Hi! My name is Joanna Vines and I am a rising junior from Villanova PA. I am pursuing a double major in Public Health and Policy Studies and a minor in Information Management & Technology. In addition to this course, I am working as a hostess and conducting research with a Professor overt the summer.
I am taking this class during the summer because I could not fit in to my schedule last spring. For a summer course I find the asynchronous format beneficial given the uncertainty of my schedule. However, during a normal semester I do not like this way of learning.
My advice to students who may not have taken a course completely online or asynchronously is to use an agenda or calendar to write the due dates of all assignments to help you stay organized. When you do not have a regular class meeting time it can be easy to forget about course work. By mapping out your work it can keep help you stay on top of your work and stay more connected with the class.
I am looking forward with this class with Professor Oakes! She was the writing consultant for MAX 123 when I took it last semester.
Happy to work with you again, Joanna!
Asynchronous online isn’t everyone’s favorite, but it does give us a lot of flexibility, and that can be very beneficial in the summer when many of us are trying to manage work + school + leisure. The biggest challenge for a lot of us isn’t so much finding time to work as keeping track of what work we need to do and when, so a planner (paper or electronic) can be a huge help.