Cerritos College Self Reflection
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Oscar Diaz
Ni Bueno
HED 100 – 25072
15 October 2014
Self-Reflection
After a long hiatus from academics I decided to return to school. I was an excellent student in High School but never really took to the college life when it came to academics. After working full time job for several years, returning to school as a full time student seemed merely like a dream. I thought of taking some classes as a part time student but could never bring myself to commit to it. When I finally decided to go through the process applying to Cerritos College, late this summer, I knew I had to put an educational plan in place. As I looked over the courses I would need to fulfill my general education requirements, I took the opportunity to enroll …show more content…
It was a pleasure to study material that is essential to all of us in everyday life, yet presented in an academic atmosphere.
In considering how I learned the material in the course and what behavior patterns I observed, I noticed that this type of online course if most definitely textbook driven. There isn’t
Diaz 4 anything that we were quizzed on or any exam question that did not have a clear answer or explanation in the text. Whenever I would get stuck on a question, a quick look up on the topic utilizing the key terms would point me in the right direction. My conclusion was simply that I could not simply skim over the material, but had to read the chapters carefully paying close attention to details. I used the etext highlighting tools to highlight key ideas. I also utilized the supplemental material proved by the etext but going through some of the videos and taking the practice quizzes after reading the chapter. I have applied these similar patterns to my Political
Science online course. I read the chapter, highlight key ideas, watch the supplemental videos, and take the practice exam questions. Because of this particular discipline I have been
Oscar Diaz
Ni Bueno
HED 100 – 25072
15 October 2014
Self-Reflection
After a long hiatus from academics I decided to return to school. I was an excellent student in High School but never really took to the college life when it came to academics. After working full time job for several years, returning to school as a full time student seemed merely like a dream. I thought of taking some classes as a part time student but could never bring myself to commit to it. When I finally decided to go through the process applying to Cerritos College, late this summer, I knew I had to put an educational plan in place. As I looked over the courses I would need to fulfill my general education requirements, I took the opportunity to enroll …show more content…
It was a pleasure to study material that is essential to all of us in everyday life, yet presented in an academic atmosphere.
In considering how I learned the material in the course and what behavior patterns I observed, I noticed that this type of online course if most definitely textbook driven. There isn’t
Diaz 4 anything that we were quizzed on or any exam question that did not have a clear answer or explanation in the text. Whenever I would get stuck on a question, a quick look up on the topic utilizing the key terms would point me in the right direction. My conclusion was simply that I could not simply skim over the material, but had to read the chapters carefully paying close attention to details. I used the etext highlighting tools to highlight key ideas. I also utilized the supplemental material proved by the etext but going through some of the videos and taking the practice quizzes after reading the chapter. I have applied these similar patterns to my Political
Science online course. I read the chapter, highlight key ideas, watch the supplemental videos, and take the practice exam questions. Because of this particular discipline I have been