This semester has been such a whirlwind experience! I feel as though I have learned so much about such a wide array of topics. I think my favorite topics were learning about flame retardants, climate change, and occupational health risks. Flame retardants were interesting to me because I knew so little about them initially, climate change was interesting (though extremely depressing) because there is no escaping it for any of us, and occupational health risks was an enjoyable topic for me because I feel like I know so many people who will benefit from what I've learned.
The blogging experience leaves me with mixed feelings. I liked being able to share my thoughts on each topic and it was fun reading about what my classmates had to say. However, the actual blog function itself was frustrating to work with. For a large part of the semester I was unable to respond to my classmates blogs (that kink never got sorted out, thus I simply started responding to their posts on my own blogs of the same topic) and this was very frustrating because it created a lot of makeup work for me to catch back up. I wonder if we couldn't have just used the message thread function on Canvas and responded to one another there? Still, the exercise itself was great; I really enjoyed getting to see what my classmates thought about each and every Module.
Response: Christina
ReplyDeleteSounds we were on much the same page with the technology component here with the blogging. I agree Canvas would have made this a bit simpler. Its been great sharing this discourse with you all semester!
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteYes about the technology component!!!! I also thought that learning about flame retardants was fascinating. It was such a relevant and shockingly scary thing to learn about! I appreciate your enthusiasm to make changes in your life and educate the people around you about these issues!
Response: Brianna
ReplyDeleteThank you about being honest of your initial feelings about taking the class. Sounds to me like you, Christina, and I all shared a similar sentiment about how the blogger experience went. None the less - I enjoyed reading your blogs posts this semester! Thank you!
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteIt seemed like all of us enjoyed the class! We all learned valuable take aways that will forever stay with us. It's apparent that we were not all fans of Blogger. Although I am glad I learned how to use it, it is a very confusing website especially for those who aren't tech savy. Hope you enjoy your winter break!!