October 20, 2009

I was sitting here remember the educational journey of my education. The more I try to remember the more I recall my collection of odd characters I proudly refer to as friends. When this is all over that is what I will remember. The facts and theories will fade away, but the people who touched my life will always be there. That is how a cohort is supposed to be. It may not be necessary to grow close to all the members, but you have to find strength in numbers. My best advice for anyone entering a cohort is to find a way to bond with some other members of the cohort.
Thinking back on my time in the cohort, it is the, shall we call it socializing, that is the important part. This past weekend allowed me to recharge my batteries. The courses and program is a medium for bringing good friends together and if that is all that it is then it is worth it. Mediated communication is a great tool, but it will never take the place of sitting down with good friends and enjoying the beverage of your choice.

October 13, 2009

This has been a very challenging week. I continue reading about the Law in regard to Higher Education and still barely understand anything that I am reading. The law is very confusing and always changing. The one thing that I am sure of is that a Lawyer is very valuable and can make the difference. I continue to explore more social networking sites. I think they are all beginning to look alike. I am tweeting, blogging, and continually adding to my social networking page. I am reading about instructional design and applying to real life. Guess what, the theory doesn’t always match reality. Not every instructor can be a content expert and an expert in teaching methods, sometimes you have to choose. I will always choose the expert teacher over the content expert; at least I can understand them. Then of course there is that job and family thing I have going on as well. I can’t wait till this weekend I am in serious need of a break from the norm.

October 8, 2009

Finally finished all the homework for this week of school, I have about all the fun I can take. I created an online training session, justified discriminating against biheaded people, and included my classmates in an analysis of agency law. It was a lot of work, but at least I was able to have some fun with it. Anyway, I have had about all the fun I can stand for this week. I am getting to the point where I don’t really care anymore. I just want it to be over. Only three more meetings to go, hopefully they will go smoothly. I am not even concerned with my GPA anymore, if offered a “C” I will walk away. I guess I am just too close to the end. The only thing I am looking forward to anymore is time with my cohort of friends. That is all that is keeping me going now. Unfortunately, now I have learned in my Law class that hanging out with people like those will likely end with me in jail. Thanks Sebastian, my ignorance was bliss.

October 2, 2009

This is an interesting time we live in. People, as I am experiencing, can be so connected as to be bombarded with information all the time. This is a time when social connections can overcome time and space and some relationships exist only in a parallel world we refer to as cyber-space. I just wonder if a person is happier now or is there still loneliness in this socially connected environment. Is mediated communication good enough or is there something missing. I like this new world and love the new experiences, but it isn’t the same for me. That’s just my opinion.