As this semester is ending, I am reminiscing about how overwhelming this class was. However, I acknowledge that there are a lot of astonishing things I have learned from this course. As an Engineering student, I was craving to acquire more knowledge that would help me in the outside world. Some things went as I desired and others did not, but I recognize that I could have done a better job to make this lesson more significant. Firstly, this course has exceeded all my expectations. When I first started the semester, I honestly thought the course was going to be just like the other classes; boring. But, to my surprise it was absolutely not. Of course, the class was exhausting, but I chose to remain positive. Therefore, I got to learn something very important which is how to work in a team. I worked with a diverse team of people coming from different parts of the world. A diverse team may face all sorts of drawbacks to accomplish a certain project and this is exactly what happened to my team. Every member had a valuable suggestion to add to what we were working on, but it took us some time to actually accept what each one of us had to say. Later on, we decided to put our differences aside and join forces so we can aim higher than what the professor expected from us. Therefore, I have learned that one brain is not as efficient as five brains joined to work together and be successful. Although, working with a team taught me meaningful things that I will use in the future, I
Right from the beginning of this course I had a terrible feeling that I was not going to learn what I had to or finish it with a good grade. It all began when I found out that I had to be in contact with an administrator in order to obtain the data needed to complete the final project. Dirksen (2014) wrote that one should never give up, even when everything seems against you. That is exactly what I did. I tried and fortunately, I was able to find help, gain a lot of knowledge from the material I had to read, good advices from my assistant principal, and learn how analyze school data in detail and put together a Data-Driven Decision Making Team together (3D). Also, and probably the most important, I learned to think more like a leader than a teacher.
Before this course, I had no clue how I was going to manage learning in college. All I knew, I wanted to go. I wanted to improve myself no matter how naive I was. Presently, it is the end of the class. But it is only the beginning for me at Walden University, and because of this course, I now know what to expect and what to do to be a successful Walden student ( State tax liens - myFICO® Forums. (n.d.)). In this essay, I will describe what HMNT 1001-10 Living and Learning in a technical world has taught me in the last six weeks.
We feel it is important that students come together and have their voices heard, in the midst of setbacks within class. We have come together to highlight the benefits and challenges we have faced in this course. Although we acknowledge the negative experiences faced by our peers, we feel the need to also share our point of view. We acknowledge that many of our peers have felt ridiculed in the classroom, however we feel it was a matter of constructive criticism.
This class has really opened up my eyes to many new views and opinions toward certain information and assumptions. Before taking this class I did not believe I was racist or had any downward views towards any people or cultural. This soon came to my attention that everyone has a little bit of racist in them no matter how hard you try not to be. I also thought that Columbus discovered America, I found it very interesting and almost common sense when we discussed this issue and how the school curriculum has been lying to students in a sense about the discovery of America. The finial bias I soon came to see was that no matter how much you think you will not face other cultures or other religions in schools that you are not familiar with your chances are very slim. No matter where you plan to teach at their will always be situations that you are unfamiliar with.
This was a great class, and I learned a lot this semester. One thing that I learned from this class
The purpose of this memo is to inform you about my thoughts regarding GNEG 1201 and how taking that class can significantly affect and improve a student’s determination to succeed in getting an engineering degree.
Reflect on what you have learned in this course and discuss how it might influence your work as a professional
There was such a variety of topics covered in this course and I wish that I had taken it in a classroom instead of online. With this online course, I feel like the material went a little too quickly. If I were in a classroom setting, I feel that
This was by far the most challenging course that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO. That is not a negative comment as this course has actually impacted me professionally more than any other course I’ve taken to date. This course has taken more time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and more of my creativity. The last point was the best part about this course. I consider myself to be fairly creative and this course definitely allowed me to do that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?
I think what I enjoyed the most about this course was the fact that I got to learn about all of the different factors that impact or are relevant in order to really understand diversity. I also founded interesting how much understanding this concept really affects your life and those that surround you. I really also enjoyed how we were able to comment on each other’s post, and give our own opinion or feedback on the discussion of the week. I think that this was a great idea because we saw who had similar points of views, who agreed or disagree and some even gave us some words of encouragement. It was just good to communicate with others on the topics of discussion for the week, and after all it was necessary since the main focus of this course
Exploration and analysis have been the essence of my life, guiding me through the most mystifying predicaments. In this ever changing world of engineering & technology where each new day sees a spate of new concepts and applications and each passing day makes them obsolete, I always wanted to attain the highest level of excellence in education and transcend new horizons in the chosen field.
Overall, I have been very impressed with how this course is going so far. I appreciate having a short presentation on the topic each week then having the opportunity to discuss the topic with other group members. I have learned a lot from the readings as well as from other group members. By having everyone share their ideas and thoughts, I feel that I have gotten more out of this course than I had expected. With everyone coming from different educational backgrounds and experiences, it has been interesting to be exposed to different ideas and perceptions on some of these topics. In addition, having group members question and challenge my ideas have promoted me to think more in-depth and explore more closely about the topics. As of right now, there seems to be no issues with my group. Everyone participates in weekly discussions as well as writing the summary. Ideas and opinions are shared in a respectful manner
I really enjoyed how in this class we learned more about identity and how to explore our own. And what I think worked really well was exploring what Identity was at the beginning of the semester. After we learned about what creativity was and was not we started on defining Identity and what non-unitary self-was. Non-unitary self is saying that you are more than just 1 just thing. I always knew that was true I just never knew the word for it. Before this class I was pretty solid in my identity, and how I felt about it. I knew that I was Somali-American and how that shaped my identity. I understand what culture clash was before I consciously knew that I was juggling two separate cultural identities. As I grew older I started to describe my identity as a triple threat, as an opposition to the norm of American society. I was Muslim, Black, and Woman. Being conscious of my identity allowed me to navigate many different spaces, especially when I came to college. In college, there are so many unwritten rules and understanding those nuances came from knowing my identity. It really helped when I understood the fastest way to make friends in college was to befriend the people of color in the room. But
On the face of it, I have learned the basic nomenclature and strategies that accompany the work in the course. I now understand “critical paths” and resource allocation, etc. But, that is only the tip of the iceberg for my growth in this space. I also learned from the course examples and discussions. My classmates are an invaluable resource. The breadth of
I have learned so much in this class to prepare me for a successful college experience. There were some topics that caught my attention more than others. Such as, time and stress management, University resources, and critical thinking.