gen105 writing assignment

gen105 writing assignment

Monday as I was leaving work for lunch and I saw my old best friend Melissa. While getting gas we spoke for a moment and decided to have lunch to catch up on each other. During lunch she asked what I had been up to since she last saw me.
I said, “Well, I’ve made a great move and decided to return back to school to earn my degree.”
Melissa asked if I am attending a local college to a local college or online.
I said, “I’m   attending   Axia College so   all of my classes are online, which I mentioned   works better for me than sitting through a full day at a traditional face-to-face classroom due to time constraints with my work.”
As we were enjoying our lunch, Melissa asked, “So, how does all of this work?”
I replied, “I have an enrollment advisor that walks me to class by phone on my first day in case I have any questions. The first week was a bit hectic but it’s fairly easy once you get used to using the forums.”
As we sat there she asked, “What do you mean by forum? Is the Axia forum much like other forums on the internet or is it like a virtual classroom where the instructor and the whole class meet at a set time using webcams?”  
I answered, “No, we all log into to the forum at different times through the day, though I’m sure there are a few of us on at the same time. This is called asynchronous communication. The instructor doesn’t use a webcam or audio to communicate with us, instead I log into the class forum, this is where the instructor and fellow learners communicate, and post discussions as well as assignments can be posted or uploaded.
“Wow! That sounds very interesting indeed,” Melissa said.” Is it like an open chat?
I laughed and said,” No, it’s like a conversation where the instructor or a learner will make a post and as people reply this becomes a threaded discussion.”
She said,” Ah so it’s not like an immediate conversation.”
“Nope,” I said
Melissa asked how do I tell how I am doing...