Hello Eveyone,
At this point I would say that school is influencing my life in a very positive way by giving me something to work for and look forward to. Although it gets hard to keep school as my number one priority! Why? Life happens. I work full time, head home get dinner ready, clean dinner mess up, shower baby and I, go to seminar Monday and Thurdays, get baby to bed, do home work till various times of 12am to 2am, get up four and a half hours later and start over. Wow it doesn't seem like much but it is overwhelming. I didn't even include cleaning house, doing laundry, doctors visits, grocery shopping, hosting fundraisors for my son and when is there free time? Huh what is free time?
I have managed to keep in mind through out the stress of life that school is my influence for fighting the fight and getting through all of this. I realize it is hard and I NEVER expected a cake walk and I am thankful I have decided to go to school this will only make me stronger and I'll be living proof that you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to.
School is a huge influence in my life right now. I am going to be the first in my family to graduate from college and this motivated me to do well. I want my family and my son to be proud of me and most of MYSELF! I used to doubt myself in the past but now that I am in my third term managing to keep great grades and making the Deans list I don't doubt myself. I am so happy to be in school and the influence it has had on me so far. I have surprised myself, overcome fears of doubt, recieving good grades, and surviving the war of work, school and family!
I can honestly say school has been one of the most major influences on my life and once I am done it will be that much more influential for my life and my family.
:) I feel good now after writing this!
Hope you all have a nice week,
Honey
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Unit 4 Plagirism
My feelings on plagirism are that it is wrong and very serious. I think at times people don't realize they are doing it and this is why people need to pay better attention. It is ok to use a quote from someone else but we must give them credit for it and use proper citation, and use references for their work. Other people may want to read the article, website or book of that reference to find out more information as well.
Many peolple use plagirism and I have seen this on a discussion board in another term and I knew it was plagirism because the article they posted as their own was one I used in reference on my own post. Many people do this because they are lazy and don't want to put in the work of researching themselves so they take advantage of other people studies, work and research as their own.
It is important to give those credit who have devoted their precious time and effort into whatever information or subject they have given out to the world for us to learn and read from. It is the right thing to do. I feel like plagirism has gotten worse over the years and now days there are data bases for teachers to check many websites to view to check for plagirism. This is a great tool so that these people can get spoken to and someone can tell them the seriousness of this action.
Have a nice week,
Honey
Many peolple use plagirism and I have seen this on a discussion board in another term and I knew it was plagirism because the article they posted as their own was one I used in reference on my own post. Many people do this because they are lazy and don't want to put in the work of researching themselves so they take advantage of other people studies, work and research as their own.
It is important to give those credit who have devoted their precious time and effort into whatever information or subject they have given out to the world for us to learn and read from. It is the right thing to do. I feel like plagirism has gotten worse over the years and now days there are data bases for teachers to check many websites to view to check for plagirism. This is a great tool so that these people can get spoken to and someone can tell them the seriousness of this action.
Have a nice week,
Honey
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Unit 3
Hello Everyone,
My personal feelings and outlook on being an online student so far has been a positive experience. I must admit that it is a challenge to whip yourself in to online shape. You are your own boss when your taking online classes. It is very easy to slip away from your work or say ahh I'm not going to do this today I'm too busy. You have to teach yourself to go to class and spend time on homework and studying. It takes dedication, drive, and consistancy.
I feel ok with anonymity and we are able to contact eachother through email or aol messenger which is great. It would be great though at times to have a classmate who lives close by to be study buddies which I have been unable to find through out the three terms I have taken. Other then this I really don't think this is a problem many people are able to get to know eachother through letters, email so this is our way of communication.
I love the flexibility of online classes its not like going to on campus and you have to show up monday, wednesday and friday for an hour. You don't have to worry about drive time, gas expenses, kids or even your wardrobe. :) The flexibility gives you the power to set a schedule according to the time that is available around work, family, chores, errands, and just life in general. The flexibility is why I enrolled online and so far it has been the best decision I have made so far.
