You have almost made it through your first semester of college and survived this collaborative studies experience. What did you like best and least about our time together in UNV 1010, WRT 1010 and BIO 1030?
Please respond to this final post by Wednesday, Nov. 23. This is worth 2 points, so respond in greater detail.
I believe that this collaborative studies course was successful when it comes to the Madonna mission statement of instilling in its students Christian humanistic values, intellectual inquiry, a respect for diversity, and a commitment to serving others through a liberal arts education, integrated with career preparation and based on the truths and principles recognized within a Catholic tradition. I did not have a least favorite part about these courses but my favorite was how the classes were taught a similar paste.
ReplyDeleteI am proud of myself. what I liked best about university was learning more about myself as a person, also I have learned a lot about myself through the habitudes book. It had a lot that I could relate to. What I like about college composition was that I learned how to do more things with computers. Another thing is that through this class I have increased my vocabulary. What I loved about Bio the most was finding out about things that I didn't not learn in high school. Fir example I had biology in high school, however I never learned about the things that I know now.
ReplyDeleteWhat I like best about WRT 1010 is the variety of assignments we were given. I have to say, when I signed up for this class, I never thought I would be learning how to make videos, but I have enjoyed my time in this class. What I liked the least was that I did not sign up to take the other two classes in the collaborative studies grouping. I think that concept is a great way to get to know other students and assimilate into college life, especially for first year students.
ReplyDeleteSchool has been super tough, but it's all been well worth it in my opinion. All of the activities in UNV1010 and the writing prompts in WRT1010, and even the biology experiments were super fun and interesting. I was not a fan of making all of those videos. I didn't really see the purpose in them for a writing class. We didn't write much for them. I found BIO1030 to be super hard surprisingly. I always thought Bio was pretty easy for me, but I'm second guessing that now. UNV1010 is fine but it hasn't really had a big impact. My time here has been interesting, but I never really felt a 'transition' I just feel the same. I don't really think I needed the class per say, but I do enjoy Glenn and his humor! He's a great man.
ReplyDeleteSo far, college has been pretty easy for me. I kind of enjoyed being in the cluster, as it was a good way to meet people that I will be in classes with for the next 4 years. I also disliked it, as you have almost every single class with the same people, and several people are extremely annoying, so it is frustrating having a class with them everyday. Honestly, WRT 1010 was no help to me really, as we hardly wrote anything. I found that although making the videos was a little fun, it was very pointless pertaining to writing, as we hardly wrote anything. Honestly, UNV 1010 was a waste of time, as I never really felt any anxiety in coming to college, or needed any transition. BIO 1030 was a hard class, but only if you didn't study or do the work. To be honest, most of my classes this semester feel like high school classes. I don't know if that is a reflection upon the high school I came from, or the standards of Madonna, but yeah. So really the only good part of being in this cluster was being able to meet people.
ReplyDeleteso far, college has been pretty good to me. but there are some things I need to focus on like, putting more time in to my homework, and going over my notes from class. UNV 1010 helps motivate me and stay organized. another class that helps me is WRT 1010 because I've never really been a good writer, but the way he shows you what you did wrong and lets you fix them yourself helps me to not make the same mistakes. BIO 1030 has probably been the hardest class for me but my teacher has help me so much by telling me not to give up and getting me a torture. Madonna is a good collage for me because if you need help not only the teachers help you but the students do to.
ReplyDeleteI like being in the cluster of classes. I like being able to know what people will be in my other class, and probably more in the future. I had a chance to get to know some people that may be in many of my future classes. I don't really agree that UNV1010 should be a requirement. I usually study and stay organized in a different way than most people, and it has worked for me. Although, it is an easy class to get credit for. I feel that WRT1010 was more fun and relaxed than most of my writing classes in the past. We haven't completed too many essays, which is okay with me. I had thought we would be doing more science based assignments, but that is okay. I like my BIO1030. I hope to have Veronica in the future. Although I did poorly on my first test, with most of the class, I feel that it has become easier as I now know what to expect.
ReplyDeletei really enjoy the cluster, it takes a minute to get used to but it does help, most of us see each other everyday and have most of our classes with each other, when it comes down to getting help you can talk to multiple people in the class, and get help from them. the thing i like the least is probably seeing the same people everyday its not too bad but, it is a fault with the cluster situation.
ReplyDeleteWhat I love about this group is how supportive everyone is. When you need help with something, you receive help instantaneously. My professors are terrific and I wish every student at Madonna can experience the greatness in these teachers like I do.
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In all honesty, college life so far has had its ups and downs. I've learned plenty of things from UNV 1010, WRT 1010, and BIO 1030. UNV 1010 has taught me not only how to keep myself motivated when I'm doubting myself, but to also stay organized. At the same time, I feel as if UNV 1010 was kind of a waste of time because I didn't really feel like I needed help transitioning from high school to college only because the high school I went to was a college preparatory school. WRT 1010 has taught me that even if I think I'm a good writer, there's still things I can change and expand on. It was also rough because we didn't write as much as I thought we would and focused more on making videos. BIO 1030 has honestly been the struggle and has been the hardest class for me. I don't think the professor helped us as much as we could as we prepared for exams. As for spending time with everyone in general, I liked how close I've become with most of the students. I've had almost all my classes with most of the cluster and some have become my closest friends and I hope I remain friends with them throughout my journey at Madonna. However, I didn't like the fact that they kept us with our main cluster of the same majors. I feel when you're first experiencing college, you should have the opportunity to meet people in different majors and have classes with them.
ReplyDeleteWhen I started at Madonna University, I actually felt like I had no idea what I was doing. I had never done any kind of presentation in front of a class before, so the first assignment in UNV 1010, the lifeline assignment, threw me for a loop. I was really nervous about laying my entire life story out for a bunch of strangers. I realize now that I shouldn't have been. This cluster is full of some of the most amazing, hardworking people I have ever met. I loved getting to know you all and learning your stories. I believe my least favorite moment would be getting swarmed by bees, but you can't win every fight. (Especially not if bees are involved. Good heavens.) I also believe that every one of my professors thus far has truly taken it upon themselves to get to know me and my fellow students on a personal level. I love how they all give honest critique of our work without being hurtful or dismissive of our effort. This semester has been simultaneously the most stressful and most rewarding season of my life.
ReplyDeleteThe best part about being in cluster, was making a ton of friends and making connections to people. Meeting different people from different parts of michigan or the world. Coming to madonna was probably the best thing for me. It changed me as a person. I enjoy being around the new friends I have made and hope that we remain friends for a very long time, plus everyone is so nice! This cluster will be one of my favorite memories.
ReplyDeleteI feel that my first semester of college was less stressful because UNV 1010, WRT 1010, and BIO 1030 were collaborative. Because Glenn, Neal, and Veronica all knew what was going on in each other's classes, the work load was more planned out and not overwhelming, which I really liked. I also liked how we took a field trip for all 3 of these classes. It was a nice experience for my first semester in college and I liked how the field trip was science related, so I was more interested in what we were doing and the reasoning we had for volunteering at the Refuge. Moreover, these 3 classes gave me more friendships because I saw the same people everyday, which was awesome. I made friends who had the same common interest as me, so I could relate to them. I met my main squad of best friends because of this cluster. What I really didn't like about the collaborative studies of these 3 classes was the Panel Discussion. I did not enjoy working on that whatsoever, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. In all, I liked having my first semester with this collaborative studies experience. I feel it helped me ease into college life.
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