The first impression I had of this class was last fall when I saw the flyer for it up in the hallway. I realized that my senior seminar was going to be probably the most depressing and at the same time most interesting class I had taken during my college years.
Then I got to class, and realized that on top of all other scary issues of the class (the topic, the number, the fact that it meant I was going to be leaving college all ready) we were told that the class was to be team taught with a teacher from a college on the other side of town.
The classes from CSUN and LMU meet via confrence call, and LMU students will forever remember CSUN shouting "We can't hear you... speak up!"
As the class starts to come to end (only three weeks left at the time of this post) I look back on this class with probably more fond memories than any other class at college. Between the stress of technology and how it never wants to work for you no matter how nicely you ask it to, to the random conversations that happen during a Skype session (while we were supposed to be discussing something from class) to actually sitting down, meeting each other and sharing one of the most emotional experiences of our lives during the interview of our survivor.
The work load at first was daunting. Journals every week, massive amounts of reading, two big projects, a blog and a term paper. Then suddenly, the only real daunting part of the class became our term paper.
Through this class I have gotten know students that I have had classes with before and never really spoke to, as well as meeting new students and not just from my class but students from LMU as well. This class (exluding the technical issues) has been one of the most eye opening and rewarding class taken during my college years.
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What's funny is that I didn't have a clue what this class was about when I first signed up for it. When I came in the first day, being on video cam scared the daylights out of me. I have always been used to the traditional style of teaching where you just get assignments, do papers, and take tests. This class has been one of the most interesting classes I have ever taken as well. I'll never forget LMU saying "can you see us?" and us saying "we can't hear you!" Technology, although full of problems, has brought us all together. And now I await as the roller coaster is finally near its stop.
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