(Charlene commented on Group 2, 4, 5 blogs)
September has been a very
busy month for the members of Group Three. Time is flying by so quickly and it
is hard to believe that we are at the halfway mark for the class. We have been
communicating primarily through Blackboard using the Group Discussion Boards as
well as the Blackboard IM feature.
Getting Started
Things were a little hectic
at first, but we are slowly getting into a groove as far as working together
and planning our work. As is typical with group projects, finding the best time
for everyone to meet was a challenge. We were able to coordinate our schedules
and link up quickly on IM to discuss our progress. We have reviewed the
syllabus countless times and it is usually the focus of our chat- making sure
everyone is clear on what is expected, what should be done, due dates,
assignment details etc.
The Blog Experience
Blogging is new to all
members of Group Three. We are amateurs, but we’re enjoying every step of the
learning process. Becky created the blog and gave us the coolest name: “The
Best EDAC 631 Group 3!” Charlene added the template and labels. We all plan to
continue working on the blog to make it more user-friendly and esthetically
pleasing. Our blog is a work-in-progress, but we are determined to live up to
our name as the BEST!
History of Adult/Community Education Paper
Each member researched a
different decade: Charlene researched the 1860’s, Jessica the 1950’s, and Becky
the 1980’s. Each paper is extremely diverse and we are finding ways to link our
information and apply it to the remaining projects. The History assignment was
helpful because it provided a lot of background information for our next
assignment: Leading Adult/Community Educator Paper.
Leading Adult/Community Educators Paper
We each listed educators that
we were interested in and decided to focus on Malcolm Knowles and Booker T.
Washington. Our History paper research will be helpful for this project because
Jessica wrote about Malcolm Knowles’ influence during the 1950’s in her paper and
Charlene wrote about Booker T. Washington’s influence during the 1860’s in her
paper. We were able to begin the project with valuable information because of
the previous assignment.
The good thing about working
in this group is that everyone is eager to work and very interested in the
educators we selected. We decided to split up the responsibilities as follows:
Charlene – Background and
Profiles of each educator
Becky – Perspectives and
Contributions of each educator
Jessica – Impact and
Implications of each educator’s work
Each group member will have
the opportunity to learn about each educator and provide summaries for the
final paper. Jessica will work on the Introduction and Conclusion sections,
Charlene will organize each of the summaries and make them more cohesive for
the paper, and Becky will bring everything together into one paper.
Monthly Summaries
Since there are only three
members in our group we were able to easily split up the responsibility of
posting each month’s summary. Charlene will handle September, Jessica will
complete October, and Becky will complete November’s summary.
Next Steps
We have not determined which
programs we want to focus on for the Unique Adult/Community Education Programs
project. We will spend next month brainstorming and researching programs of
interest. We will continue to link up to discuss our ideas and to determine
each group member’s responsibilities. The blog will be continually updated as
well. We plan to add pictures and color too so it is a bit easier on the eyes for
our readers.
I love the camaraderie evident in your group from the review. Great division of labor. I especially liked your strategy for discovering who you would write about, great idea dividing up decades and getting a feel for who would be good to look at in each one. Your blog is neat and clean and I love the name, that was a real challenge with lots of names already taken. Overall I gained some great insights from the way you went about organizing your work.
ReplyDeleteGreat Job!
Vince has already said what I want to say! :)
DeleteBo
It seems that your group is working really well together. I think the two most impressive things that I notice about your group is your ability to divide the work load and how well your blogs look for none of you having previous experience with blogs. Well done! AndI look forward to see how you guys do in future assignments.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with Ross!
DeleteBo
“The Best EDAC 631 Group 3
ReplyDelete---- LOL, I love this name! Your blog is well-organized. Add some pictures and colors in your blog, that will make your blog even better!
Bo
Your team seems very organized. I like what you said about getting your schedules synchronized and how you split up duties like you did. Looks like you have a strong future as a team.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with how you worked together to develop your projects for the entire course! Good planning. Also, it is good to know that I am not the only one who is new to blogging. But you have done an excellent job. Your blog is graphically pleasing, as well as informative.
ReplyDeleteNice clear, concise overview of your progress, and the challenges that you faced in September. I am glad that you had such a positive attitude going in, and aspirations to be the ”Best” group. I could point that that education more of collaboration than competition, but I fully understand the sentiment, especially the beneficial aspect of team building that this attitude can bring. I do think you lived up to your plans and aspirations to update your blog and to make it more readable as time went by. The color and look made it a more enjoyable experience visit your blog.
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