The ESEPYS 1159 course has been a great learning experience for myself. I came into this class knowing what I thought was a good amount of information about online technology, tools, and resources, but was surprised when I was able to learn even more information on top of my current knowledge. Things such as new online tools that can help you study better, arrange information better, or simply look up a citation. I am now able to come out of this class with the skills to navigate through all of these websites and apply them to my own personal academia. I was blown away by the amount of online aids that are at our fingertips because of being associated with The Ohio State University library. That was a great learning moment for me because in the past, I have always taken the hard route when getting information for an academic essay.

On a personal level, I have learned a great deal about myself and how my procrastinating ways have inhibited me from performing to my fullest level due to the range of information and opportunity I have because of my student status at such a great university. I learned that I need to use the study tools that are available to me and not look at them as just another tiresome step to get to the end. I have had a lazy approach to academics and this class helped to change my outlook on all of that and know that I can do anything as long as I apply myself and never stop trying.

The most meaningful experience that I had in this course was learning about the different ways to search and research when looking for academic information online. I always knew how to eventually get to information such as scholarly articles, etc. but never knew the quick, easy, and efficient way to go about it. I was able to learn about the detailed searches you can do, how putting your searches in quotations will help to take away the “and” that automatically gets put between the two words in your search, and I was also able to learn about how our university library has infinite resources. When searching through scholarly articles and journals and the search would come up with a locked article, I though that meant that the university did not and would not have it available. Little did I know that you can have the university order that article and they will have it within a day or two. This has made my life so much easier due to the amount of academic essays I have to write because of my major.

Last but not least, I look forward to applying all of my newly found skills inside of the classroom. Whether it is downloading a study app that will help to make my study time easier and more efficient, or not waiting until the last minute to do an assignment, all of these things will help to make me a better student. I know that giving myself adequate time to do my best, will lead to nothing but good things. And all of this new found knowledge, I have ESEPYS 1159 to thank.