When thinking about this question, I initially was leaning toward the discussion board as the format I preferred more.  I was thinking that it was more organized in structure, but then I realized that the discussion board was actually sort of clunky in the way that you have to navigate up and down, back and forth, in order to  read the various threads and replies, while the format of the blog displays and lists all of the replies and the entirety of the thread on a single page in one chronological progression. I like this more. It’s easier for me to follow the discussion this way, where I don’t have to navigate back to some previous post, searching hither and yon for some statement of fact or opinion that I vaguely remember the point or basis of.  I would agree that the discussion board seems  more disciplined in terms of moderating or maintaining the topic of the discussion. But why can’t a blog be maintained with that same standard?

Folks, this is my first blog entry ever.  Things have been crazy these past 2 weeks. For now,  I would just like to say that, as difficult as the past 2 weeks have been in terms of time-management and juggling of the many hats and responsibilities, I’m still thrilled to be here. I have to admit that I did overestimate myself in choosing to jump right into the first term with a full credit load after a 10-year hiatus – 2 classes, rather than 4, would definitely have been a better place to start. But I’m entirely committed at this point and refuse to turn back now.

The learning styles inventories and assesments of the last week have definitely been insightful, and have really helped me to focus on developing  some strategies for effectively and efficiently using my time.  I look forward to developing those tools further.