Final Presentation:Blog.

Last Blog?!

Bree Hubbard
Laura Cline
ENG102
Technology

Online classes

I have taken many online classes throughout my education career.  I think an online course has everything to offer as a classroom class. People might prefer interacting with people and talking with the teacher but Mrs. Cline has been able make that happen in this class.  We could give each other feed back and could see her at the campus. In this class, it was nice to watch everybody’s introductory video and getting to know the classmate.  I have read many blogs on how it is their first online class or they are having a hard time trying to work it.  That was my first time as well, I didn’t know how blackboard work so it was just a struggle but now that I have taken many of them, it is like second nature to me.

 My father is against online courses because when he was in school there was no such thing as online classes. He is always getting on my case when I sign up for online classes because he doesn’t think it is right, he doesn't know that teachers still lecture but through video. Not being able to experience this first-hand, I think he doesn't fully understand what an online course can offer people.  People don't have enough time in the day to go to a couple hour lecture a couple times a week. When having a full 18 credited hour schedule, I rely on online classes.    

The only challenges I had is that I was taking multiple online classes at a time and trying to remembering each due dates.  The three online classes I took this semester had different dates. One of my classes opened its lectures and assignments each Tuesday by noon and had it due the following Tuesday by midnight. Another had everything due each Friday at noon, then I had this class on Sunday at midnight.  My calculus class in an actual class but had to do the math assignments online, so that was due every Wednesday by 11pm. I had to make a calender at the beginning of the semester to remind me but once I got accustomed to it, piece of cake.

 What I benefit to online classes is that I don’t have to actually go to the classroom.  My first semester I had with Mrs. Cline in ENG100 I took her class in a classroom.  I had horrible attendance due to the time I had taken it, lunch.  This way I could do the assignments and watch the lectures on my time.  I am a full time student with 18 credits and work full time so it is nice to choose when to do school work.  As I can see with other people's blogs, they agree with me.  It is hard to be a full time student and work full time at work, I think online classes make it easier for us.

 I really enjoyed being about to create a blog, to see my fellow classmates and their work through the blogs.  See what their taste was because we could customize it as we would like. Another was the cool “globster” website.  I will try to remember it for the future if I have a project for another online class. Thanks Mrs. Cline for giving us the chance to learn some great website to help us with a future classes.