Friday, May 11, 2012
Discussion #2 Favorite Thing about class
My favorite thing about class was how the textbook was not only informative but interesting to read. It did a very good job relating its topics and making the course matter socially relevant and significant. Most of the time i found myself really enjoying reading the chapters from the book each week. I learned something new eachtime, and it was very easy to take what i learned and try to apply it to my everyday life. Often times i would use some of the vocab when talking with friends, and when i hear arguments or read them I find myself breaking it down and analyzing them, like i was shown through the text. What i didnt like about this class was the time restraint on when you were allowed to post on your blogs. I think the main reason why people chose to take this class online was because of their busy schedules and lack of time, so putting the 12 hour between each post was especially frustrating and stressful. The other thing i did not really appreciate too much was the fact that we had soo many group projects, that required us to meet in person. Again the main reason why people take this online course is because they are too busy or dont have enough time in their schedules to attend a regular class. The group projects were very stressful because so many people had
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I found the book interesting too! I loved how it was so relevant to today and made connections to the world around us. It made learning the subject a lot easier and faster. The book also has great examples to each new subject or vocab word. Additionally, the author took into account that the audience was college students- so many of the examples related to and our lifestyle. On the other hand, I do think the book talked a little too much about date rape, rapist, and sexually harassment. It seems that every chapter had an example of one of these! After a while I just found it humorous and almost expected it.
ReplyDeleteThe textbook, in my opinion, was so clear to understand. Without it, I don't think I would have learned as much as I would have with any other book. The examples and personal issues discussed in the book I am able to relate to. This, like you, made me interested in actually reading and participating in the assignment. That is so good that you use the vocabulary we use because it just shows you have grown as a person in this class. The restraint time is very difficult to accomplish when you know it's almost up. It would be better if the time was more convenient.
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