This course has taught me a lot about online resources and ways to stay motivated while taking an online course. I never knew that there were so many resources students could use online to aid them in there studies. There are podcasts, blogs about certain topics, different websites where you can search for reliable, educational sources, and so much more. There are also apps that you can download on your phone to help with your studies. So basically, this course has taught me that all of the things that I use in the most unproductive ways, my computer and phone, can actually be used to help me in school, and life.
Throughout this course I have learned that I procrastinate way too much. I have learned this not only through the quizzes that we have taken to evaluate our study habits, but also through all of the Wednesday nights that I have been up til midnight, turning in assignments at 11:50 when they are due at 11:59. However, I have also learned that I, myself can turn this habit around (which I am doing right now by finishing these assignments today, Tuesday, that are due on Sunday) with a little motivation. The course has helped me with this by providing me with online tools that can help me stay on task like calendars and task lists.
I think my most meaningful experience in this class was really just realizing that this course will not only help me with any online classes that I take in the future, but also it provides me with study tips for all of the courses that I will take in the future. Furthermore, it has provided me with useful insight on myself that will help me throughout my life with my career. It has helped me to realize what my downfalls are in motivation and school work, and not even just what they are, but tips on how to improve these things about myself. So, overall I will walk away from this course (hopefully) a more productive person, who procrastinates a lot less than I did before.
Like I stated, I will use a lot of what I learned in this course in the future. First of all, I will remember to break up my projects into small pieces to work on which will help me remember that the assignment is not that hard and there is really no need for me to put it off until later. Second, I will always remember that I can use the internet and my phone to my educational benefit. I will remember to look for new apps that can help with my studies and maybe even in my job in the future. I will also remember to use the internet to help me to understand topics that may be particularly difficult for me. For these subjects I will remember to look at online podcast and blog posts written by people who understand the subject well and can help me to understand it better. Finally, what I will take from my class is simply that I can motivate myself to get all of my school work done on time, since that is often a problem for me.