The self directed style of teaching has been great and I have not had any issues with how the classes are being tought or organized. I am currrently in a class and the directed style is fine how ever I have been having some issues understanding her speak when in seminar. It is affecting me because I spend so much time trying to figure out what the istructor is saying I lose focus on what she is talking about or explaining. It would be nice if there was like a voice generator system and at the end of seminar it would print out everything the instructor said in english text so this would not be an issue for me. I don't think any classes style has been too much or too little I think the system is working fine. I just don't get why most instructors require the two responses to students in discussion need to be on two different dates and your initial post. Things happen and we can't always be sure that we will have access to a computer or internet everyday. Things happen that can make it impossible to do so and I don't see the harm in posting them all on one day as you have three postings. This was the only thing I found odd, other than this every course I have taken has been well organized and the teaching styles have been great.
I think this blog is a great way to create a closer class community online, or even sharing a myspace url would be too. You can actually see eachother and get to chat with eachother outside of class and just get to know one another more. Is this really necessary? I belive it is up to the student; because some people would love to get to know other students and others may feel like they have too much going on to meet new people. I think this would be an optional route for the students but it would be neat.
I am so happy I have chosen online classes and I am happy with the outcome so far and I can't wait to be done!
Have good day all,
Honey
My personal feelings and outlook on being an online student so far has been a positive experience. I must admit that it is a challenge to whip yourself in to online shape. You are your own boss when your taking online classes. It is very easy to slip away from your work or say ahh I'm not going to do this today I'm too busy. You have to teach yourself to go to class and spend time on homework and studying. It takes dedication, drive, and consistancy.
I feel ok with anonymity and we are able to contact eachother through email or aol messenger which is great. It would be great though at times to have a classmate who lives close by to be study buddies which I have been unable to find through out the three terms I have taken. Other then this I really don't think this is a problem many people are able to get to know eachother through letters, email so this is our way of communication.
I love the flexibility of online classes its not like going to on campus and you have to show up monday, wednesday and friday for an hour. You don't have to worry about drive time, gas expenses, kids or even your wardrobe. :) The flexibility gives you the power to set a schedule according to the time that is available around work, family, chores, errands, and just life in general. The flexibility is why I enrolled online and so far it has been the best decision I have made so far.
The self directed style of teaching has been great and I have not had any issues with how the classes are being tought or organized. I am currrently in a class and the directed style is fine how ever I have been having some issues understanding her speak when in seminar. It is affecting me because I spend so much time trying to figure out what the istructor is saying I lose focus on what she is talking about or explaining. It would be nice if there was like a voice generator system and at the end of seminar it would print out everything the instructor said in english text so this would not be an issue for me. I don't think any classes style has been too much or too little I think the system is working fine. I just don't get why most instructors require the two responses to students in discussion need to be on two different dates and your initial post. Things happen and we can't always be sure that we will have access to a computer or internet everyday. Things happen that can make it impossible to do so and I don't see the harm in posting them all on one day as you have three postings. This was the only thing I found odd, other than this every course I have taken has been well organized and the teaching styles have been great.
I think this blog is a great way to create a closer class community online, or even sharing a myspace url would be too. You can actually see eachother and get to chat with eachother outside of class and just get to know one another more. Is this really necessary? I belive it is up to the student; because some people would love to get to know other students and others may feel like they have too much going on to meet new people. I think this would be an optional route for the students but it would be neat.
I am so happy I have chosen online classes and I am happy with the outcome so far and I can't wait to be done!
Have good day all,
Honey
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Welcome Statement
Unit 2
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog, as you can see I love pink! I hope that everyone is figuring this blog stuff out because I know some people were confused in our first seminar. This is my first time doing a blog as well but once you figure it out its as easy as 1 2 3. I have faith in all of you and we can do this if you guys need help Julie seems like a great instructor and wants to help us all in anyway she can so go to her if you have questions. I think this is going to be a good experience for all of us and help us to get to know one another. Most of all it gives us the opprotunity to write which is what its all about.
Have a nice week,
Honey
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog, as you can see I love pink! I hope that everyone is figuring this blog stuff out because I know some people were confused in our first seminar. This is my first time doing a blog as well but once you figure it out its as easy as 1 2 3. I have faith in all of you and we can do this if you guys need help Julie seems like a great instructor and wants to help us all in anyway she can so go to her if you have questions. I think this is going to be a good experience for all of us and help us to get to know one another. Most of all it gives us the opprotunity to write which is what its all about.
Have a nice week,
Honey
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