I found the weekly discussions to be very interesting as well as beneficial for my learning experience.
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I found the weekly discussions to be very interesting as well as beneficial for my learning experience. As the class was online, there was a lack of social experience and bonding that we lacked throughout the course, but our weekly discussions helped with that. I also preferred it as opposed to in-class discussions because I had time to think things through before I would post my original discussion board, as well as when I would respond to classmates' discussion posts. I enjoyed the fact that the discussion posts were always related to what we had been learning that week in class, so it was nice to take the time to sit down and reflect upon what we had learned. Reflecting helped me absorb the information more thoroughly and gave me the space to recognize what I didn't understand or what I had more questions on. I enjoyed the replies in the first manner that it was always so interesting to see what others would have to say in reply to my original post, and the second being that I was always so fascinated to see what my classmates had to say on the topics. It was nice having those open conversations.
Since the discussion and replies were so extensive and required a lot of word minimums, they helped with my writing skills as well as my thinking skills, along with time management. Sometimes it was difficult because my thoughts on a topic wouldn't necessarily be extensive enough to reach the 500-word requirement, but I would then be able to take the time and think over again what I had learned to add to the essay.
I think this class has taught me a lot of information that I can use in my future educational journey as well as my career in nursing. The racial injustice that we talked about really has inspired me to become a better person and makes me want to try harder to be a better advocate for racial injustice and become a better antiracist person. I enjoyed the discussion boards during this time because it was fascinating to hear everyone's personal stories about our system and their experiences. It was extremely eye-opening and helped me see the world from a different view. It was so great getting to know my classmates during these many weeks of the class. This was a great journey we all experienced together, and I think we all learned so much from our instructor, the weekly lessons, as well as from ourselves. I even got to learn a lot more about myself, which I appreciate.
I wish you all the best of luck out there in this world and hope you all accomplish your dreams. Never stop your educational journey, as there is just so much to learn out there in this big bright world. I hope you all accomplish great things out there, it was a pleasure working with you all, and thank you for this opportunity. Goodbye.