Uopeople: Taking Ownership Of My Learning

The phrase "taking ownership of your learning" means that I will take responsibility and act on my own to ensure that I succeed in learning all that I can. This statement implies that students will personally ensure their success of gaining knowledge. This means that students will not rely on others or anything else to ensure their success in learning. I take ownership of my learning processes by first creating short-term educational goals that eventually goes into long-term educational goals. My first short-term goal that I created once I was accepted at UoPeople was making sure that I succeed and do the best that I can in my first term here. In addition, to this goal is understanding the learning process here at UoPeople in order to reap …show more content…
I personally have used the online library, online student writing center, and the PAO forum. Personally the online student writing center was very useful in helping me improve on my writing skills. I also enjoy UoPeople 's learning philosophy and approach to learning. It was very different to what I am used to but once I got comfortable with the system it proved to be helpful with my academics. Somethings that I enjoy are the peer assessments and weekly quizzes. I think it 's a great idea for students to not only learn but to teach others also. Peer assessment has indeed helped me improve on many things and open my mind to different ideas. In addition, the weekly quizzes has personally helped me in better understanding the course and help me see which areas needs improvement. For examples there were questions on the quiz that I got incorrect to find out that I had missed some information from my readings and failed to put them in my notes. However, I do wish that there were more interactions but I do understand that this university caters to both national and international students and would be nearly impossible to get everyone to meet from different time …show more content…
If you can 't apply the knowledge which you are learning then it is redundant to even learn. The reason for going to an educational institution is for me to acquire the knowledge that I may need to be successful in my career and life. Throughout my two courses here at UoPeople I have learned various things such as citations, giving constructive feedback, and learning different world views. I have used all three in my personal life by giving credit to where credit is due, giving feedback to others in order for them to improve, and having a better understanding of those who are unlike