Hello, my name is Ed and I’m a junior majoring in Knowledge Management. I’m from the Central New York area graduating from Liverpool High School and Onondaga Community College. I’ve taken online courses before but usually they have a synchronous component to them. I enjoy “meeting” and working with my classmates online so just blogging or online chats will be a new experience. I think the most challenging part of any online course is keeping up with the work and making sure not to miss a deadline. Writing…is definitely a demanding task for me…so hopefully this course will sharpen my skill set.
I have worked in a college science laboratory and have been known to appear in some of the films by American High in Liverpool. This summer I addition to classes, I plan to spend some time up at my family’s camp in the Thousand Islands. While there I enjoy kayaking, fishing, swimming and watching the many tankers go by.
I’m looking forward to working with everyone this summer.
I just did a little research into Knowledge Management–I didn’t realize SU had a program like this, so I learned something today.
An asynchronous online course is certainly different, but we can all work at developing a sense of community even in this virtual space–getting to know one another and sharing stories about our work and leisure experiences this summer can help to develop those interpersonal connections.
Knowledge Management is an interesting major since it truly encompasses all the knowledge and information of an organization. It’s really applicable to any major or business. Our book this semester talks about engaging with the ideas of others…but as an organization how do we capture those ideas and make sure they stay within our organization even if/when people leave?