This is a little about me, my previous experience’s with other English courses and how I feel about ENG308J.
My name is Ryan Miranda and I am from Cleveland, Ohio. I am a junior here at OU and I’m studying Soc/Crim and Psy. I play rugby here and I enjoy fighting video games a lot.
I did not take ENG 151 here. The most rewarding thing about my previous English courses was that I learned the basics of writing and citing. The thing I was liked least was that these classes met once a week for three and a half hours. These courses lacked a student to student and teacher to student relationship. We didn’t partake in any group activities so it felt like I was constantly meeting with strangers.
I really like how this class is set up. I feel like we’ll get to know each other through blogs and peer reviews. I feel like the assignments will encourage interest, attendance, and participation. I hope 308J helps me to understand blogging or social tech. writing. I don’t have a facebook so I am kind of out of the fray with this type of writing. I hope I am able to work these websites and posting thing correctly.
Hey Ryan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the intro post. Your experiences with your former English class are interesting, but unfortunate. I hope you have a better experience in 308J. I think meeting 4 days a week for one hour will really help me to bring a lot of energy to class. I'm also really hoping we can all build strong relationships in the course. Some theorists believe community is essential to effective writing. In week 3, we'll talk about social vs. individual models of writing. It might be add to the discussion to bring this memory of your previous english class into that discussion. Welcome to the course!
Hey Ryan, I feel the same as you when it comes to the use of technology in this course. It is quite unique. I also find it interesting that you like fighting games. I used to play Tekken a lot as a kid, now I find myself trapped within the monotony of the Call of Duty franchise! Good luck with the course!
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