UOG Alumni Homecoming

I enjoyed our class on Monday. It really opened my eyes to what college life is going to be like. I enjoyed all the inspirational speeches, as well as the entertainment. It was great to see that even after so many years, the alumni still come back and support their alma mater. The speech from Dr. Underwood was really an eye opener for me. I never realized how much of a difference teachers made in our lives. Without teachers there really wouldn't be an profession. I hope to do more of these activities that engage us into the university. Thank you very much Dr. Rivera for including our class in this!

UOG HOMECOMING

On monday our class had the honor to attend UOG's 60th Anniversary and all i can say is that it was a pretty exciting event. President Dr. Underwood gave a speech about how teachers contribute to our society. He gave us a lot of examples like if there were no teachers we wouldnt have any lawyers, no doctors, no enviromental specialists. Dr. Underwood said that teaching is the profession that sets all profesions. Dr. Underwood speech was really inspiring. We also enjoyed singing and we were able to observe a dance group perform. At the end of the class Justin and I had some donuts! they were pretty good! I had a great time and now I see the importance of having teachers in our society.

UOG Alumni Homecoming.

The homecoming was amazing and it put the thoughts of what my homecoming will be like and how many people I will see there. It was wonderful seeing all sorts of generations come together to celebrate. The singing and dancing were amazing, I haven't seen such talent in a long time for a live performance, tells you how much I have gotten out. Dr. Underwood said many inspirational things but its not just teachers that teach, everyone in any job situation teach. They pass on knowledge and "tricks of the trade" to the young and from their they pass it on. So its not just teachers that teach, everyone teaches in some way or another.

UOG's 60th Anniversary Celebration

On Monday we spent the class time in room 129 at the SBPA building to celebrate UOG's 60th Anniversary. I am glad I got to experience this celebration with motivational speeches and entertainment. Dr. Underwood's speech about being a teacher and proud of it, was very inspirational because if we didn't have teachers we wouldn't have any other occupations. We had entertainment performed by the Star Gazers Dance Troop along with another dance performance, but I didn't catch the name. There were songs being performed by Lovely and Christian, they did an amazing job. To end all this fun everyone joined together in song.

01/25

Today, we learned about kinds of support for text based writing, which are explanations, references, and quotations. We learned about Modern Language Association. We read an essay, "The Struggle to be an All-American Girl." It was about a Chinese girl who didn't like her culture and found the western culture more interesting. She wasn't happy with it, but she knew she had to accept it.

Reading for Writing

On Monday was our first online discussion was on "Reading for Writing" and the topic was to discuss the importance of reading-based and text-based writing. Reading and test-based writing are important because they provide you with techniques to help you become a better reader. Majority of the time we don't understand or forget what we just read and end up having to go back to re-read the passage. So using these techniques can help you think critically and better understand what you are reading. This was my first time using the moodle website and it took me awhile to figure things out, but I'm starting to get the hang of it.

Practice Makes Perfect

I am glad that I am finally getting a hang of the blogging assignments. It is very true when they say that practice makes perfect. We had an online class on Monday, so I checked my email, blogger and moodle room more than ten times. I wanted to make sure I completed everything the right way. We have only met twice in class and I already feel that I have learned so much. The readings of the text and essays have really assisted me. I am glad that we do it as a class and not individually. I am more of a visual learner; the sample exercises and discussions serve me in that area.