First and foremost, I really enjoyed the group of students in this class! Many people were active participants and brought about some very interesting points of conversation.

I contributed to the learning of others by taking part in every class discussion and facilitating many of the breakout room discussions as well. I would call on those who hadn’t yet participated and make sure they had a chance to share their thoughts. When we would return to the group, I shared with the class many times the ideas and perspectives my group had. When we had extra time after talking about our assigned question, I would try to deepen my connections by asking people where they are at in terms of pre-internship or out in the workplace.

I also made many positive comments on a variety of different blogs and types of posts while asking questions pertaining to the technology side of learning.

When questions were asked in the discord chat, I would answer them about 75% of the time.

Discord Screenshots:

I always tried my best to support and encourage everyone to actively participate and do their best work. I also had conversations with people I shared other classes with (Jerome in my EMTH) and we would help each other out with how to set up our blog and clarifying instructions from previous classes together.

I left many supportive and uplifting comments to people within the community and also received many great ones! It was very fun to go on these new journey’s together and to see and hear about everyone’s weekly progress!

Some Example Blog Post Comments:

Kenzie Behrn’s Intro LP Post:

Jules Van Der Berg Intro to LP Post:

Angela Fahlman’s Intro to LP Post:

Makenna Henry Intro to LP Post:

Briana Lebel’s Intro to LP Post & About Me

Kamden Lahti’s World of Wonder Post:

Amie’s Learning to be a Pro in French Post:

Morgan’s Moving Towards Mindfulness Post:

Elyse Woodward Week 1 LP Post:

Kade’s Kitchen Intro Post:

Olivia Brenner’s Art of Home Cooking Post:

Miranda Hammett Week 2 LP Post:

Rob Huber’s Relationship with Technology Post:

Elyse Woodward’s Relationship to Tech Post:

On the final day of class, we completed a blooket quiz to test our knowledge and I was able to earn second place. My understanding of the course with Katia’s instruction was a very important factor in helping others understand the course and its purpose as well.

The structure of this course was very rewarding because even though it was online, there was still so many ways to connect with each other! I loved seeing the projects of others and reading about their experiences, I know I will always look back fondly on this course it has changed my digital literacy completely.