First off, I highly recommend taking this class! It has been the most beneficial class I have taken so far, and I have learned tangible skills. One skill that has growth throughout this course, is time management skills. There have been a few moments when I forgot that an assignment was due. This class has lots of projects that are due at weird times and a lot are unfortunately due on a Sunday. Because of this, I have needed to improve on writing things down in my planner, and planing ahead so that they projects would be completed on time.
There was one day when I had to take my best friend to the ER because she sliced her hand opened. She was told to see a hand surgeon because the cut was so deep and she could have sliced a tendon. This of course happened on a Sunday and I had not completed my assignments and was not able to submit them. I felt like giving up and was very frustrated that I was not allowed an extended period of time because of my emergency. But there is extra credit and this situation inspired me to work ahead in the class so that I would be prepared for another emergency or adventure that would come along when I needed to submit assignments.
So some tips to leave with you about a tenacious skills are:
1) write down assignments times
2) set reminders for big due dates
3)work ahead as much as possible
Some more tips about a tenacious attitude are:
1) keep going and do the extra credit
2) don't be afraid to approach people in the video assignments
3) bring a friend along because it make it more fun and they can help you film while you talk
Enjoy the course!
PS Here is a picture of one of my friends happily helping me in the rain!
Hello Caroline. I think you wrote up an interesting half way reflection. We had many similar experiences with the course. I also improved my time management skills. I tried to make sure I checked canvas every day to make sure I had nothing due. I also like the tips you gave. I think setting reminders would really help and working ahead is a must for this class.
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Hey Caroline,
ReplyDeleteFirst off I'd like to say that I love the "There's Everything" theme of your blog. It was very funny. I agree with many of your tidbits of advice, especially to do as much extra credit as possible. Certain things can happen throughout a semester that make you lose points so making up points on yellowdig and through other extra credit opportunities is a major piece of advice I also have for future students. Check out my post if you like! http://josetheentrepreneur.blogspot.com/2016/02/half-way-reflection.html