Week 2 of the Boston University online course is wrapped up. I made it through! Grading for the first assignment was posted over the weekend. I did very well. Let's hope that last week's assignment goes as well.
Again, the actual assignments will not be discussed in detail. This week we studied correlation of records for similarities and conflicts among the records. Similar to last week; another question was posed for a discussion topic. We had to write an original post and the respond to at least two other students' posts.
Required reading for the week increased compared to Week 1. Our written assignment focused on utilizing records where data is inconsistent, writing a biographical draft, and developing a sketch for future research.
To reiterate some of last week's take-a-ways:
- Set a schedule and follow it so that you do not fall behind for your readings and assignments. As the course progresses, readings are becoming more involved and so are the assignments.
- Make sure that you understand the question! Ask the instructors if you are not sure!
- A new take-a-way is now that we are going to be doing more genealogical writing; we need to grammatically write with our English skills that we learned possibly a long-time ago. Genealogy is all about writing. Telling stories, explaining, and documenting your research goes so much further than simply listing names, dates, and places. Learn to use and like spell check. Use a thesaurus so that you are using different word. Do not simply recycle the same word over and over. Use commas and periods to break up your sentences.
So far I am happy with my decision to take this course. I feel that it will hone my existing skills and I will learn new skills and techniques. My readings are calling me...
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