I would like to preface this article with an explanation on my late post. I apologize for any inconvenience, I had a very trying weekend with some personal matters that hindered my ability to post effectively and in a timely manner. Not an excuse, simply an update.
We are now well over four weeks into our program and I have enjoyed momentous success in the development of my writing abilities and some challenges as well. Concerning our most recent assignment; Definitions and Peer-Reviewed Edits, I received a wealth of useful advice from my teammate Dhaliwal. Particularly in adding a section outlining the symptoms commonly associated with the disorder allowed me to expand upon my article with the inclusion of pre-markers in the onset of early childhood autism development.
Overall, my experience with writing, professionally and non-professionally is being tested regularly in this course and for that I am grateful. At the same time, I am finding some of the material challenging. Particularly without a classroom setting to allow for a forum wherein we could ask questions and receive responses in person. However, I have the utmost confidence in my abilities to take on the challenges of this course and tackle the material head on!
Editing a peer’s material (or giving them advice to edit it themselves rather) is a challenging process. One does not want to insult or criticize their peers and I think that is a common notion found among students in general. However it did give me the opportunity to critically evaluate work on a subject I knew nothing about which in turn actually helped me to see my own writing through a different lens. It definitely proved useful in understanding technical writing.
Perhaps some of the most challenging material so far in the course would have to be staying on top of deadlines when factoring in a working lifestyle and other courses, but that is no different than in other courses so it will just have to be a focus for me to work on.