Course Reflection

1. What have you learned from this online class? Describe your learning experience briefly. I feel I have learned quiet a lot from this IT class that will help me become a better teacher in the end. I really didn’t realize a computer had so many concepts about it. I think I knew the existed just never knew how they worked to take advantage of them. Now I feel I can take advantage of what a computer can actually offer. I am really impressed with the idea that there are sites or software that can detect plagiarism, which is something that needs to be considered when students are writing papers. I was also impressed with the idea that my computer can help a child with a disability, I only have to hit a few buttons and it will change many things to help the student.
2. What are your weak and strong points? Explain
I believe pretty much this whole class was a weak part for me when I started. Even though I have taken two computer classes before if feel if you don’t use the information often you lose it and I believe that is what I have done from the other classes. I believe my strong points were the use of the power point and concept map, only because I have done them before and once I got back into the program I began to remember how some of the item worked. I think in the end of this class I became stronger in many of the areas, partly because I really didn’t know some of them existed, but now I am eager to try them out.
3. How did you like the interaction between you and your peers, you and instructor? Explain in details. Provide examples if necessary.
I liked having interaction between my peers, it was an enjoyable experience. We had problem in the beginning with our group because none of us really knew how it worked, but in the end it was a fun experience, I only wish we would have started it earlier and used it more often. Interaction with my instructor was AWESOME, even though she was out of the country all summer she still took the time to answer questions and post grades in a timely manner which is more than I can say for some of the other instructor.
4. Reflect on the communication tools (individually) used in this class: email, discussion board, chat room, Voice Board, Live classroom, and Blog. Which did you use most, why? Form your experience; explain the advantages and disadvantages of each communication tool. Provide examples if necessary.
Communication tools used in this class were great. I did not use the chat room, voice board, or live classroom; however I did use blog, email and the discussion board. Of the three I used I believe I use all of them about the same. The advantages of email are I was able to chat with my peers and instructor about projects due and how to do them. I was able to resubmit some of my project through email because they were too big to go through blackboard mail. The discussion board was used quite a bit; it was just used among the peers. I learned a lot of valuable information among the discussions. The hardest part about the discussion board is we are suppose to respond to several peers discussions and the funny part is once you respond to one with so many students the others come up with the some response you would have. Honestly, in the end the discussion board makes you think beyond where you would have. The blog part was quite interesting. I never had to deal with a blog before this semester. I like how they were just a reflection of the projects and not the actual project (like in another class). I however had major problem with the blog in the beginning, but once I figured it out I learned how to work it. Although, I think I still have the wrong blog posted for my peers. In the end though I like how it all turned out for myself.