Wednesday, June 1, 2011

It seems miles gone. I can’t explain how tedious this class was; especially the first weeks were just like puzzle to me. Not the subject matter though, the tone of work and the instructions given. To find a page we I have to cross many outlets to reach to the spot. Who can forget the due dates for those assignments? I can be able to remember all of them, every week I have something to knock me down on the last minutes. Thank God I have finalized this course. I am proud of myself, with two kids who need my full attention it was hectic. Even though we have given this much of our effort, I love it for the most part.  It forced me to read and read, it forced me to write on topics I had never experienced nor having knowledge on it. Most importantly it thought me to be punctual, use my potential, to have patience and work diligently. I mostly agree on the idea how this class helped me to improve my writing skills, to learn from my classmates and my instructor. I never had blogging experience, which I love most from this class. For sure I will use this experience for my personal projects…wish me luck please. The coaching experience from Jennifer has tremendous value. She was always right there to help, understanding my situation and most of all for her encouragements for the whole class… especially remember those encouraging words on the announcement page. On one hand I am not that much satisfied on her grading though, I am crossing my fingers she will acknowledge those hard times we had passed in reaching this point. I had also experience in-class instruction, but none of them are comparable to this class demand and effort. The other activity I like most from this class was our peer draft review. It was a marvelous experience reading and sharing my classmates’ paper, their input and the genuine cooperation we had. For that I salute every one of my group members. Our group works were funny though, every one of us was having fun and freedom to say whatever we want. It was our little sanctuary where we support each other. The thesis central place is one of the likable places from this class. We do have easy access to our instructor, meanwhile learning from our classmates. I have mostly challenged by our reading discussion forums, since it was very difficult to me to promote the discussion with a question that will help for further discussion. Probably some of the pages in this class might not be that much important or they may create some kind of confusion especially during the first weeks.  Overall the course was really fantastic in empowering and enriching my writing and reading skills.