Module+7+Reflection

//**Reflection Prompt:**// Reflect on how you perceive yourself as an online learner? Are you well-prepare to be an online leaner? Tell us about what you need to improve in order to be a successful online learner.

=Description:= This week I examined myself as an online learner and future online teacher through the course materials and discussion board. I also participated in a survey that really made me examine myself as an online learner.

=Impact:= I discovered that I like the blended online and face to face model that we have now, but I think I would struggle more in a totally online environment. I feel as though I am a successful online learner, and scheduling time for my learning activities has been essential to making it work. That being said, I need to allot much more time than I had originally planned. On one hand, I really like how the content has been presented in a wide variety of formats. I'm able to focus on resources that help me learn best. On the other hand, sometimes all the content available at once is overwhelming and I feel as though I must process every bit so that I don't miss anything. I've also discovered this semester that it is harder for me to speak up in an online environment. I am a little shy with my peers and tend to hang back in a face to face environment and I really need to push myself to interact online. The online learning environment is much different and much more interactive than when I took a few online courses at Cuyahoga Community College in 2002.

=Intent:= Overall, I think I got off to a good start this semester with my online learning voyage. I need to schedule more time than I had originally thought for my online learning. I really feel that learning online or independently takes me longer than in a face to face setting, even if I subtract the commuting and face time. I also need to be more assertive with loved ones who are also deserving of my time. I think a solution will be to simply schedule them in as well, and make it very clear that their time belongs only to them (and not me checking email every time my smartphone dings). That way it will be easier to hide away and study during my learning time. Also, I need to work on being more present and speaking up in the online environment as well as face to face.