Friday, October 12, 2018

14A - Halfway Reflection

1) It's important to stay on top of the Canvas calendar, and keep track of EVERY assignment, blog post, and quiz that could be due. Making a ritual of checking the calendar every morning has ensured that I stay on track and don't get behind in ENT3003.

2) There has certainly been times this semester where stress has set in and I've felt like giving up. A specific example is the week of Career Showcase. With my future career in mind, I had completely forgone worrying about assignments and let them pile up in ENT3003 and other courses. After that week, I've become better at organizing my time, as well as planning for upcoming events outside of the classroom. By being ahead on my assignments, stress is greatly reduced when there is outside events like Career Showcase.

3) If I had to compile three tips for a future student, I would say,

- Don't get behind. Stay several days ahead on coursework, and in case of emergency or outside conflicts, there will still always be time to make up that work before it is due.

- Create a schedule. Dedicated a particular "period" or hour slot certain days of the week solely for ENT3003. It has to be finished sometime, and between two classes midday is much better than at 11:55PM after a long day of work.

- Use all your resources. Most of the coursework is not difficult if you're diligent about making use of all class lectures, readings, as well as UF libraries and more. These tools are there for us to succeed, it's only logical to make use of them.

4 comments:

  1. Hi Steven,
    I like all the tips you mentioned, I included similar tips in my post. I think the second tip of dedicating a certain time period for this class is crucial to succeeding. I have a routine sort of setup for this class and do my classwork on certain days of the week, and that has helped me greatly stay on track.

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  2. Good morning Steven,
    I agree with your tip on keeping track of the Canvas calendar. I personally print it out and then keep it on my desk so I can look at it every day and then mark off assignments as I go. I also liked your last tip at using your resources. The student example in the tools section for this class is very helpful.

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  3. Hi Steven,
    You gave some great tips in your post! I too check the canvas calendar everyday to ensure I am keeping up with my assignments in this class. I also learned something from your post and Faith's comment above. I was actually not aware of the tools page on the canvas page for this course and did not know there were student examples posted there. Thanks to you guys i now know this and will be sure to utilize it regularly. Thanks!

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  4. Hey Steven!
    Great tips, I had to learn tip #1 the hard way when I waited until Friday to do the assignment and then drove home and completely forgot about it. I completely agree with your first point, consistently checking the canvas calendar. Honestly, its the only way I know when my assignments are due and am so glad it exists.

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