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Intro- Fatma Coundoul

One word that describes how I’m feeling about this course is anxious. Some worries and concerns on being an online student is setting scheduled times. I thought it would be better since I was at home now doing school online but i actually like being in school a lot better just because of how i did my work. something I’m also worried about is being stuck on how I can’t form my thoughts onto paper. I will definitely push myself thought this semester. Also switching between devices as well, wifi can be an issue sometimes. I really want this semester to go smoothly and honestly to have some fun while being an online student.

I chose this picture because at the end of the day with all the struggles and hard times I still want to be able to push through and end up having my relaxing successful life with a beautiful home and to what I want and see into my future.

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One word to describe how I’m feeling about this course is motivated. I feel motivated because before I even took this course I lost a lot of motivation in school work and my goals. I wasn’t in the mood to start classes for this semester primarily because of anxiety and losing myself mentally. But I told myself that despite what I go through that shouldn’t stop me from giving up on my goals and school work. My goal for this semester is to stay on track and avoid procrastination. Being an online student is a struggle because I realized that staying home for a while leads to procrastination and getting too comfortable. Last semester I was too comfortable with doing things last minute until it was time for me to make up work past its due date and I do not want to experience that again.

This picture symbolizes reaching new heights. These ‘heights’ refers to my goals and where I want to be. This also means that I’m motivated enough and ready to be successful. And to never give up!

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I would say I feel a little bit concerned and worried about the English class. And reason to this is mostly the fact that English is not my native language. Over many semesters in colleges, I have always found it a bit challenging to express my thoughts and ideas on a level that English-speaking students do. But nevertheless, I feel that this class would help me to improve my writing skills, and I would feel more confident to interpret my ideas in different writing genres.

As for distance learning, I find it has its pros and cons. I really don’t miss the commute to the college as well as long walks between campuses. I realized that with more free time I did better quality work and presentations. I also like the idea of planning weeks ahead knowing the exact time of classes and assignments.

On the other hand, the main disadvantage of distance learning, in my opinion, is the lack of in-person interactions. For me, being an architecture student, it is very import to team up with your classmates for development of new concepts, designs, critiques, and, of course, cheering. During online classes everyone feels distant and I miss that part the most.

 

This picture shows my last semester’s project of an educational center. I posted it as I think it is very important for student to interact and collaborate in-person as it’s shown in the picture.