Reflection Blog

In this course I learned that CMC, is used more often than I thought, because there are more forms of CMC in this world today. Take for instance, text messaging, chat room community, e-mails and so on. I never consider that these forms of communication were becoming so popular in this day and age. When I used a computer it was for documentation and to play computer program games, I didn’t even have an e-mail account I checked on a regular bases. My main habit of CMC was text messaging, because it was an easy form of talking without being noticed, and with the cell phone company charging for airtime I had to turn to texting. I used texting so often I had to resort to unlimited text messaging and I was not charged on my bill for my airtime use.
In this course I had a lot of oh wow moments. When starting this course I never been in a chat room, I never used the forms linking to other web sites, I really didn’t use the computer, all this in itself was an "oh wow" moment. Another oh wow "wow" moment was when I made the avatar and had to enter act with other classmates, This was my eye opener when connecting avatars, video games, and CMC all made sense to me. I must tell you one thing this new way of communication is more than just texting.
I have changed my ways of thinking about technology and how it is a growing form of communication. Being the communicator that I am I want to learn and stay with the advancements of technology. Once I can organize my time better I believe it will get easier and more enjoyable to communicate through CMC. I find it necessary to keep a communication line open at least through e-mail if not for personal at most professional. Within my career life I feel good that I put my place of employment on the map, my job doesn’t use a lot of CMC and I was bringing new ideas to the workforce.
The one thing I will look at differently in regards to CMC is that I have to respect that it is another way of communication and as a communicator I will learn and keep up with its technology. I learned from this class that online learning is NOT for me only because you have to be able to manage your time efficiently, not be a procrastinator, and be willing and able to devote your time to education. When signing up for this class I really didn’t know what to expect I just knew it was a course offered in communications that I was unfamiliar with. I truly stand by the saying knowledge is power and to go to class and learn new ways in which to communicate, it was quite an experience. Many things in class were fast paced for me with my complex life, but I learned many things I did not know and that is what drives me to love communication in all its forms.