This week I gained my confidance back after I eventually was able to successfully join moo class on Tuesday. I was a bit frustrated but it worked out. I thought with that I would end up having a pretty successful week. However, it didn't turn out that way. I thought I would stick to my schedule like I said in the beginning. I was going to work online on wednesdays and fridays. I didn't take into account lifes unexpected emergencies. So I fell behind, oh well.
I learned some very interesting facts this week regarding e-mail. I recognized in a previous job, how important this skill of communicating by e-mailing is to the business world. I didn't know a thing about e-mailing when I started that job and now with this information at my fingertips, I could have saved myself a lot of time. It was a lesson learned. I no longer have that job because of lack of time, but in the future I am going to be better prepared for the e-mail community. I am struggling to figure out this mail list subscribing and unsubscribing. It sounds simple but I am being very cautious about attempting. I'll get there eventually. As far as other assignments, I will hopefully have them done before midnight monday night. I do not want to get to far behind.
Even though I fell behind in getting the work done this week, I did spend a lot of time reading other peoples work. In classes we have all had together previously, we do not get to view others work except in our groups. I was curious to see how everyone responds to the assignments that we have been presented with. We have some pretty smart people in our class. I took chances on responding to the entries of assignments and even responding to postings on the homepage. This took up quite a bit of time, I don't know how I would do it if I was the professor for this course. I did notice some pretty interesting opinions from the class. I will try to succeed next week at better managing my time for my own work.
When I could not login to the moo class I wrote in my journal on my blog about my frustration. I was concerned about this new classroom setup and the possibility of relying on my computer skills to gain information for the class and to use in my future. I am enjoying the challenge now because of a few successes at some of the assignments. Once I complete an assignment I gain more confidence in the class and in myself. It pays off. I've got to be more optimistic about changing with the times. The ability to access information more quickly and efficiently is at our fingertips, we just have to be patient and willing to learn. The articles we had to read for week one of class draw attention to this very concept. We have to be willing to move forward with our lifelong learning.