And so EDU 653, we come to a close... but it is not a goodbye.
Like my blog title states, I'm sure someone has said this better than I have, (hell, even that first sentence makes me cringe a bit when I reread it). But I have to admit, this course has got me to do some thinking.
I mean our weekly wiki posts seem to have a neat concept at first, then I started to struggle with identifying the side of the argument I was to defend on. Then my blog posts. At first, I trudged through the first couple of posts not really knowing where I was going with any of the text. The weekly assignments were valuable, when I realized where they were hiding. I'm sure most people will look at the last couple of sentences and say, "Jeez, why don't you tell us what you really think?"
Honestly?
I really enjoyed this course. It forced me to take views I wouldn't necessarily take. It forced me to create projects that I was interested in doing but never made the jump into. It allowed me an outlet to get some ideas, concerns, and just everyday aggression out in the form of a written essay, instead of bottle it up and take it out on the dog. (I mean talking to him while we walked)
My goal for next year is to make all of the course I teach more comprehensive. Not that I am just running around teaching whatever comes up, however, I would like better transitions from one topic to the next. What this class has shown me is that it is OK to alter your expectations as long as a goal is made. I mean, for the first couple of weeks in this class, I wasn't aware that there was even a text that went through with this course.
I know that nowadays we are all just one click away from getting the answer, video, or laugh we desire. But if I've taken one thing away from this class its that it is OK to linger a bit longer, read a couple more lines, watch a few more minutes of that video, as long as it helps with the overall goal.
As for this blog? I'm not sure, maybe it will continue to run, or maybe my new son will have something to say and we will only update from month to month. Whatever the case this has been a great 8 weeks!
Well said, I think:) I really enjoyed this class too. More than any other I've taken with this program. As I said in another post, this class could be broken down into several classes. And BTW... I really enjoyed blogging which I never thought would happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone above! Well said Jim. You brought up something I really hadn't thought of... I'm sure I did, but didn't fully make the connection. I liked the group Wiki because it was an interesting way to collaborate. However, you're right. It was hard to defend a topic that I didn't necessarily agree with. As you said, it forced us to look a view that we might not have. That's much harder, and requires much more critical thinking, than just posting the first opinion that comes to mind. Good stuff!
ReplyDeleteHomer said it best :~)....this is the class is will never forget, like you it made me do somethings that I never thought I could do even if it was late :~/...I attempted the things that I had to at times just sit and stare at the monitor and talk to myself as to were do I start and how do I finish. But now yes it is all about to be history, but a good piece of history that will hang around with me for a while.
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