Hello! My name is Loronda Johnson but I preferred to be called Lori because I believe it’ll be much easier for everyone and myself. This is my last semester before transferring to a four-year college. So I used to be a nursing major but it didn’t work out well due to the stress it held, so I decided to go into Gender and Women’s Studies. When I first looked at the course, I was naturally curious because I never knew that college would have this type of course, more so as a major to be exact. So when I first attended the class, GWS 100, for this major, it made me open my eyes more to the world around me. I had knowledge to what women go through in the United States, even all over the world but I know that class was just a taste to what would I be learning more about. After attending that first class of the semester, I decided to stay in that class, even deciding to stay in the major because it made me realize that women, even people who are different go through so much and not much people want to help. Other than GWS 100, I attended other classes that made me question a lot of the world and how they treat women as they are. After that last semester, I still have so much to learn and more questions that still need to be answered. Like why does change for the things we fight for as women take longer than expected? Are people that are close-minded are going to stay like that until someone or something changes their minds? Why do most protests always end up in violence even though it’s a peaceful protest? The concerns I have about the course are why are we doing our course here instead of blackboard? Why did I need to do the E-orientation even though I done online learning before? Is the course much more difficult than the other GWS classes? But with anything else about me, my ethnicity is Trinidad which I never knew until senior year of high school. Another thing about me is that is that I still have a job throughout the whole pandemic but sometimes it can become hectic so I’m hopeful that it won’t interfere with my studies. The last things about me is that I’m studious, hardworking, and very excited about this semester to learn more about Gender and Women’s Studies.
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hi Lori! It’s lovely to meet you- thank you for introducing yourself. You’re asking great questions here about how social change happens– I look forward to discussing more over the semester.
As for some of your specific questions: I chose the Open Lab instead of Blackboard because I think it’s a better platform for the work that we are doing together. I know it will be a little more work at the beginning to learn how to use it, but hopefully you will feel it’s worth it. I’m very open to your feedback! If you’ve already taken online classes, you can skip the E-learning orientation (though I do hear that it’s only 5-10 minutes and it might be helpful?). And– is this class more difficult? This class is different because most of the work is self-directed and focused on your research project. It may feel more challenging than traditional classes for this reason. However, you will be building your own workplan with my support so it also may feel more flexible, engaging, and rewarding 🙂
Hi Lori! It’s very nice to meet you. Congratulations on making it to your last semester. I feel like our journey to how we got into gender and women’s studies are similar is someways. I feel like in someways GWS is like sociology because you examine how society is and why certain systems are in place. Being in this major made me question a lot and examine everything more closely.