A New Beginning

I would have to admit, I was a bit skeptical when I first heard that this class was going structured toward online blogging. Mainly because I was afraid of what others would think of my writing, mainly in comments. I also had doubt on how this new writing medium would affect my writing.

As we progressed through the course I found that the audience did in fact have an impact on my writing. I was more aware of who my writing was intended for. Instead of writing for one person to read, my writing was more focused toward a wider range of audience. The comments received also helped me in my writing. The comments brought up many questions which made me analyze my thoughts even further.

I found the discussion topics to be very interesting. It seemed that with every comment made, a new topic would emerge, which brought up many questions and thoughts. Although I was afraid to share my thoughts in discussion, I was still very engaged in what others had to say. The interesting topics compelled me to not miss a day of class. As matter of fact, I believe this is the only class that I have attended every day.

In my opinion, the most challenging part of this course would have to be the group projects. Mainly because of the time and effort that was put into these projects. Although challenging, our project has taught me a great deal about many of the keywords we studied in class. I have learned to analyze different forms of mediums more deeply. In addition to the knowledge gained, working with my group members was very enjoyable.

In retrospect, this course was very exciting overall. It has brought new perspective toward the average writing class. I believe many students would be interested in a class similar to this one. Maybe the University should add a writing course structured solely toward online blogging.

P.S. It would have been great to see you present your project on Google Earth!
Thanks for everything.