Mythology & Folklore

The Canvas Dashboard tip was so helpful! I have been kind of down on Canvas since OU started using it and it is honestly probably my resistance to change and not the system itself causing me to dislike it. This tip really helped give me ideas to organized my dashboard better. I have three English classes and I have trouble remembering which one is which by the course number alone and this tip helped me organized them to keep them straight. I color coded them to match the color of my folder and notebook for each class and I changed the names to the title of the class instead of the course number. I think I still prefer D2L but I am finally getting used to Canvas and how things work.

Looking back: I am happy with the stories I have produced this semester. I am also very happy with the readings, they're so interesting! I also love that I've been challenged to find creative ways to get what I want out of a story while staying under the 1,000-word limit. My weekly routine is always so varied. It's been getting more and more hectic. Looking forward: I want to get back into my routine. I have fallen off the rails a little bit and want to start doing things sooner rather than later. ( heavy.com ) ( memes.com ) And by red dot, Carl means the end of the semester. We got this, Carl. 

Feedback in: Overall, the feedback I have received has been positive. The longer constructive comments on the projects seem to be more helpful than the shorter, more social comments on the weekly stories. Feeback out: I also feel like the best comments I give are on the projects. It is much easier to give constructive feedback on a long-term project than it is a weekly story. You get to see what suggestions people have taken and watch their projects change and grow. Blog comments: I really like the blog comments and how they make an online class a little more personal. It is so hard to get to know your classmates by staring at a computer screen. I fancy myself pretty "old-school" when it comes to social interaction - I prefer face-to-face interaction rather than digital. Which is probably due to the fact that it is hard to get the whole scope of someone's personality solely based on their online presence. I like the introduction posts and the continued interaction wit...

Overall, I think my reading and writing for this class has been pretty strong. My writing more so than the reading. I have loved the readings themselves but I struggle with taking usable notes. My favorite story so far has been "The Secret Name of Ra." I really liked the original story and the re-telling that I wrote. I also really liked "The Rabbi's Bogey-Man," I liked being to create a steampunk-like story from this Jewish fairytale. I am very happy with how my project is going. At first, I thought I was going to do a portfolio but as soon as I figured out how the storybooks were going to work I knew I wanted to go with that option instead. I like being able to fiddle with the aesthetics of my website to convey the mood and setting of the story. I also like being able to craft my own tale using elements from many different mythologies about Dragons. To get more out of the readings and writings from this class I need to get better at note-taking. I am fairly ...