April Monthly Summary

Tonda’s Monthly Summary: April

It has been quite a month.  I really appreciate how my group has been able to get assignments done early.  This takes a lot of pressure off the end of the semester.  I have just completed my final reflection paper and am feeling an appreciation for all I learned in the context of this course.  Thanks to all, your insights, experiences and personal stories were greatly appreciated.

Jennifer’s Monthly Summary: April

WOW, we accomplished a lot! This month wrapped up our Project Demonstration and we were able to use some really cool technology to pull that together.  There was a lot of work and preparation that went into both our final summary and final project demonstration.  As a group, we were slightly more distanced this month just because of our outside obligations.  I noticed that we were not as engaged with each other as we had been.  Some of this I attribute to the fact that we had worked ahead and completed some of our assignments ahead of the deadline and therefore had extra time for our project demonstration.

I thoroughly enjoyed putting together the project demonstration.  It allowed me to express myself creatively and that was a win-win for me.  I also enjoyed the time to just reflect on the course and review the other groups’ blogs.  Everyone has done fantastic work and the projects have all been interesting to review.

Stephanie’s Monthly Summary: April

April has been a very busy month.   There was a lot to read, comment on, and develop.  With much of our assignments mandating group coordination, there was also a lot of communication that took place in effort to put together a strong final project demonstration.  As we prepared for the final project, we had to reflect and articulate all that we had researched and learned over the semester.  I went back and reviewed the content and assignments we covered in order to make a comprehensive assessment of what I had learned.  This was a good exercise and assisted me in developing an overview that included the history of adult education and those who have contributed to the field. 

The final project was a great opportunity to be creative with presenting the information we had presented in other assignments.  As each person contributed what they had learned, experienced, and envisioned for the future of adult education, you could see how each person’s experience was unique.  Each person in our group brought something different to the experience, and each person took away a little something different.  This provided evidence that learning has impact when it is relevant to one’s experience and expectation. 

This semester, although rigorous, has been very rewarding.  April has been the culmination of a very busy and demanding semester.  I have learned a lot through the course work and through the online dialog.  I spent more time this month reviewing assignments on the different blogs and learning from what others had researched regarding adult educational programs and organizations.  Evaluating other’s comments regarding the future of adult education helped me formulate my thoughts on the subject as well.

May will be a short month and a time of reflection and evaluation.  I will spend time reviewing the syllabus and drawing conclusions to which assignments had the most impact on my learning in this course.  I will be anxious to see how others were impacted by the learning this semester as well.