A warm welcome back to the final chapter of Bloom's Chronicles! This is place where I look back and contemplate on my learning journey following the first four months of the course. As always, happy reading!
The curtains are coming down on my reflective analysis for this course. In my initial reflective piece, I mentioned that my learning journey was like a roller coaster ride. I must confess that this roller coaster ride continued until we got to the final module of the course. This time though, the ride was filled with more highs than lows. Precisely, I experienced high points every time I delved deeper into a theory and learnt something new. I especially enjoyed reading and learning more about the contentions on connectivism. I found some of the critiques to be riveting. Despite this, a key takeaway for me from all of the modules is that each theory has limitations and weaknesses. In fact, none of them explicate distance education and e-learning in its entirety. It is against this backdrop that I prefer to be guided and informed by a mix of theories as opposed to just one particular theory.
My lows following the first month of classes were felt mainly when I misunderstood assignment requirements. I must confess that I struggled with some of the tasks. However, I found it interesting that my understanding deepened after receiving thorough feedback. In fact, my greatest learning moments transpired after completing assignments and receiving feedback. It is therefore safe for me to say that the discussions and assignments tested my understanding of the materials and content consumed/produced. It surely was not a matter of reading the material for reading it sake. Instead, the various tasks gave me the opportunity to fully digest and synthesize the information consumed. Interestingly, my low points turned into highs after fully grasping the content and assignment requirements.
At this point in my learning journey, I would say that I have received the clarity needed which cleared up prior confusions and misunderstandings. Moreover, having gone through each module, I came to the realization that there will always be something missing from each theoretical vantage. This is the case because they each have limitations and weaknesses. Despite this, I will continue to think about how each theory can guide my future practice.
Overall, I think I have come a very long way in this course. Precisely, my learning journey began as a seed and gradually sprouted into a beautiful flower as I delved deeper into each module. Every assignment, discussion, and reading contributed tremendously to my growth throughout the duration of this course. I like to think of them as the elements specifically the water, sun, and the nutrients that I needed to nurture my learning growth process.
Lastly, I cannot end without acknowledging the role my peers and professor played throughout my learning journey. From beginning to end, they nurtured my growth and facilitated my learning process. Indeed, all of these various elements helped me achieve the course objectives for each module. I will wrap up by thanking you so much for journeying with me over the past 12 weeks. I really enjoyed documenting and sharing various aspects of my learning journey for OMDE 610 with you!
I hope you enjoyed my reflective journey and chronicles as much as I did!
Yours truly,
Kind Krista
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