Famous Last Words

Well, after two semesters I did it! I finished the class. I felt like this day would never happen. This class was so fun for me and I really enjoyed doing the assignments and learning everything I did. I will take a lot of valuable lessons away from this class. One being time management and also creative writing. I am not the best at creative writing and this class really opened my eyes to how fun it can be. I also really enjoyed the diversity in the readings and assignments. The readings weren’t over the top difficult but the were really vivid and unique.

I will recommend this class and Laura as a professor all the time after the wonderful experience I had. I went through a car accident, depression, and much more through out my time taking this course and Laura was supportive and helpful through every step. She checked in on me and made sure that I had a new schedule to successfully complete the course. She was by far the most caring professor I have had during my college career. As a soon to be teacher myself I strive to be a teacher like Laura.

Now that I am finishing this class that means I am done with another semester and that means only two more to go! Hopefully this time next year I will be graduating and getting my degree. To think that I only have one year left is a bit scary. That means I have to be in the real world and completely be an adult. As much as I do now I still fell like taking that step and graduating is going to be my biggest accomplishment. I have no idea what the world holds for me when I leave OU but I am sure its going to be great.

I'm Done

Reading Notes: The Elephant

Reading Notes:

·      An elephant lived on a oasis in the desert.

·      He heard strange voices in his ears one day.

·      He thought they were lost.

·      He asked them about where they came from and where they were going.

·      The men were happy to hear the elephant.

·      They were kicked out of their town by their king.

·      They needed water and food badly.

·      He told them to go to the great elephant at the end of the hill and he will give them things.

·      The elephant crashed to the bottom of the hill.

·      They thought it was the same elephant and felt like they had to eat him to save them.

·      They ate him and survived.

Bibliography: Twenty Jataka Tales, Noor Inayat (Khan)

Elephant

Learning Challenge: Attention

Pause

I really liked this meme because it is true! If you pause even for just a few minutes you are able to see a different side of things and you're able to go about a situation with a clear mind. 

Tech Tip: Canvas Profile

I rally enjoyed this tech tip because I had no idea it did that and enjoyed personalizing my account. I think it is awesome that we could do that because we spend so much time on there it was nice to personalize it so its not so boring.

Portfolio Index

Let's get lost in a fairy tale known as...  "The Wedding".



Come see a friendship in the making from the eyes of a crab and a baby elephant in, "The Crab and His Friends."



Follow "The Three Pups" through their crazy mountain adventure.

Improvements

I really like all the ideas for the changes! I especially like the Planning weeks idea and the thematic weeks. I think the themes will make it interesting and will help the class stay new and not boring. I also think having a planning week would start the class off with a good jump start that will help students start  making good habits at the beginning.

Learning Challenges: Empathy

Empathy

I really enjoyed this meme because I feel like it is so true. I have had to work on my patience and tolerance a lot lately and this really spoke to me. It's so true that the people you dislike the most require the most patience and if we can push through it with them we can push through it with everyone.