A.2.

A.2- Student’s personal reflection on his/her own development as it relates to the course strands.

• My history with technology – early experiences, etc.
My history with technology has not always been too great. My family never got a computer until my older sister finally had to have one to do school work. Once we finally got one, it was very slow and my sisters and I had to teach ourselves about it.

• My experiences in past English courses. Did I like them or not?
My experiences in past English courses are getting better and better each year. I never really liked English, mainly due to the literature part of it. However, once I began to take time and focus on writing papers, I began to expand my vocabulary and become a better writer.

• Arguing: am I good at it?
I have always enjoyed arguing due to me being the only boy and the middle child at that. I always had to defend myself when ever my two sisters ganged up on me and tried to get me into trouble. Most of my lifetime I was able to give good enough reasons to my parents for what I had done to get out of any punishments.

• What is my writing process: Do I start early or wait until the last minuet? What is helpful in getting me started with a writing assignment?
For most of my assignments I tend to wait until the last minute. However, if the assignment is a very big assignment then I like to at least begin it ahead of time, then finish my work a few days early and use the extra days to read over it and fix any mistakes.

• Technology: What do I use in my daily life?
Normally, during a single day in my life I only use my computer to do school work and get on Facebook. I try to do as much physical activity as possible and stay outside as much as possible.

• Research: How do I use my time while doing research?
When doing research, I mainly try to do it on the internet. However when the assignment requires me to do research from books and other very creditable sources then I tend to begin in the library and work from there.

• Collaboration: How do I manage working with a partner or multiple people?
I love being assigned group work because it allows for me to combine my strengths with another person’s strengths. This is good because as long as you don’t get a slacking group member then it usually allows for a better grade.

• MyCompLab: How do I feel about the whole MyCompLab process from what I know about it as of now?
I don’t really know much about the whole process of this, but I feel that it may help us learn a little if I use it accurately