I'm back!! This time with a second assignment in my skill development course. This prompt is a little different than the first and I am not really sure how to go about answering. Had I made the decision to take this course back in Summer of 2014, I would have found it to be extremely valuable and time saving, however, I did not. I, instead, chose a different route, the more difficult and time consuming route...such is life for me!
Today's prompt: How do you feel that you have benefited from the online community (peer to peer interaction) in this course?
I feel that I do better in an online setting for many reasons, it is far easier for me to communicate with my classmates, I can read, re-read, and read again what someone has posted to fully understand what they are saying, what their perception of an assignment is or even to gain more knowledge of a specific subject.
One thing I do not do in an online course is directly communicate with my classmates, I don't feel it is appropriate. I enjoy interacting with someone in a more public forum, this gives others an opportunity to post their feelings, information they found valuable and even another opinion of what the assignment was/is. I feel this is an amazing tool especially in English or History courses and have learned so much from my peers with this alone.
For this particular course, I feel as if I was finally being provided with the knowledge I have gained with practice and time. Was it beneficial to me, right now in my life? No, I wouldn't say that it was. Like I said above, it would have been valuable and a major time saver if I had decided to enroll much much earlier in my scholastic career, but you know me, I do things the hard way.
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