What have you observed about yourself during this process of developing a course? What have you observed about yourself during your own completion of the learning activities in this course?

I have observed that I have had a tough time in the past really digging deep and thinking a while before submitting my thoughts.  In the F2F format, I’ve been so used to having one opportunity only to contribute, where in this format I’ve felt more at ease letting things gel before going forward with posting.

How can you use these insights in the design of your own course? 

I can continuously revise my work as I go, and not look at it at a totally finished product.  However, i need to be cautious of the mistake of not planning enough ahead of time.

What has challenged you the most in this course? What has been most difficult or uncomfortable and why?

Managing multiple tasks has been a challenge I’ve embraced readily.  I have found however that if I go more than a day or two from participating in discussion that things seem to pile up and I get a little scattered.  This weekend was a grand example of that;  I planned an escape a few months ago during this weekend, and once I signed up for the course wanted to keep my plans.  I quickly realized it would create more work for me, but because I prepared for the challenge by scheduling specific time on my trip for schoolwork, I was able to deal with it with a limited level of discomfort.

As you go through this process as a student in this course and as the developer of your own online course, what are you thinking about?

I’m thinking mostly about how I can make this effective despite the change in format.  Having practiced with online or blended learning on a limited basis, I look at each opportunity to share learning with my students as a new day and a new approach each term (much like I have proceeded with in the past in my F2F courses)
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