1. Are there any factors
that you think are going to affect your participation or experience in this
class? Access to a computer? Mobile/smart phone?
Transportation? Friends/family? Schedule?
*Fortunately there are no
factors that I could think of that will affect my learning experience in this
class.
2. Think of an awesome best
ever learning experience that changed you. What did you learn? Where were you?
What happened? Who else was there? Did it teach you anything about how you
learn (or pay attention... or remember, or think?) How did you know what was
happening?
*This summer I got to participate in a seminar called YCS (Youth
Citizenship Seminar) at Pepperdine University with two hundred and forty nine
other students. It was an awesome experience because after the five day
completion I was truly in awe. I learned to believe in myself once more, to
count myself as one of the “smart” kids and not be intimidated by others
intelligence, but to feed off of it instead. All of the speakers at the Seminar
really made me appreciate the country I live in and the family I have. I learned
so much about myself and others. I learned that I learn better when I am
collaborating and sharing ideas with others. Two brains are better than one. I
knew I was learning because everything that came out of a speakers mouth made
me think. It made me think, deeply and thoroughly about what they were saying.
3. What are you most
[excited/concerned] about in this class? What do you look forward to in
learning? How do you think it can/will make a practical difference in
your life?
*I am most exited about academically
interacting with my peers. I am looking forward to feeding off of my peers’
knowledge and to gain more myself. I know this class will make a difference in
my life because it is like any other. In this class the student takes
responsibility for speaking up and voicing their opinion, which is what
learning is all about. If anything I am definitely going to be exercising my
brain in this class.
