Three pieces of information that caught my attention on the syllabus is that there is 1. There is no Blackboard used for this course, which is interesting because instead we are using Open Lab which seems like a fun site to use compared to the other classes that use Blackboard. 2. There is no final exam, just writing assignments worth 30% which is new because most of the classes that I’ve taken has a final exam. 3. Writing assignments will be both peered viewed and viewed by the professor. This caught my eye the most because this is a great way of getting the entire class including the professor to communicate and share thoughts on what others have written.
Concerns that I have taking an online writing class is reaching out to the professor because usually I would reach out to him or her in the classroom but now since this writing class is online, it will be much more difficult since it will take much longer to receive answers from email or on site that you are looking for the professor to answer. Right now I am struggling with Open Lab as of online learning for this class right now because I am unfamiliar with finding where assignments should be posted and its because I’m more used to Blackboard. Hopefully I can understand this site very soon. I’m also worried about the writing assignments like how it will be structured but other than that I am looking forward to what they will be about. However, the positive aspects that I’ve experienced from online learning is that I don’t have to go all the way to city tech because it takes me an hour and a half to get there. But now I can stay home and log on in to my online classes and do everything from home which makes everything much more easier. I look forward to taking this class online because for English Composition 1, I’ve taken it in class as a lecture and we had to write a lot of writing assignments by hand. For this class, it will be more typing which is good.
Hi Eriq,
I agree with you because there is no blackboard for this class, openlab is more difficult than blackboard, and it is much complicated to post assignments. An online class is not a better learning because there is not much interaction between the students and the Professor, but don’t forget the advantages of online class, that can help students who had problems with internet to know better this technology.