Hello all,
My name is Dan Desmarais and I am in my junior year studying Mechanical Engineering here at SU. I am a part-time student and work full time as an Engineering technician at TTM technologies in East Syracuse.
I have a 4 year old little girl named lily with my Fiancée Crystal.
I have had a few experiences taking classes that are fully online. Some of the classes went well, though I struggled in others. My advice for those who are not used to this format of learning is to make a schedule for yourself and stick to it. I have found that it’s very easy to get behind in an online class and very challenging to catch back up.
With that said I am excited to spend the summer learning with all of you. I am looking forward to improving my ability to conduct quality research and construct more impactful arguments in my writings.
Nice to meet you, Dan. Thanks for sharing your experience with online courses–it can be really helpful to create a routine to help stay on top of the work.
For this class, we’ll generally have 2 sets deadlines each week–1 for writing assignments (homework and larger unit products) and 1 for discussion work on the blog. That mimics the twice-a-week format we’re familiar with for many of our classes, while giving us all flexibility about when to complete the work.