Module+7

=Online Teaching and Learning=

**Description:**
There were several assigned readings and discussions regarding the online learning and teaching experiences.

**Impact:**
The discussions prompted a great deal of reflection regarding my experience as an online student. I am relatively new to the online delivery format for courses, but I have come to appreciate the nuances of it as a learning medium. The necessity for fluency with text-based electronic communication, web-based learning systems, and organization of electronic content have come to be greatly appreciated. Also, I have come to deeply realize that convenience comes at the cost of need for self-discipline and motivation. I feel that having been an online student, I am much better prepared to meet the challenge of teaching online should a desirable opportunity become available in the future.

**Intent:**
I intend to continue as an online student throughout this program and would greatly consider it as a medium for further learning and professional development. I will explore online teaching opportunities that may suit my needs personally and professionally.

**Statement of Strengths and Weaknesses:**
My organization and time-management skills have surprised me. I have never been a total disaster, but I find myself completing assignments early for the first time in my student-career. I still am somewhat reserved about accepting the online model due to its being somewhat more impersonal than face-to-face learning. As a mindful person, I should accept this as one's thoughts and feelings should constitute more of their being than their physical presence, but it still seems somewhat artificial to me despite the knowledge gained being quite real.