Over the course of this semester I have learned more than I expected in this class. In the beginning of the semester I came into this class with the expectation of a normal history class. I imagined having a lot of reading and memorization over broad topics in human history, and then be tested over material I had little interest in. This class forced me to analyze history in a way I have never really done before. This type of critical thinking allowed me to gain a new level of understanding and appreciation for various topics I would usually just skim through and never truly learn the information. This class allowed me to not only improve on my writing, but also let me progress on the type of thinking I go through when analyzing information. Overall, history 100 was much more than I expected and allowed me to grow as a learner.
The best way to teach this course would be face to face. Over the semester there were lots of information to sift through and I think face to face interaction would help students understand the expectations of assignments better. There were a lot of times where I did not exactly understand the expectations of some assignments and being in class would have been more beneficial for my type of learning. Having this course online made me truly understand the material and forced me to analyze information more than I would have to in a regular class setting. Having face to face interaction allows me to gain more perspective on the topics we cover not only from the professor, but also from my peers; only so many ideas and perspectives can be learned from exchanging blog posts.