Self Assessment II

Self Assessment for the Second Half of the Semester

I feel that as this class has gone on, that the whole idea of an electronic classroom has grown on me quite a bit. I had been skeptical for the better part of the semester, but after getting used to it I have changed my opinion. I feel that having us search online for the interpretations and commentary on the poems greatly helped me in my understanding of them. I have never been very good at analyzing the meanings of poetry, but I feel that I really have taken a great step forward in this aspect thanks to this class. Having each of us take poems and work on them individually, with the internet as our source, really helped to develop my ability to analyze poetry. My understanding of researching poetry has also expanded. I learned of several new databases to look through for information. After experiencing this class, I would like to have an increasing number of technology-involved classes in the future. There is an overwhelming amount of information on web 2.0 and having classes that focus on tapping into that knowledge gives students a limitless learning environment.