Reflection on Semester

Composition 106 is the first class I took online since I’ve attended the University of Michigan –Dearborn. I took this class online because I thought I would be able to work on the assignments whenever I wanted, without having to go to class or interfering with my other classes. However, I found out later on that the amount of time I spent on composition was more than my other class. This was not convenient to me because I thought it defeats the whole purpose of why I took it online in the first place. Nevertheless, I learned a lot of things throughout the semester. For example, I didn’t know how to do a screen capture, or to design a text into different fonts and where to even download new font styles. I thought that yes technology does have a great impact on our lives and education, but assignments such as Module II, broadened my perspective on how technology affects college students and education.
I liked the visual advocacy project a lot because we had the opportunity to choose our topic, and it was personal. I didn’t think that pictures and images could truly convey such a strong message. Not only that. I never really wrote an essay or told a story or showed a problem through pictures. This assignment gave us a break from simply writing and writing papers, and to be creative at the same time. If I had the opportunity to go back and work on this assignment again, I would like to make the time between each picture longer, choose more pictures, and add sound. However, we were limited to 30 seconds so that limited the amount of pictures I included in the slideshow.
Another assignment that I really liked was the summary of the academic articles. Again, this assignment reflected not only subjects we like to discuss, but also our careers. Reading the journal articles at the library also helped me stay updated with current events in the global business world. I would like to go back and work on this assignment, and add more articles, and discuss the topic on a deeper level.
I’m not sure what will become of my “blog” after this class. I think I will keep it for the time being, because I think some of the work will help me with my communications classes. I think it’s nice to look back and reflect on the work I have done from time to time. Overall, this semester was great, and even though it was time consuming, the learning outcomes were helpful.