Samantha Pickens commented on April Monthly Summaries for group 1 and group 2
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The month of April is so conflicting in formal academia/higher education. So much end-of-semester work and assignments pile into sludgy mounts of stressful timelines with hopes of rewarding outcomes. A key ingredient of success is to keep the feet moving through the muck and emotions. Move forward. Once stopped, it is difficult to restart. The conflict arises when the nice weather appears between April showers with nature calling for outside activity and the health benefit of the sun’s everlasting dose of Vitamin D (i.e. get outside and play). In the Midwest, April’s clean and crisp seasonal feel and longed-for warmth after a cold dark winter marks it as a month for change, renewal and (re)birth. In itself April is charged with Spiritual Learning.
This last month our group improved in their communication and in their teamwork to finalize the program evaluation, and finish up the program demonstration and the survival memo. The feedback from evaluations and Bo Chang’s comments allowed us to gain confidence and momentum going into our final project demonstration. Since we knew our time management was a problem last month, we got a head start on the project demonstration a week early. Our communication continued to be an advantage this past month as well. We divided our roles out based on our strengths once again. This allowed us to create the best possible project. We used the project demonstration as more of creative outlet than our past projects. The final project demonstration was chance to review some of learning concepts presented in the course. It also allows a rationale behind all the projects that came before, and culminates in the final project. Our group did a pretty good job throughout the semester so the tips in the survival memo should prove to be helpful for any future student looking to survive the course!
It has been fascinating to learn more about spiritual learning, which was not entirely what we originally thought or even expected. It has also been interesting to see how other groups have handled the tasks, and how they have addressed their own chosen methodologies. As, always, it was fruitful process learning from fellow classmates and teammates. Looking forward, it is time for reflection, which will be addressed in the final project, and also to tie together any loose ends and incomplete projects.
Your April summary outlined the course to a perfect end. I hadn't thought about it, but April is a month for spiritual awakening with all of the new and rebirth that surrounds in nature. It is a perfect tie in to your group focus! I have enjoyed following your journey in this course and especially enjoyed your 15 min yoga project. It was enlightening and peaceful...a great relief during stressful times. Enjoy the rest of your spring and I look forward to your work in other classes.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on how your group came together even more-so this month! Your group did a really terrific job this semester, and the 15 min. yoga exercise was helpful!
ReplyDeleteThe conflict arises when the nice weather appears between April showers with nature calling for outside activity and the health benefit of the sun’s everlasting dose of Vitamin D (i.e. get outside and play). In the Midwest, April’s clean and crisp seasonal feel and longed-for warmth after a cold dark winter marks it as a month for change, renewal and (re)birth. In itself April is charged with Spiritual Learning.
ReplyDelete----- LOL, who wrote this? Vitamin D, LOL! I do like such a good imagination which associates good whether to Vitamin D and then further to spiritual learning. It makes good sense! :)
Bo
ReplyDeleteI like what you wrote about the demonstration and the function of reflection:
We used the project demonstration as more of creative outlet than our past projects. The final project demonstration was chance to review some of learning concepts presented in the course. It also allows a rationale behind all the projects that came before, and culminates in the final project.
It has also been interesting to see how other groups have handled the tasks, and how they have addressed their own chosen methodologies. As, always, it was fruitful process learning from fellow classmates and teammates. Looking forward, it is time for reflection, which will be addressed in the final project, and also to tie together any loose ends and incomplete projects.
Bo