Technology

   Technology is an ever changing aspect in the world.  Thanks to such great technology as a student I have the opportunity to partake in online classes for college.  English 102 is the sixth online class I've taken and I feel the more online classes I take, the easier it gets to navigate through blackboard and other links available for the classes I'm taking.
  This semester was the very first time I had ever used a video cam with Skype.  These two tools alone really make online learning a great success.  Only using these two tools once, it really helped get direction for the Frankenstein essay. Sure it may be easier to be in an in-class setting and brainstorm as a class out loud about certain topics, but for people who have to work it is ideal to use a computer and learn online opposed to in a classroom.
   I, being a single mom of two, don't have much extra time to actually go into the college and take classes.  I do want to earn a degree and continue with my education, but have other priorities that come first to my learning.  As a student that has not taken a college course in class in 5 years I can say that if the class I want is available online that is going to be my first choice. If you have good self discipline, a computer, and the will, online learning is great!

                                                    

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Final Presentation

English 102 on Prezi

Reflection on the Course

     This semester has been fun but quite challenging!  Starting off as a person who finds English challenging, I can honestly say that this is still a harder subject for me but I've learned new skills that will help me in the future.
   
     The first paper that was assigned, I was really not looking forward to.  Personally I do not find poetry interesting or useful in anyway.  My first draft I felt was decent, however Ms. Cline said I needed to look deeper for the underlying statement.  After reading the poem a hundred times, it felt like, it really started to make sense and I understood what I felt was the underlying theme.  The poetry assignment helped me to have an open mind about poetry and try to look deeper for a hidden meaning the author has.  With my final draft came much improvement and a feeling of accomplishment.
   
    Frankenstein was also challenging but it seemed easier because I enjoyed the novel.  This assignment taught me how to find specific citations that help the theme that I had chosen. My biggest challenge that I found while writing this paper was trying to tie everything that I had gathered and bringing it back to the my thesis.  But I feel that I did a good job on the final draft and knowing this was a specific challenge for me it really became a priority for the final paper.

    In the future, this English class will help me in my communication skills, as far as speaking with correct English.  The field I am entering there is typing evaluations on patients so I am sure it will also help there as well.  I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and am confident that the skills I've acquired will stick with me in life.

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