Tuesday, September 17, 2024

My First Two Weeks

These first two weeks in my IS101 class have been a positive experience and a lot more different than what I was expecting initially. A couple of days before class started, I was a bit nervous about IS101 when I started to see all the LabSim assignments coming in through Canvas. I thought the workload was going to be stressful, and that added to my nerves about the class since I'm not very well-versed in technology. Still, after successfully making it through the first week of the semester and completing the initial LabSim assignments, I was pleasantly surprised. There were a lot of tasks for the homework assignments, but they were very straightforward, and you were allowed to re-do the same task until you did it perfectly, which helped me grasp the concept a lot better. Professor Wu has also been very helpful in making sure my work is nothing short of perfect, so I feel very comfortable reaching out to him if I have any issues with my assignments.

I have chosen LabSim task 2.5.12 Skill Lab: Configure Networking and User Accounts. I use these skills all the time, whether connecting to CSN's wifi, connecting to my home wifi with a new device, or whenever I go to a new location where I have to connect to the wifi. I have a lot of experience with connecting devices to different wireless networks so at this point, it's something that I'm very familiar with. It's a skill that a lot of people know how to do since our world is very technology-oriented. 

10 comments:

  1. Hi Kimberly! I am also glad LabSim allows us to re-do the same task, it helps me to retain the knowledge that we could gain with those specific tasks.

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  2. Hello Kimberly, I am confident that everyone was nervous the first few weeks of this class and just the idea of the class would be hard, but I can say now that, that is not true in the slightest.

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  3. Hi Kimberly!
    I agree with you the first set of LabSim assignments coming in was scary but once you've started them you realize its kinda easy as long as you dedicate time to finishing them.

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  4. Kimberly, redoing tasks until they click is such a good way to learn—it really sticks that way. The Wi-Fi setup part sounds super useful since it’s something we all deal with regularly. It’s cool how these small skills add up!

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  5. Hi Kimberly, I also shared the same feeling of being worried about seeing how any LabSim assignments were popping up. Once I had the courage to start them I realized that they aren't that difficult and as you said straightforward. It is also very nice to have the feeling of being able to reach out to the professor for help.

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  6. Hey Kimberly, I felt the same way with the lab sims until I realized that it took like 2-3 minutes to go through each assignment. Then I felt much much better about the class.

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  7. Hi Kimberly. I agree it is good that tasks can be redone. Repetition helps with understanding.

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  8. Hi Kimberly, I agree that the assignments and discussions are straight foward.

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  9. Hi Kimberly, wish you luck have a great semester.

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