do eventually.
ReplyDeleteReading was difficult for me as well, only because I was trying to analyze and critique what I was reading at the same time especially when answering some of the question propose by other students about the material. There was many great questions related to the reading and that had me thinking about it.
Though after this long road while improved on something’s and learned others. I know I defiantly have a lot to work on. Good Luck!
Well, I certainly did not think that it would be an easy class, but I definitely did not expect the heavy work load that this online course has demanded from all of us this semester. But what a rewarding challenge that this has been! There have been so many different kinds of assignments that require different kinds of critical thinking for each. The blogs and responses, various essays, and Exploring Language questions (uugh) have all benefitted me greatly, but I think that the Peer Draft Reviews have helped the most. My peers in my Pardis group have helped me tremendously by pointing out where I need improvement, and reinforcing the things that I am doing well. I am an African American (or Pan African) History major, with future plans to become a high school and junior college teacher, and just like psychology, this will require an advanced level of critical thinking, speaking, and writing in order to be successful. Like a sport, this requires intense training, and this experience is getting me ready for the next challenge that lies ahead. I feel like a boxer who is training for the fight of his career, and the big day is coming… Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI agree as well, I thought this class was going to be easy peasy but I thought wrong. Especially since it is an online class I figured the amount of work wasn’t going to be a lot. This class doesn’t assign a lot of work but the assignments take a lot of time and thought put into it. I didn’t think we would have to write so much and actually express ourseleves. From the beginning, we had to introduce ourselves and type about who we are and so on. To be honest I have a harder time writing my own thoughts and opinions then it is to just write about a given topic and answering it. Like you said you became more self-aware and stepped you’re game up and I felt the same. At first I was a bit embarassed to post my writings for others to see and read but in the end it helped me see where I need to improve.This class gave me the confidence to write a better paper and analyze it through. Im glad I'm not the only one who felt this way about the class :)
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