The tools and assessments in this course have been able to show me the assistance I will use in each course. They have shown me the value and the help that they can give me when doing research or writing a paper for my classes. The assessments show me where I lack and where I need to show improvement. I have seen where my strong points are and how I can improve them also with the tools and assessments.
The goal setting has helped me by giving me a time line to stick to and the organization I need in order to succeed to my goals. With the goal setting tool I’m able to see where I am also at in my time line to see how far I am to my goal that I have set for myself. If I stick to the goals I have set for myself there is no way I will fail in my success to higher education.
Time and stress management reflecting on it showed me how important it is. Having had a child half way through this course I learned fast that I needed to manage my time differently in order to succeed as not only a mother but as a student. The stress became a lot fast and I learned very quickly that if the baby is asleep and I can’t sleep to do my school work. Time did get away from me on participation, so I had to face this problem head on. Now seeing how others dealt with their stress and time helped to give me ideas on how to work with mine.
The collaborative learning environment has shown me I can still communicate with class mates and my instructor. I was able to see others opinions and discuss the topics we were learning during the week. The opinions of others allowed my mind to be open to