Charlene commented on Groups 1 and 2
October has flown by and group 3 has been working hard while working well together! We have had a great working relationship from the beginning and it has been a blessing to be in this fantastic group!
Highlights
We
are working together very well! We have a nice system of meeting on Tuesdays
via Blackboard IM to discuss progress and have live-time chat sessions. It has
been great for brainstorming and building off of each other’s ideas. It’s also been
a great check-in to make sure we are all on the same page and keeping pace with
our goals for the upcoming project.
We
did a great job of agreeing on the programs to be researched for our second
paper as well as the splitting up of duties. Charlene took on the introduction,
Becky tackled the comparison and Jessica brought it all together with the
conclusion. Becky put the pieces together and Charlene and Jessica made the
necessary editorial changes and Becky put the final touches on to complete the paper!
This
paper was Adult and Community Education Programs. We chose to look at the
Worker’s Education Association’s University Tutorial Classes as well
as the Carnegie Corporation of New York's Pathways to
Citizenship and Civic Integration Program. These two programs are very
different but both provide great programs to adults to help make their
communities better places to live.
Challenges
We
struggled a little bit with deciding what programs to use. We had many ideas
but discovered many of those ideas were organizations and less of just a
program. Even when we decided on the University Tutorial Classes and the Pathways
to Citizenship and Civic Integration Program, we still had times where we were
focusing more on the organization than on the program. Charlene did a good job
of reminding us the goal of the paper and not letting us get off track.
Our use of Blackboard IM as well as
timely emails helped us to stay on track and make decisions about our programs.
Also, by sending emails throughout the week, we were able to stay on course and
make adjustments as needed. We worked well together, respected each other’s
opinions and respected each other’s time. We set deadlines that none of us were
able to meet within our own group and we communicated about that and worked
together to re-set deadlines that we were able to work with and still submitted
our paper early. Our communication has really helped us be successful in
dealing with challenges.
Application
We
did just a little research on just two programs. The opportunities for adult
education are endless. This research and paper allows us to see that if there
is something out there that someone is wanting to learn, or needing help with,
there is probably a program available to help. It just takes a little time to
research and find out where the program is located and what it offers. There is
so much out there we were not aware of before this assignment.
Plans for Next
Month
We
will be working more on our organizations research for the next paper. I
believe we are going to do more research on the Worker’s Education Association
and the Carnegie Corporation, to build on the information we found in our last
paper.
Gained from Last
Assignment
We
found so much information on our programs and how the organizations do so much
more than just that one particular program where we focused. That information
fueled our desires to continue researching the organizations to find out more
about what they do and how they benefit their communities.
Group 3,
ReplyDeleteGreat monthly summary! I like the graphics you included in the summary. I also like your idea to have weekly IM sessions to stay on track with the class projects. With so many programs that could be used for our assignments, I agree that it can be challenging to decide which programs to use for the assignments. It seems like your group has a solid plan to complete the next round of assignments. Good luck on the assignments in November!
Thanks,
Jen Warrner
You folks are inspiring. I really liked how organized your summary was and you really helped convey how you approached the project and what your plans are going forward. I think the the use of Blackboard as an organizing tool is easily overlooked. We use it so often in our weekly responsibilities for class, that it seems like a natural place to do what you are doing, plus is has the tools to keep everyone in the "know". Great strategies and awesome group work.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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We struggled a little bit with deciding what programs to use. We had many ideas but discovered many of those ideas were organizations and less of just a program. Even when we decided on the University Tutorial Classes and the Pathways to Citizenship and Civic Integration Program, we still had times where we were focusing more on the organization than on the program. Charlene did a good job of reminding us the goal of the paper and not letting us get off track.
ReplyDelete---- Thank you for sharing this great information with us! I also noticed that both group 1 and group 2 mixed programs and organizations from time to time, and did not differentiate the focus on their papers (one is about programs and one is about organizations).
Bo
There is so much out there we were not aware of before this assignment.
ReplyDelete--- Exactly! Adult education in practice is so much more dynamic, rich, and active than adult education in academic world. :)
Bo
I really like all these cute, little, and cheerful pictures! They make me really want to have a long holiday break!! :)
ReplyDeleteBo
Wow! I really like the idea of meeting one day a week to discuss issues and schedules for the next projects. I think our group could have use this idea to our advantage. It could have solved alot of our problems. It is always great to learn from others and use their ideas to help you.
ReplyDeleteYour methods on communication were inspiring! I am happy to learn about Blackboard IM and will plan to use that in the future. It seems your group has developed a great work model.
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