Ecology Ends

The chemistry between the students and professor was tremendous in my Ecology course. In our discussion forum there was a constant flurry of comments from us all on what we were learning, what we were seeing in our observations and any conclusions we were making. The atmosphere was such that you felt comfortable asking questions. There absolutely were no "stupid questions". Several classmates as well as our instructor shared global connections that helped to extend our learning and help us to apply what we had learned to the world outside our Lesley class. One of our final assignments was to complete the exact same thought experiment we had completed in the first week. We were asked not to refer back to what we had written originally but to infuse all the knowledge we had gained in 8 weeks into the new version of the assignment. We were all floored at the major gains we had made since the beginning. I am moving into my first week of my next class, Biology. I already get the sense that this class is going to be as eye-opening as the last one. As my former classmate Linda would say........
"Science ROCKS!"

Ecomp 6202 Week 5

This week we worked with online assessments. Many in my class chose one site, I and a few others tried Quizstar. I really liked this one (mostly because many of its aspects are again free). I was able to add PDF documents to the questions which would allow someone to read and refer back to text or diagrams in order to answer a question. A definite plus! The site has many other great features.

I also completed my paper on computer-based testing and submitted it. My schedule has been rather hectic, but I pulled off getting everything completed. With the flexibility of working online getting things done around my schedule is so much easier than trying to drive somewhere to attend a class.