This Class

I liked how this class was pretty straight-forward in giving directions. I had never used the blogging website before but it was easy to figure out how once I read the directions. I don’t really understand, however, why we cannot use the discussion forum on blackboard. I have used that for other online classes and it just seems to be easier and work smoothly – you can see everyone’s posts (that way there is no confusion as to how many times someone posted for the week) and it is all clearly laid out in the forum. I think it would be much easier and make more sense to use blackboard for everything (assignments, posts, etc.) rather than having to go back and forth between the blogging website and blackboard to read about assignments and then post them.

What I also found to be interesting about this class is that it was my hardest one! I have had so much more work to do in this class than any of my other classes and I am a full time student! My other online classes have been pretty easy but this one does not compare to those.

Further Discussion

Another concept from the book that I feel needs further discussion is the concept of intercultural communication. America is one of the most diverse countries yet we still have so many problems accepting those different from us. Racism and discrimination have been constant problems throughout America’s history, which is kind of ridiculous considering how diverse we have become; you’d think by now we would have all learned how to get along. It is so important to become educated on the topic of intercultural communication so we can learn to be accepting of cultures different from our own. We need to respect other cultures, races, sexes, etc. – just because someone is not the same as you may be doesn’t mean they are any less of a human being.

With immigration being a growing topic of interest, it is even more important to learn and practice intercultural communication.

Interesting Concept from Class

One of the concepts in this class I have found to be most interesting is the concept of communication and the mass media. This is something we all use and often take for granted every day. As this chapter in the book discusses all forms of communication in the media such as mass communication, senders/receivers, and computer-mediated communication we can see how truly amazing this concept is. Communication and mass media is leading the way to a new era in our world. Technology advances every day and we become more and more dependent on it. The advances we have seen so far are only a glimpse of what is to come in the future. We’ve all seen those futuristic sci-fi movies but even though they are just movies, maybe they’re not too far off from what is soon to be reality. We are lucky to be part of such an innovative, advancing generation and I look forward to how our lifestyles will change with technological advances.