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https://youtu.be/1R8e9BIghYg
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Slide 1: Welcome to my second video for the EDAC 634 Course
Reflection. This presentation will focus primarily on some of my favorite
highlights of our course textbook, while also discussing observations made
about the course from this semester.
Slide 2: This course packed in numerous topics, but I was
able to narrow down 5 of the most impactful lessons, both from the text itself
and class discussions, which are shown on this slide and the next. The concept
of experience was one of the subject matters repeated often in this course.
Overall, I found that adult learners of every background enter with it, and it
can be used at their own discretion- whether that is positive or negative. How
we as educators choose to present education is important to this decision.
Slide 3: Much like the concept of Postmodernism, this course
showed me that in order to grow in the realm of education, I must tackle the
assumptions and norms I’ve experienced prior. However, I think I will continue
to believe that Postmodernism is one of the most difficult topics to
articulately discuss. A tip for future students: think of this concept as a verb
and compare its definition to learning as verb for your future discussion. Does
that make sense? I hope so.
Slide 4: To accompany what I’ve learned this semester, I’ve
selected a few of my favorite quotes from our Learning in Adulthood textbook . The
first is “The most potent motivations are internal rather than external” end
quote (previously cited in Knowes et al., located on p. 119).
Next is “It is through this mutual storying of lives that
development can occur” end quote located on (p. 173).
And last on this slide, “In other words, realizing oneself,
finding out the truth about oneself, and accepting responsibility for oneself
become both personally desirable and economically functional” end quote, located
on (p. 206).
Slide 5:
The next quote continued is “…other ways of knowing leads us
to examine how knowledge is produced, whose interests are being served by this
knowledge, and how knowledge comes to be validated” (p. 270).
And finally, “It is not possible to talk about racism,
classism, sexism, and other “isms” without reference to power and oppression,
nor can power be considered apart from issues surrounding knowledge
construction” end quote located on (p. 292).
Slide 6: This was my second class with Bo and I am always
impressed with the generous amount of time to complete assignments. I never
felt rushed. I think if you’re able to maintain a schedule of sorts, there is
more than enough time. I also appreciated a textbook that is more recent, in
addition to the many resources Bo added to the modules each week. If I didn’t
understand the material, I would watch the videos she provided, which helped
further my understanding.
Slide 7: My primary dislike for this course was the use of
the same format for each mini project. I would have liked to see a different
way to interact with material, however, the solution for this is to be creative
with the assignments. Since Bo allows you to work alone as well as groups, you
have the freedom to utilize whatever platform or resources you want to complete
the project.
Slide 8: A suggestion I have for this class as a whole is to
communicate your needs to Bo. If you’re falling behind or unsure about an assignment’s
expectations, reach out to her. She is understanding and helpful. Finally, and
this may seem standard, read the textbook each week. As I said before, some of
these topics are difficult and the textbook in addition to your peers’ posts,
will aid in your ability to complete the work.
Thanks for listening and continue to the end of this video
for references.
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