Post Two

2). Summarize what you liked most and what you liked least about this class.  In other words, what were the strengths and weaknesses of this class?  Would you recommend this class to other students?  Why or why not?

As I have mentioned in previous posts, I have taken many online classes in the past. I have learned over the past few years that there is a bit of a learning curve in every online class because every teacher seems to have a slightly different style of teaching over the internet. To be honest, I was a little bit afraid when I found out that we would be “blogging” in this class. The words “Twitter” and “Facebook” are relatively foreign to me and I was not looking forward to this aspect of the class. However, after I got the hang of blogging, I found that it was not very difficult to write in a blog, and was maybe even easier than using the school’s online learning website. I really loved how every week the professor updated her blog to let the class know exactly what to expect. While all of this information was in the syllabus, it was actually very helpful to have the reminder and know for sure, that I wasn’t overlooking some assignment or due date. What I liked least about the class was probably the fact that most of our postings had to be at least twelve hours apart. While I understand the reasoning for this method of instruction, it was also difficult for me at times when I was unable to post. I take online classes because I have a very erratic and sometimes unpredictable schedule and I am out of town frequently. For this reason, I found myself at coffee shops late at night a few times to use their internet for a few minutes, just to satisfy the twelve hour waiting requirement. Overall I would definitely recommend this class to others, because the class is very organized, expectations and requirements are extremely clear, and the professor is helpful, timely, fair, and friendly. For as many online classes as I have taken, I should know, that this is a rare occurrence in an online class.