I have taken three other classes online but this is the first class I have taken at U of M. I enjoy taking classes online because of the flexibility it allows for my work and school schedule even though I do have the tendency to procrastinate. This was the first online class that I really struggled in because there were some items that were not clear and hard to understand at first. I felt that the class would have been much easier to work around my other activities if what was originally posted stayed the same. I would start one assignment with the idea of what I wanted to do and how long I presumed it would take to find out later on that more had been added to it or taken away. The instructions were not as clear as I had hoped for either. I expected to be able to go online and read the assignment without having to then call you and clarify what I needed to do. Although I had some difficulties, there were some assignments that I really did enjoy. The visual advocacy project was very creative and allowed me to give and show my opinion on a topic that meant a lot to me. I was really disappointed though in the end because I had put so much time into the assignment but still received a less than perfect score. You gave examples of things I should have written about and what would have been interesting, but I wrote about what was important to me. I'm the one who lives with the racial snickers and comments from my family and thats what I felt was vital in my assignment. I also really enjoyed activity 2 because again it allowed me to express my thoughts on a song or poem that really meant something to me. I have really learned not to rely on the web for all my sources and there are other reliable references such as scholarly journals to research for the topic that I am researching. As for my blog, I will use it for future references but I do not think I will add any additional posts.
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