M6 Discussion 3

M6 Discussion 3: What did you think?

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Overview

This required discussion is your opportunity to reflect on your experience in the course. What worked for you? What didn't? What could you have done better?

Instructions

As with the Reflection statement in Module 3, this is an opportunity to reflect on your learning. How would you summarize your learning this term? What was your overall course experience like? Reflect upon your participation. Did you like the digital materials? What is the single most interesting or surprising thing you learned about World History from Antiquity to 1500? Have your views on the nature of World History changed this semester?

Reply to at least two other students' posts with substantive posts of at least 100 words. Replies to your instructor are optional for Reflection discussions, but encouraged! The instructor will also respond with suggestions, but you are encouraged to offer each other support and advice to help you be successful in the future.

See the Course Schedule and Course Rubrics pages for due dates and grading information

Rubrics

3 Peers responses (150 words each)

Peer 1: (Sarah Svenson)

All in all while I would say this class was difficult and different from what I’m used to, I enjoyed learning about World History. The digital materials were much easier and preferable to me than an in-person adaptation of this class. I’ve never had a class with discussion posts every week/other week such as in this class and it was definitely hard to get used to. My preferred classes are usually just learning and quizzes checking learning, rather than writing a lot. Even so, I think all the writing made me improve in essay writing as well as take in the information better. The WOW lessons were definitely my favorite assignments in this course as I always enjoy researching into more obscure parts of History that I personally find enjoying. I would say the single most surprising thing that I’ve learned is that every society learned to create pottery somewhat separately of each other, it seems like pottery is just something inherently human. From the Middle East to North America, every early civilization learned to create pottery and art and I find that fascinating and inspiring about humanity. I may not enjoy History a lot but World History as a whole makes me excited to learn about the past and excited for what will come to be History in future centuries.

Peer 2: Lilliana Garza

This class was a very interesting class to take for a ten week course. It was a struggle for me because i did not really know my teachers unlike when i was taking my college courses.It was also a struggle at first to understand and realize what the teachers needed me to do because i was kind of brought to reality when the class was coming to a end and i needed to get my grades up fast. Even though i had a hard time with catching up i have a really nice time writing about wonders of the world. This is because one i got a good grade and i worked really hard on writing it. I spent a lot of time and hard work on that essay. As this class was coming to a end i just want to say i really learned a lot about history and i want to say thank you. 

Peer 3: Crimson Harris Puente

This course has been both fun and challenging, with many very fun implementations of the assignments, but I believe that it is the format of online learning which does not do the course any sense of adequate justice. I feel like even though I was keeping up with the materials, I have not been able to truly retain much of the information I have learned. Partially I think this is because throughout the majority of the course I have struggled to access the library resources that enrich our learning. Furthermore, I also found that at times the course load, I.E, having 3 written discussion assignments and an Essay in the same week as 5 other courses doing the same thing. I don't think this is much at the fault of the professor as much as it is just a displacement I struggle with as an online learner who has to do school online so that they can work.