Honestly, initially the only reason I had signed up for this class was because it was the last class I needed it to transfer and the fact that it was online really helped because I was going to India for a month to visit family. Now that the class is coming to an end, I realized I have learned a lot more in than class than I would have thought I would. I feel like I have a bigger understanding about how the ocean works and how everything on Earth is connected. It really brought to life that the whole planet is sort of a living thing and everything has a specific role to play. I really enjoyed doing all the discussion forums because it allowed us to relate what we are learning to real life and to really think about what is going on around us and the consequences for certain actions. What I found that was the most interesting was learning about the oceans chemistry and how its pretty much a chemical soup which maintains its equilibrium. My advice for students next semester is to keep up with the guiding questions because they force you to not only read but to watch all the videos as well which reinforces all the material. I would also recommend to spend time on the discussion forums because they do help reinforce the material from the textbook and really get you to think outside the box. I think the course is set up really well and does not need anymore learning tools or activities because its all already there.