Online Education Review

I am definitely a fan of being able to take online courses. They are really helpful for me to have to find a perfect course load balance every semester. I love being able to do the work for online course at my own pace since I know I will have busier weeks filled with work and group projects. Being able to take online courses helps to alleviate some of the stress I would have with classes that only meet in a classroom. Those classes are usually much more rigid and do not allow for working ahead as easy in a class like this. The only negative I have found with most online courses is that I have to be more structured to remember exactly when things are due since I do not go to class to hear from the professor when things are due. I loved that you sent out email reminders in this class! This helped me to make sure that I knew when things were due.

(B.B. King quote)

Gen. Ed. Review

I have had a great experience with my general education courses. I think it is imperative to have these courses to make sure that all students have a well-rounded education. Taking these types of courses has exposed me to subjects that I had never learned much about before. It also gave me a deeper sense of appreciation for those courses since I was able to learn about them and actually understand them better. The things I learn from all of these courses help me to be that much more viable when I have to get into the professional world. This class has exposed me to a trove of rich stories from culture spanning across the globe that I might have never read if it were not for me taking this course. I can now contribute to conversations when people talk about Aesop fables.

 

(John Dewey on education)

College Writing Review

Since I am an advertising major, I definitely think that writing is a crucial trait to have to do well. To write copy you have to be comfortable with writing and aware of grammar rules. There is actually a required course for all JMC majors to take that is solely based around writing. I learned a tremendous amount about writing rules from that class. By no means do I think I have all of the rules mastered; I still have a lot to learn to perfect my craft. I have noticed that there are different rules for media writing compared to traditional writing that is taught in the English Composition classes at OU. The number one thing that comes to mind is the use of the Oxford comma. I have always tried to catch myself when I omit it in my non-JMC classes. It is really interesting to read back on some of my high school papers now and see how atrocious my writing was compared to what I know now. 

(Nick from New Girl trying to become a writer)