When I registered for this class, I thought it was going to be easy peasy. I was so wrong! I was actually quite frustrated with the amount of time and effort I had to put into a freshman level communications class. On average, I would say I spent about 6 hours a week completing my assignments. This number slightly changed depending on the assignments due that week. After getting over my initial attitude, I tried to not let negative thoughts get in the way of my work. Throughout the semester I found myself thinking “I’m not in the mood to do this work, I’ll do better on my forums/pondering points next week.” It was difficult trying to overcome those thoughts, but I knew if I kept this mindset, my grades would show and it would be too
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I guess the reason for this was my fear of revealing too much of my personal experiences to someone I did not know. After receiving feedback on my work, I realized I needed to go into further detail. I learned how to withhold extremely personal experiences, but at the same time saying just enough to fulfill the assignment. I became more in touch with my past and was able to use what I learned from the book and apply it to my life. I would like to be able to think more critically and elaborate on my ideas. I feel I already do a decent job at that, but there is always room for improvement. This is important because I will be able to view things from several perspectives and compare it to my initial thought. I would work on this by rereading information until I have a complete understanding of it and write down my ideas. I would come back to my work at a later time to see if I thought of any new ideas that would contribute to my initial response. Time management has sometimes been a challenge for me, especially during college. This class has helped me with resolving that issue. I learned that I could not wait for the last day to submit my initial post and expect to receive a decent amount of replies. I found that it was less stressful if I completed my initial response towards the beginning of the week and work on my replies little by little until
I guess the reason for this was my fear of revealing too much of my personal experiences to someone I did not know. After receiving feedback on my work, I realized I needed to go into further detail. I learned how to withhold extremely personal experiences, but at the same time saying just enough to fulfill the assignment. I became more in touch with my past and was able to use what I learned from the book and apply it to my life. I would like to be able to think more critically and elaborate on my ideas. I feel I already do a decent job at that, but there is always room for improvement. This is important because I will be able to view things from several perspectives and compare it to my initial thought. I would work on this by rereading information until I have a complete understanding of it and write down my ideas. I would come back to my work at a later time to see if I thought of any new ideas that would contribute to my initial response. Time management has sometimes been a challenge for me, especially during college. This class has helped me with resolving that issue. I learned that I could not wait for the last day to submit my initial post and expect to receive a decent amount of replies. I found that it was less stressful if I completed my initial response towards the beginning of the week and work on my replies little by little until