What I Learned In Online Class

I feel like Honors English is going to be an exciting challenge. It is the first online class I have ever taken. That in its self is very scary. My biggest challenge will be breaking away from the norm of a classroom setting, and mastering being one hundred percent online. One of my biggest fears is the unknown, and for me, online classes are an unexplored territory. I feel I will be able to overcome, and conquer this fear with the helpful tools provided to me in Blackboard.

Primarily, one of the most important things I have learned in the beginning of this course, is how to find my lessons for the week. Even though they can be found in multiple places, I find it extremely helpful that there is a lessons tab that will provide me with everything I need to do in chronological order. Apart from the lessons tab, I can also find out what is due next by viewing the course calendar, or …show more content…
I now know this is going to be very helpful resource throughout this entire course. This is a place where I will be able to interact with my fellow classmates, and reach out to them for any help I may need on assignments that we are all working on. It defiantly gives me a sense of comfort to be able to communicate with the other people taking this course, being that I am so used to a class room setting.

Finally, what I have come to realize, and or learn, from the first week of this course, is that communication is going to be my key to success. If I do not know what I should do next, or am unclear on a topic, all I need to do is ask. There is an abundance of resources at my fingertips. Not only has my professor has made it easy to communicate with him by sending an email or text message, but I also have the discussion board to utilize my class mates, the multiple tutorial videos that can be found in the resources tab, and if all else fails, I can go to the campus and seek help from a live