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September Summary
September Summary
During the month of September, I started off by completing
our assignment related to summarizing 8 different topics and choosing one that
caught my attention. I chose Environment and Context; furthermore, based on the
topic selected teams were formed of students to work together. I created a blog
for our team and class! It is exciting because it is my first blog!
After choosing a topic, each individual student was required
to do a literature review. In the literature review on Environment and Context,
I introduced the topic while providing background information, generalized
themes from the literature, and proposed implications. Most of my time this
month was dedicated to researching the literature and finding research reports
that related to environment and context, specifically in adult learning environments.
There was an abundant amount of literature and information that pertained to
the topic. Establishing themes and deciding which report belonged to which
theme was challenging at times because there is a lot of overlap between many
of the themes. After completing the literature review, I feel I have an even
greater understanding on Environment and Context and look forward to adding to
my knowledge and interest.
Our team has been communicating via email and it has been
great having some allies in the course. We don’t just discuss the team project,
but individual assignments and upcoming course deadlines. It is a great support
system, and always accessible.
For October, we are beginning our program investigation on Environment
and Context: ‘Real Life’ Environment. It is exciting to be able to take what
was found in the literature review and see the themes relevant in various
programs. I am confident that our team will produce a great program investigation-
so stay tuned for that! It will be available on our blog by the end of the
week!!
My summary is on this blog:
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thanks, Laura
This month we have our group has been studying the Environment in a learning situation. There are different aspects of the environment that affect the student. From the physical environment to the knowledge and respect of culture and facilitator has in the teaching setting. It has been eye opening to learn about these in detail and draw back on personal experiences in my education and see how it has affected me and others around me.
ReplyDeleteIn October we are focusing on aspect of the Environment to study and analyze. Our group has chosen to study more on the 'Real Life' environment. I look forward to learning more and seeing all that the research and my group can teach me about this subject!
I agree with you that researching the literature is the most time consuming process. What is important about literature review is being able to generalize themes to give you and the reader a clear understanding of the topic. I went through the same process as you, and I found that literature review is very helpful in enhancing my knowledge of the topic.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the literature review also. This is only the 2nd one I've had to write, so it was nice to get some practice on it. :) I enjoyed reading your summary.
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