My Experience with EDUPL
This semester in my Online Learning Strategies class, I have been introduced to a number of great tools and strategies to help me in my both my academic and real world endeavors. Throughout this course, we have learned about a number of ways to improve our online learning as well as relationships through the digital age.
Although there are many things that I have taken from this class throughout this semester, I would like to touch on a few of the topics that I believe have improved my online skills. Firstly, online communication has become a bigger and bigger skill needed not only in college with professors and peers, but definitely in the work place. Being able to communicate with employees, co-workers, and bosses is an important skill to have to be able to relay information in concise and useful ways while also building relationships among co-workers.
Some of the following things can go along way in online communication in the workplace:
- Take the extra time to check your spelling and grammar in your emails and posts to show professionalism and that you are trying to present yourself in a professional manner.
- Try to avoid miscommunications; since the communication is all text based, it is important that your a re clear with your requests, information, or questions, yet also brief and to the point. It easy for emails to be unclear and confusing if there are not clearly stated.
Furthermore, I learned quite a bit about myself throughout the semester. This mostly occurred through our time management activity where we were asked to track our time spent through a one week period. I found that I am very consistent with how I spend my time which is a good thing. However, I do have a lot of free time where I could put in extra work towards my studying for the CPA exam to help me progress at a quicker rate. It was interesting to see as a picture how I actually spend my time comparing color space and amount to others.
As for my most meaningful experience during this course, I would have to say that took place right here on my blog. I didn't think I would like writing a blog each week for this class, yet it has turned out to be the best part of the class for me. It has allowed me to review what I have learned, and share it in my own words. You become much more familiar and comfortable with topics an tools when you go through the material again and get it down on paper, or in this case, on a soft copy document.
This class has been a great experience and I have taken a lot of great strategies and knowledge of tools from it. This is my last semester as a college student, so academically I won't see much use for these tools, but when I start my new job in January, I will be carrying these communication and comprehension skills with me. Also, I will be continuing my studying for the CPA exam and retaining that information for long periods of time. The skills that I have learned here will certainly better my preparation for this four part exam, and will hopefully help me excel in my career in the years to come.
