Final Class Reflection

Through out this class, I learned a lot about many online tools and resources I can use to enhance my studying experience which I never know they existed before. It is amazing to know how many online resources are out there that were created to help students learn, yet a lot of students still do not know about them or do not put the effort and time to discover and play around with them.

Some examples of these tools are the websites that enable you to construct and put together your won mind maps that helps you visualize the information you learn in class and make it easier for you to remember the material. Also, there are mutable websites that allows you to create time lines, animation slides, and online flash cards to make learning more interactive, interesting, and entertaining. In addition, there are many valuable online tools to help you manage your time better and stay on top of your school work. An example of such tool is google calendar and the alert notifications it automatically generate to remind you when class assignments are due.

On the other hand, there are many online resources to help you preform better on your research papers, class assignments, preparing for exams, or just learn more about the topics you were exposed to in class. One of the most helpful online resources in my opinion is google scholar. This website help you to search through millions of scholarly published papers, articles, and books which enhance the credibility of the information you find and the sources you use when writing papers opposed to just using traditional search engines. Also, you might want to search for videos online through (youtube.com/edu) or any other educational website to help you find a visual explanation of the material you are studying instead of the traditional reading text method.

I have learned a lot about my self in terms of what learning methods I am more comfortable with and how I can use various online tools to help me adapt to other learning methods I may encounter in class that I usually do not prefer. For example, I learned that I am a visual learner and that I have a strong preference to use charts, graphs, and other visual display instead of just reading and studying from text. To overcome that issue, I can use online tools to construct mind maps to help me visualize the information and memorize it better.

Personally, the most meaningful experience in the course was the blog posts assignments. Thees assignments allow me to reflect on the information I have learned in class and it help me to focus more on the material and subjects addressed in the class. In addition, I get to share what I have learned with others who hopefully will benefit from it as well.

I have learned a lot of valuable things in this course that i intend to use and apply in my future. I intend to use the online tools to help me manage my time better and more efficiently and to remind me of that various assignments I need to do either in class or in my personal life. In addition, I have already started to use many of the other online tools and resources we have learned about in class to help me prepare for finals this semester and I am defiantly planning to use them to help me throughout my future classes as well.