This class has been great to have and I really recommend anyone who has never took an online class before to take this class first. Because this class you have to do research on methods that benefit you as the student to be the best student you can be as well as to make you as smart as can be. The resources that are provided as an online student are so many to choose from but with each module we have done in the class it can make it easier for you to choose from. From avoiding distractions, to taking better notes, to having great memory methods when studying. All these ideas are strategies to help you as an online student become the best version of an online student you can be!

Technologies Used 

Trello

https://trello.com/

Onenote

https://www.onenote.com/

Mindmup

https://www.mindmup.com/

Skype

http://www.skype.com/

Screencast

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Reflections 

Week 1

From the online learning article that I have began to read, was discussing the difference between an online class and an in-room class. The difference now having been in both classes are that the online classes are more at your own pace rather than the face to face learnings. Because it is an online class you can start your work anytime at any day before the due date. This can be great for setting up your own schedule because if you like me and work and go to school then after work, I can open my laptop and begin the online class. Rather than going into a classroom at a certain time of the day to begin learning. I feel that you should want to learn at your time that you want to learn. It is easier for me to focused and get my assignments done when I am ready to get started with my work on my own time rather than the time my class is scheduled to be at. Some challenges that I have faced before with any online class is starting late on my assignments. Because it was an online class there were no due dates so we could no do anything till the last week to do the assignments. Unfortunately, that is what I did, and I learned that is not the way to treat an online class. Generating a specific time and place to do the online class is important because then you will never fall behind in your work and you will feel accomplished everyday as you get more and more work done.  Some OSU resources that I have already used during my time at OSU is number one defiantly the library where I got most of my study sessions there completed and where I printed out a lot of my papers for class. As well as going to the writing center online service where they help me exactly on how to present my information in the best way possible. I did a walk-in appointment, so I just waited there until they called my name then I began to talk to one of the consultants and she helped me get a passing grade on a few papers that I had to turn in. The elements that will determine how I will be successful in this program is just how focused I am when it comes to turning in assignments, studying for quizzes or tests, and if I have any questions or concerns I will talk to my professor and or one of my classmates to see how they handled the assignment. If I continue to stay focused and motivated to get an A+ in this class and everyday do some work some way some how to get myself more prepared, then I will continue to do it to be as successful as possible.

Week 2

Reflection Paper #2
My Professional Self
Dear future Josh, you are taking this online class to improve your GPA and to acquire the skills to pass an online class at Ohio St. At this moment I ideally want to become the next athletic director for a division one school and be a successful one at that. I can break down my professional self into categories school, jobs, connections and meeting new people. Once I finish my degree at Ohio St. I will be a graduate student and then the next step would be to go to graduate school and complete a master’s program for sports administration. Jobs are very important too so that way to become an athletic director I will need to gain experience in different areas of the sports world to be on my resume. Then making connections along the way because I have only been in Ohio for a year now and need to gain more and more connections with people along the way. What motivates me to excel in these areas is the fact that for one I want to be able to prove it to myself that I can achieve this goal and to prove all the people who doubted me and never believed in my abilities to go for my dream to prove them wrong. All that motivates each and everyday so that way I can change the world for the better. The challenges that I will face is just how competitive sports job is in America. Sports is only growing year by year and more and more people are involved with it so that is the biggest challenge that it will be super competitive but I embraced the challenge.
Steps to Achieve My “Professional Self”
I plan to overcome these challenges by staying focused on myself and goals and not letting anyone distract me from my dreams.
Specific: I want to be an athletic director of the Ohio St. University when I am 40 years old.
Measureable: I will accomplish this goal by getting years of experience and having a master’s degree which qualifies you to be an athletic director.
Achievable: Going to graduate school, start working for high schools athletic department to gain experience.
Relevant: Is this worth it and is it the right time? Yes it is worth it so I can help my family with the finances.
Time-bound: I will graduate from Ohio st. with a bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2020, then go to graduate school that fall of 2020. Then hopefully graduate with a master’s in sports administration in the fall of 2022. Then apply for high school athletic director positions and begin my work experience.
My strategies to Maintain Motivation of Achieving My Goal

Before taking this class I thought I was a verbal learner because I have not taken an online class before and so I had to go to class and the professor’s would verbally say the stuff they need to say to me for me to pass the class. But now I feel I am a visual learner because this class is all about how you take it upon yourself to get assignments done and on time and if you don’t then you will fail. Yes the perceptions of myself were pretty accurate because I know what i try on and what I do not try that hard on in class. Yes i need to change that sometimes answer in most of the answer I choose into often because if I often study before the material week before the actual test day like a question was asked then I will be more prepared for the class and my grade will show it.

