Wednesday, December 12, 2007

My Poem: Thank You Management

Thank you Management

I cant believe the semester is already over
you've taught me so much in so little time
I remember thinking I'll probably hate this class let me give
everyone the cold shoulder
but you loosened everyone up with your wonderful topics
from leadership to teamwork
you got everyone to trust in your system
but then things got sour with the 1st exam
so we regrouped and came up with a plan
and it worked in everyones favor
but was much deeper than that because it instilled many values
and that will last much longer than the small favor
I've laughed
I've frowned
I've inquired
I've admired
this class really lived up to its word
Thank you Management for everything I've learned!!!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Communicating via Blog

Communicating via blog has been a very interesting technique. I've never had to devote myself to an assignment all semester long and respond to so many questions and respond to other people's responses. It really helped to put our fast paced technology to use. All in all I think that it was very effective and quite efficient.

1. I definitely feel that I benefited from meeting others online and it did make it easier to communicate with others in the classroom. I learned so much about so many people. On the average I wouldn't have spoken to or cared to find out minor details about anyone in the class.

2. The blogs effectively got me to think about every lesson we learned in class because after the lesson I got to write about it and read other students opinions and feedback on the lesson. So I learned from the professor, class, and also from my peers. And since the blog is online you're able to read every one's opinion.

3. Personally I don't think there was enough of this kind of outside reading to do via the blog, many of us are so caught up and worried about the lesson and what we just learned that we're not thinking about the wizard of oz or attila the hun. I think that this tried to make it more fun but at the same time could have more related to course work.

4. I didn't realize how much the blog could affect my grade till mid semester. It is basically a course long project and requires just as much attention and punctuality as any other project. I know I forgot because I didn't realize how fast the due dates would come and that it was something that was going to be graded so heavily.

5. Honestly I haven't thought about it yet. It might be strange because I'm not used to going on my blog without having an assignment to do. But I'll give it a try....I could use it as a form of venting.

Overall, I think that the blog should remain a component of this course. It gives the students a chance to vent and be themselves while also meeting other students and reinforcing what was taught in class.