ENTRY #11 An Awesome Experience

         It was an unpleasant feeling the first time I got introduced to blogs by Prof Nielson. I almost gave up on the class when he mentioned in the syllabus that blogging was going to be 15% of our final grade. How am I supposed to make an A then, when all the blogs I had read before were written by professional writers? Little did I know that I had seen and read many before that I never considered as blogs because they were very casual. My fear died out and I was so ready to start blogging. Since it was something new, I took a major interest and got serious with it.

        I followed the guidelines provided by Prof. Nielson carefully, especially entries that required us to write about a particular topic. I made sure I stayed on top of my blog writing by visiting canvas every day to check on what’s due; the main reason why I enjoyed it. It is one of the few things I enjoyed doing during the 8 week period. Blogging allowed me to give a voice to my passion. It gave me a chance to put my views on current affairs into writing. An opportunity to engage in civil discourse. More interesting were the comments and feedback I received from Prof. Nielson and peers. They did help in my learning. Since the course required a lot of writing assignments, blogs provided an opportunity for regular practice.

       There were no major challenges since most of the work required us to express our views and opinions. It helped my writing by allowing me to experiment with multiple media formats. As a student, I believe my opinion and experiences would help teach others and blogs helped to put these experiences into writing. It was indeed useful and valuable and I hope future students put all seriousness into it. Other instructors should try and introduce blogging into their curriculum so all students may benefit. It is an awesome experience.