Guided Response: Similarly, when responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting? Were you unaware that events associated with the topic took place? Did the information that you learned change your understanding of those events?
If you have a question for your instructor, you should contact your instructor through email or in the Ask Your Instructor forum. This Open Forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
All of your participation in this forum is due before Day 7 of the week. Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and get more out of the course.
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
The thing that struck me in particular as I was exploring the material for class this week was the videos and how helpful they were with popping filter bubbles. I learned how look up things better and not be so worried about what I am looking up and how to keep all the sites that I use the most for me if I need them for anything and helping me popping my personal filter bubbles.
What insights have you had?
I didn’t really have any insights for this week just that I was ready to find out the best possible way to help me with my assignments for class in the next five weeks and after that as well.
What have you been struggling with?
I am not really struggling with anything because I am always looking up things to see if they will help with my research paper or not and if not I go to the next thing I am doing even it is helping my step-son with his homework or spending time with my wife when not doing schoolwork for the week.
What questions have come up for you at this point?
I don’t really have any questions at this point for the class or the instructor.
Do you have any helpful tips that you’ve picked up in this course or in a past course?
The most helpful hint that I can give is always use an outline or even a rough draft of your work to use at all times.
Do you have questions about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with?
I have no questions at this point about the assignment that can be helped with at all.
