Spring Quarter at CSU Eastbay is done. Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning gave me an overview of the process and our professor, Dr. Anne Guptill, made me long for more. I remember my first few days in class thinking “What am I doing here?” Then as time went on, I really fell in love with the learning experience. I now understand how this media can offer as rich or maybe an even richer environment for learning if its done right. The second class on online teaching models was less fulfilling. The instructor was disorganized, lacked clarity in assignments and everyone in the cohort had to work harder than need be. They say that adversity can be the greatest teacher. If that’s true, then I know how not to run an online classroom from this experience. The greatest gift of the second class was the bonding of our cohort. The support and encouragement we gave to each other. My next class starting in a week is Technology Tools in the Online Environment. I’m home.