I have no idea whether to say this semester went by so fast or if it was just enough! Lol I honestly can’t believe I made it through this class. I remember when the semester started, I was freaking out, wondering whether I would make it past the first month, let alone the entire semester. But I can honestly say I did get a lot out of this class. English was never my best subject, especially on an independent basis, and I was hearing that taking English 102 online was the biggest mistake I could ever make, especially since this was the first class I’ve taken online. People were telling me that, on top of everything else I took this semester, English would be the most challenging class. And I would definitely agree, it is one of the hardest classes I’ve taken, but I have taken so much out of it than I ever expected. I learned more about myself and when I truly stand for and I’ve learned to have a little more appreciation towards literature and what it has to offer, even though it definitely can be a pain in the neck at times. And what surprised me the most is that I’ve actually got that itch to start doing outside reading again, which I haven’t had in a long while!
And to my peers, I think I’ve learned more from you guys than anything. Even though we weren’t exactly in a traditional classroom setting, or working together in person, the group projects and especially the blogs were such amazing learning experiences for me. I would even dare to say that I think I learned more in this class than I have in any other English class I’ve taken. I’ve learned to have an open mind and definitely how to see things through other perspectives. You guys are all great people and I really enjoyed working, learning, and sticking it out together all semester. Congrats to all of you who made it as well! And even though I didn’t communicate too much with Jennifer, she did make this class a lot easier in her own way. She made it so much easier for me to get used to taking this online class and helped us to get a better feel for what to expect and letting us know exactly where we’re going and how we’re going to get there. I’m really glad that I had a professor like Jennifer for my very first online class to really take the edge off, but definitely hit us hard with homework. I think that was another thing that really helped keep me on track, knowing that there’s so much to do that needs to get done before the stroke of 12:00 midnight on Sunday night, but within all that chaos, I really did get the take home message from each assignment.
As hard as it is for me to believe, it’s time that I bid my farewell to Jennifer, my peers, and English 102. Thank you all for everything you all have taught me, it’s been a great experience that I’ll never forget and I wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors. :)
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Yeah I feel exactly as you do, I really can’t believe that this is the very last day of this class. It went by pretty slow for me, I guess it is because I found it to be so challenging. I don’t think that I could have thought this class would have been so hard for me, not even in my wildest dreams. I had this idea that an online class for English 102 would be easier for some strange reason. But I quickly learned how wrong I was. I also learned many things from this class. In the end I guess I can look at it as a benefit in some ways, and not just as this horrible curse. It is hard to believe that is our final blog. The idea of blogging online scared me at first, but now I feel more comfortable in doing it. It might even be something that I will continue to do. Although I’m not too sure if anybody outside of this class would be all that interested in what I have to say. But it was nice being in class with you, even though we haven’t met in person. But I wish you the best in life.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that it is hard to say whether or not the semester went by really fast or whether it ended just in time. I took four classes this semester and this was the only online one I took, I had previously taken an online English 101 class and when I first signed up I was thinking that I had just made a big mistake because it was somewhat challenging and I just did not feel that comfortable with it. But from the first week of this class, I felt that even though it was obviously not going to be super easy it would be something I could handle. I really enjoyed the fact that we all had to post semi-biographic information because it made everything seem much more real. I think when you take an online class, it can seem that the people are not real, in other words you forget that you are participating in a real class and so much of the meaning of what we do seems somewhat pointless. The best part of this class was the interaction we had with each other, it is funny because I think in many ways this class had a lot more participation that my other classes did, and I actually got to know many of you through your writing better than I got to know people I sat by in an actual class. So in conclusion i would also like to say Good luck to you with everything you do!
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