Post 8: Lesson Learned

 As a student, this class has been exceptionally beneficial in terms of academic writing. As a high school student, it was a new opportunity to learn new components of writing and implementing them into my own. It taught me in what ways high school writing and college writing can be different. Outside of writing, using Google applications such as Blogger and Google Chat has also been a new technological experience for me. I was initially struggling on how to utilize the applications, but at the end, I feel more comfortable with these Google extensions. However, personally, the most important thing I have learned in this class was the use of Gemini. Before this class, because I was taught to not use AI at all in my high school, I did not know the existence of Gemini. At the end, I learned that AI is not all bad and that it provides great assistance when it comes to writing and getting broad information. The least important thing I learned in this class was... to be honest, I really can't think of anything. All the stuff that was covered in this class was beneficial and I could feel my writing getting better and better. Using MLA citations was part of that too. It taught me how to cite sources in a accurate way. I do not think I can ever forget what I took from this class as I will continue to implement it in my writings in the future. I thank Professor Hamon for giving me great insights and lessons in the topic of academic writing.



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  1. keith.hamonDecember 2, 2024 at 10:04 AM

    I thank you for being in this class and for showing up and doing the work on time. That really does work out well.

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