Learned while in ENG 1200.10

Aside from learning many things in this class associated with composition, I would have to say learning the proper APA format was one that I learned the most. I am now able to write a reference myself without using a search engine. It was a difficult task to learn, but once I understood the format and what Mr. Hamon was looking for, it seemed easier. After this course is complete I will feel confident citing and references my future papers.

Blogger

This is the first course I have used blogger. Although it seemed like busy work at first, it turned out to be helpful and interesting to read my peers posts. It makes you realize that you are not alone in your ideas and situations. More often than not, my posts and opinions were similar to my peers.

Using google drive

Using google drive in this class has made my documents easier to track and edit due to it's availablility. I have used google drive in the past in many courses and have found it very useful. Especially during group work and presentations. It is easy to share the documents, work as you go, and view the document anywhere you have access.

My impact of BIG DATA

I am sure there are all kinds of BIG DATA that we could apply to our lives. In recent events and a conversation with a girl at my lo0cal gas station that I went to high school with, I am going to chose my age vs. marriage vs. children. So apparently I am not part of the norm, or big data, because she was shocked that I have no children of my own nor have I ever been married. And here I thought the age for marriage and having children was increasing towards thirty, she thought otherwise. My choice to have never been married or have children at this point in my life is one that I think is wise. I find myself getting closer and closer to the idea of marriage and children., but I don't think I should be judged in a negative manner. I have found 'the one' and have all intentions on having that future, but I'd like to finish college and have a stable job before I introduce children into my life. So that's my BIG DATA.

Statistics

I am currently taking a statistics course here at South with Mr. Rose. Understanding the concepts and material can be tricky, but as long as you don't think too deeply into the material, it's easier than you may realize. Mr. Rose has made it very clear that there are differences between statistics and probability. Statistics is a generalization based on a population and it's sample. While a probability is simply a chance that something will happen. Not necessarily based a population and it's sample. If information is collected via a population/sample where you can pose a question, collect data, organize that data and interpret results- it becomes a statistic. It is no longer a probability.

What is your personal learning network?

During my college experience I have found many forms of learning. The easiest way for me is by taking notes, reading them and re-writing them on flash cards for studying. I even find myself reading the index cards outloud, making another form of learning. All of which, instill the information come test day. Group studying and group projects is another form of learning that seems to have helped me along the way. Learning the information from another students perspective really expands the material. Classes that have labs are very hands-on, which is extremely helpful in gaining the knowledge of the material. Of course talking to your teacher and librarian are definite forms of learning that are almost always available.

My peer reviewed doc2

I find it very helpful when my peers review my documents prior to them being submitted to the teacher. It gives me all kinds of feedback to make improvements that I would not have been able to do on my own. We are all writing in this course and consistently posting blogs, so sometimes it is nice to have a helping hand when it seems like all I do is write about myself. Hahaha.

3 more weeks

In just about 3 weeks this quarter will be over and I plan to enjoy my boyfriends beach house on a daily basis. Well, after work and on the weekends of course. It is that time where we are all chomping at the bit to finalize our papers and enjoy the Florida weather. Those of us who are returning to class in April will definitely appreciate a break. Having coming from schools that are on semesters, I think I am beginning to like quarters. Not only do we have 10 week courses instead of 16, but we also get a few weeks break between each quarter. This is officially my last quarter of course work at South prior to applying to the nursing program. I applied for the April cohort but due to me being enrolled in my last stint of courses, I didn't get chosen. So I will work my butt off in the meantime, and enjoy the beach, until the October cohort comes around. I can't wait to begin clinical's and eventually graduate. I know it is the day that we all are looking forward to.

Best of luck to all,
JB

Affordable Care Act

Rogerian style argument is trying to understand the opposing argument. Seeing the argument from a prescriptive that you disagree with. Using the affordable care act as an argument, I will need to play devils advocate. I disagree with the billion dollar investment and believe it has changed our society in a negative way. On the flip side, using the rogerian method, I could see how universal health care would be very beneficial to people with no health coverage, having health issues. Does it help health care as a whole? What does the act do for those who are pay for health care but do not qualify for discounts? These kinds of questions would help me see through the others perspective and find a common ground.