My fourth course in the ADL Program is going well. When I started this program, I had concerns about the rigor of the assignments, the pacing of the curriculum, and working with my peers as I juggled work and school. At the program's start, my most significant challenges were time management and collaboration with my peers. The collaboration piece was particularly challenging because we were online and living in different cities. My concerns ended due to familiarity with some of my classmates and the creation of the GroupMe groups. The group allowed us to share thoughts and questions with the larger group while offering encouragement and reminders of upcoming due dates. Our group also served as a sounding board to share ideas or to answer clarifying questions. I participated in the group discussions and the posting in the class often to offer encouragement and feedback to others. The area where I can grow the most is by providing more constructive feedback to my peers on their projects and discussion on a more consistent basis. I will share more of my work by giving feedback more often, opening me up to feedforward feedback. The other area I can still improve is working in a small group as we develop our project to receive more input before submitting our assignments. With these changes and a focus on giving meaningful feedback, I can be a greater service to my learning community and myself by simply engaging more in conversations with my peers.
I enjoyed collaborating with you in our Organizational Change course. I do hope you are doing well and that we will have future coursework together too.