I would describe this semester as a semester of progress filled with moments of clarity and new understanding. There were things I had been wondering from last semester that I was able to explore and think about for the development of my driving question. My driving question has evolved and become something new from what I have learned from Baggio and Dervin’s readings. Last semester my driving question revolved around video and how creating lessons would engage students in learning. This semester I begin to explore how this same concept can be applied with the use of infographics, having students create their lessons through a visual that will engage them in understanding. One of the challenges I encountered this semester, which became a successful learning experience, was being exposed to Dervin and sense-making. It was the approach and process taken in this course that allowed me to feel comfortable in understanding and feeling successful with the content of the text. Now, when I encounter a problem, I feel more comfortable as I think about the way I can approach what doesn’t make sense (and there are a lot of things in this world that don’t make sense to me). As an innovative thinker, I want to encounter changes in the future and be able to approach them in an effective way. From the beginning of this program I have been facing uncomfortable moments that I learned were supposed to help with growth. This semester that also became more clear with Dervin’s explanations of sense-making as we bridge that gap. Those moments have helped me evolve from someone who is scared of doing something that seems impossible to being able to assess the situation and just go for it and give it a shot.
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Amanda Olson
4/30/2018 09:04:28 pm
That is so great that your driving question has evolved after the readings we have done this semester and that they have helped you feel more confident in regards to approaching "impossible" situations. You seem to be making the once seemingly "impossible" situations those of not only possibility, but of opportunity as well. I have learned that I never want to feel a sense of complacency in what I do, and rather approach what I do as ever evolving, just as our audience is as well. I tend to fear imperfection for myself, and by that I mean I fear failure, and therefore steer clear from what I have convinced myself I will fail at. Through this course, I have learned that failing is smart, as stated by Obeng in the video we watched this week. Smart failure is trying something new. Being innovative is being a smart failure, and I hope to continue to do that far after this program has completed.
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Marisabel Olguin
4/30/2018 10:00:51 pm
I can relate to those uncomfortable moments. It is hard to move forward when you don't have answers and I agree that this course has helped me see the bigger clearer picture. I too feel that the literary works we have studied helped evolve my driving question. I am glad to see you have evolved your question. Do you know what visual tool you are using with your students next?
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Jose, If you were able to conquer and understand Dervin, Clark, and Baggio, you can do anything you put your mind to it. I feel we have grown so much and have gained confidence from all the uncertainties we faced at one point or another. I thought I could never do a video, and so far I have done 3 in the last two weeks!
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