Week 4

Reflection Week 4

Identify a problem you’ve had with an online reading and note taking
When I have taken an online class the only way to read the information for the class is to read books/articles online. The difficulties that I have had before are not many but there are a few to choose from. One problem I remember having is when trying to read an article my class provides me is sometimes a link to the article and sometimes it says that the webpage has expired. I have not had any problems when it come to taking notes online. Reasons being is because it is less work and more neatly done when all you have to do is type words on your laptop. As well as highlight and mark key points in the note taking.

Analyze the problem

For the readings out of the article from Watkins Ryan (2004) online readings, he basically gave us the students the guidelines of how to gain the most of what you read. For example, identifying the purpose of online readings is a great way to get started in reading something for class because if the professor is wanting you to read something for class there has to be a purpose for it. Another example is the questioning yourself about the readings while you read so that way you can fully grasp your way into learning and understanding the reading to get you to the next level of leaning.

Propose some solutions

Some solutions that I would give to incoming students that have to take an online class is plan out your work and develop a calendar to schedule to do your work at what days and times. So that way you can always be prepared for your online class and as well get a great grade for the class. As well as have your laptop or Ipad with you and make sure you are comfortable using it all the time so that way when assignments are due along with tests or quizzes you can study material from the online notes and reading to pass it.

Week 5

Reflection Week 5

What difficulties have you had related to locating and managing information?
With this module being mainly focused on technology resources and different types of search engines you can use to make whatever your research done faster. I have not had any types of difficulties using the search engines with trying to look up more information about a certain topic. Besides the fact I faced with look at my first and only difficulty and that was using the right search engine.

Problem Analysis
With the first difficulty I had been faced with is using the right search engine for the certain topic I am trying to put more research into. For example if I am specifically trying to find a statistic fact about a certain player in the nba and I just look up “nba players stats” in the most broad search engine in google, then I will have too many websites full of data to see.

Solutions
The problem is using the general search engine for a specific topic can lead you the wrong information at times, as well as showing you too many sites to look up the information. The solution to this problem would be to not use the search engine in searching “nba players stats” but then instead to go the NBA.com and click players stats on their website and using their stats to see what their stats are since it is their league. Another solution can be maybe looking at the NBA app as a form of a technology resource to look up the players stats instead of using the general search engine in google as well.

Week 6

Reflection Paper Week 6

Identify a problem you’ve had with online communication and collaboration
A problem that I have had in the past with online communication is when I ask the instructor for help and concerns and they take longer than expected to respond. I took an online class before this one and we had to turn in our assignments by sunday. I completed the assignment by wednesday but sent it by email to the instructor before I submitted the assignment because I did not know if it was going to be acceptable or not. So long story short the instructor did not respond to the email I sent the assignment to and i ended up failing that assignment because the instructor never gave me the ok to submit the assignment in the first place.

Analyze the problem
Come to find out that on the syllabus it specifically says that if you have any questions about assignments do not send assignments by email. Which there was a miscommunication there with me and the instructor because I never read it and it cost me the assignment grade in the class.

Propose some solutions
Solutions could be that next time I have questions about an assignment for an online class not only should I try to communicate with the instructor. But also as well as maybe to try to communicate with other classmates in the online class. Because if they figured it out maybe they could help me with it as well.

Identify some resources for online communication
For Ohio st. online classes we are using carmen. And on carmen we have the ability to create groups with other classmates in the same classes as you. I would recommend to use this source because when having an online class you may have questions and discussing them with other classmates can help you understand it a lot better. As well as for you to be more engaged in the class and maybe could make new friends with.

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