Last Week, Question 3

I really liked the section about non-verbal communication and I wish that we could have discussed it further. I think that perhaps it may be irrelevant to the class, but I find that it has helped me become a better thinker when I can pick up non-verbal cues from other people. This subject is something that is never explored in any other classes, not even my public speaking class. It’s good to know so that when you do find yourself working in groups, you can gauge the how everyone is doing and if every person that needs to be engaged is doing so. I feel that this topic could make a big switch in the way a lot of people act, especially in academic settings. Sometimes we may really be interested in a certain topic, but our body language says differently and we could sway the way a speaker is going.

Last Week, Question 2

I think that my favorite part about this class was the format in which everything was ran. It was very fluid and kept me engaged without being extremely demanding. I really appreciated the blog posts, because it made me rethink and go back to what it was that I read for the week. I think that my least favorite thing about the class were the first couple of weeks. I found that different information was posted in different places, and it took me a while to get used to the format. Once I got the hang of it though, I really liked it. I think that if there is one long blog post with every single detail of the class, or maybe a recorded webinar explaining where to find everything that we would ever need, it would be very beneficial. 

Last Week, Question 1

I have learned more than I imagined I would in this COMM 41 class this semester. There are just a lot of topics, terms and ideas that I did not even realize existed. I came into this class as a graduating senior, redoing a general education requirement. I ended up learning some very valuable lessons. I think that I learned how to construct my arguments better by learning about all kinds of different fallacies. I also learned a lot about group work-not just from the text but actually from working with other students in the class. I found that the theories and techniques really helped when it came to working with people I had never met before. I’m used to working with people who I have built a relationship with, and whose style of working I know. Being thrown into groups with strangers posed its challenges, but I ended up learning a lot from it.