Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Blog One

My prior experiences with technology are very wide. In high school I took a course about computers and the different programs within them. I did learn a lot but my skills with using Excel lack. I am very good with Microsoft Word and Powerpoint because I had to write many papers and also make many presentations but I never had to much experience with Excel. I am always on the computer just going on the internet so I am very capable of how computers work. Technology is not very difficult for me because I have lived around almost my whole life also because my father works with computers, so he always gets a new gadget every once and a while.
In this class I hope to learn more about mostly Microsoft Excel because that is my weakest point. I also hope to learn new things about other programs so that I can better my computer skills. I want to expand my knowledge of computers and their programs. I feel that in the long run I will be able to use what I have learned to get a job and also teach in a variety of ways. This will make me a versatile person and help me deal with computer better.
I learned that my learning style is pretty basic. I am mostly a sequential learner and I knew that because I do like things in order and I do not like to just get the answer but not know how I did it. I am also a visual learner, but I usually do well with lectures and do not focus on the pictures very much so I thought that was a surprise. I also saw that I was an active learner, which I agree with because I would rather do something than just think it in my head. I think you get more done when you go for it rather than just wait around and think about it.

2 comments:

EME2040 said...

MS Office programs are ones you need to get used to because every position in any field requires us to be competent in using them. Good thoughts! You've got 2 points for Assignment #1.

Chanhee

Malia said...

I like your last quote "I think you get more done when you go for it rather than just wait around and think about it." Active learning is definetly a more productive way of learning for most students. Being a visual learner but also doing well in lectures is out of the ordinary. Normally visual learners respond best with lots of diagrams and charts. I am a very hands on learner and it makes lectures almost impossible to be helpful for me! Good luck with molding your perfect learning method as well as expanding your knowledge in Exel!