Fall Semester Reflection
How does being able to see everyone’s work online at any given time change the way you do your work?
2. How has the publicly and always visible course blog made this course different from one without a blog? How would the course change if the course blog disappeared tomorrow?
4. Has your experience of the physical classroom changed because of the open & online aspects? Where does your learning actually happen?
5. You were described in the Macarthur Foundation/DML interview as “a pioneer”-- how do you describe the experience on the edge to people who haven’t been there (friends and family)?
- I would say that it is a whole new style to learning that makes learning fun and takes away the typical teacher/student relationship. You actually build a bond with your teacher as well as our colleagues. I remember being hesitant when I requested to take AP English. I felt like it would be plenty and plenty of work. Well turns out it is work, but if we are smart about then it wont feel like such a heavy load. I have no regrets in the decision I made when signing up for AP English. I am more than happy that I did.
6.How do they respond when you describe the brave new world in which you’re working?
-Well it is something new and it is a change that will take getting use too. I am the type of person who enjoys change and trying new things. This is change we have signed up for will only push us to excel more.
7. What do their responses mean to you? What effect(s) (if any) do they have on you?
- I value everything I have learned this whole semester. I have learned so much and I enjoy pushing myself to do better. I came in with the mentality to push myself till I cant go no further. Till I receive the grades I aimed to get and to push myself into enjoying school. Having a more positive outlook about it all. All I have is nothing but happy feelings for ending this semester strong.
- I often would read other's work because I was curious of their opinions and sometimes I would be a little confused on a piece of literature and reading other's explanations would help me a lot. We are at an advantage by allowing our work to be viewed public because we are not only helping one another, but what if one day someone stumbles upon our blog and were looking for some information and we happen to have then well we have became a positive resource to that individual. Which I find to be amazing.
2. How has the publicly and always visible course blog made this course different from one without a blog? How would the course change if the course blog disappeared tomorrow?
-If we didn't have our blogs then it would very different. The class revolves a lot around posting our work on the blog. By providing the knowledge others seek just like we were in their position. Being apart of this class is special and it is very unique compared to the rest of my classes. The blog has allowed us more freedom but yet it still has the feel of a college class. I would be sad if the class blog had disappeared.
3. Has publishing your work for the public to see changed your approach to completing an assignment? How so? How would your feelings about the course change if you couldn’t publish your work that way?
-I feel like it adds a bit of pressure, because there are going to be people who will judge our work. That'd why I try to complete the assignment, and I always tend to complete one so I have no worries. My feelings wouldn't change much, just that it wouldn't be as unique and different compared to other AP classes. It'd just be like how it was back in 10th grade. Haha
4. Has your experience of the physical classroom changed because of the open & online aspects? Where does your learning actually happen?
- I am a strong believer in open source learning and find it working very well for me. I like how we are aloud more freedom. It takes away the feel of being locked up in school with so many restrictions and having the adults be pointing fingers at us for doing the wrong thing. My learning happens well in everyday living, I learn inside the classroom as well as outside. I learn something new anywhere I go. I never "shut my brain down", I guess you can say depending where I am at.
5. You were described in the Macarthur Foundation/DML interview as “a pioneer”-- how do you describe the experience on the edge to people who haven’t been there (friends and family)?
- I would say that it is a whole new style to learning that makes learning fun and takes away the typical teacher/student relationship. You actually build a bond with your teacher as well as our colleagues. I remember being hesitant when I requested to take AP English. I felt like it would be plenty and plenty of work. Well turns out it is work, but if we are smart about then it wont feel like such a heavy load. I have no regrets in the decision I made when signing up for AP English. I am more than happy that I did.
6.How do they respond when you describe the brave new world in which you’re working?
-Well it is something new and it is a change that will take getting use too. I am the type of person who enjoys change and trying new things. This is change we have signed up for will only push us to excel more.
7. What do their responses mean to you? What effect(s) (if any) do they have on you?
- I value everything I have learned this whole semester. I have learned so much and I enjoy pushing myself to do better. I came in with the mentality to push myself till I cant go no further. Till I receive the grades I aimed to get and to push myself into enjoying school. Having a more positive outlook about it all. All I have is nothing but happy feelings for ending this semester strong.
