In this reflection I will discussing my strengths and weakness as a writer.

Strengths

Completing assignments in this course, I have typically felt that my strengths were a product of my past writing experience through research courses such as Literature review and Oral Health trends. During these courses I was required to research and write academic papers that were concise and clear.These papers required specificity with no room for ambiguity in the information being conveyed to the audience. Consequently, I have felt that my experience from writing in these courses has prepared me well for the technical writing course. Looking back on previous assignments this semester, initially there was a lack of detail my peer reviews and reflections in unit 1. However, this was remedied by adding more details and depth to my peer reviews and reflections in the consequent assignments.

I am good at taking feedback and implementing the necessary changes. I appreciated the feedback I received regarding mistakes in my work and suggestions for improvement. Receiving constructive criticism and suggestions for improvement from my peers has allowed me to address weak points in my writing. I find that I am less likely to make the same mistakes moving forward if I receive constructive feedback. For example, on of the earliest pieces of feedback I was offered through Erika was to carefully read the instructor blog and follow the example formats for the assignments. My mistake was not reviewing the instructors blog for examples of assignments and formatting prior to submission of my work. After internalizing this feedback, I made it a point to review instructors blog and my peers work prior to submitting assignments. I have received positive feedback in latter assignments following this track.

Weaknesses

In my writing, I understand that I have a tendency to make simple grammatical errors often. Although I feel I have made improvements in this area, it is still a weak point of mine, and one that I will need to continue working at following the completion of this course. Another weak point of mine has been the lack of technological aptitude. I have had a hard time navigating and working with WordPress. I often get frustrated with technology as I can lose patience when something is not easy to navigate. This course really pushed me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to sit with discomfort of not being good with technology. It pushed me to sit there and work through the problems and figure out WordPress.

I believe that being aware of my strengths and weaknesses will benefit me a great deal moving forward in my career. When drafting assignments or documents to submit, I will ask for feedback from my peers to address any weak points in my writing. This will help me excel at all future writing endeavours.

The technical writing course was a worthwhile time investment as it has helped me improve my writing skills.