Here we go again
Another school year has started and this is hopefully my son’s last year. He’s finally a senior, but it’s going to be a long year. I’ve already called the school counselor to see how many credits he needs to graduate. I also need to know the last day he can drop classes – I think he’s in over his head.
I know it’s strange for a parent to encourage their child to do the bare minimum, but from past experience I think that’s the best choice for him.
1st Anniversary
I was editing a post I made yesterday and noticed that I started this blog a year ago. Looking back, it seems like such a long time ago. Probably because I got lost in school work and focused on finishing my program.
I’m looking for classes or some other way to keep building my skills. I’m considering Lynda.com - there’s a lot of information and I can work through the tutorials at my own pace. My only question is whether or not I will be disciplined enough to work consistently. Hmmmm….. Decisions, decisions.
Now what?
I love competition! I watch with wonder when Tiger Woods dominates his opponents, underdogs come from behind to win, the touching and inspiring stories are told about the Olympic athletes. What sets these people apart from everyday people? How can I raise my bar so that I accomplish my goals or should I be satisfied with being average and just getting through the week?
I finished my MA in Instructional Design several weeks ago and the class get-together/party is over. The new semester for students who haven’t finished the program starts tomorrow and I’m almost sad that I’m not starting another class. Now what?
My husband thinks since I want to keep building my skills and I’m use to working on projects at night after work, I should just keep going. What?!!! Is he crazy? Funny thing is that I think he’s right.
I want to become a guru – in Flash and CSS for starters. I also want to learn how to do scenarios and branching in Captivate. I have money to take classes and I miss working on projects so it looks like this is the next step. Now I have to find some classes that teach me what I want to know. Here I go!
Now we’re done!
The August 2006 Cohort from CU Denver got together over the weekend to celebrate graduating from the ILT program. It was great to finally put faces with names and get to meet everybody in person; some personality traits don’t come through on-line. It would have been nice to meet everyone f2f at the beginning of the program.
We went to Red Rocks on Saturday for a hike. The hike was canceled because of the rain, but I got some nice photographs.
Our hike was canceled because of the rain, but the view was incredible!
Here’s another one. I forgot how beautiful it is out there. We’ll have to go back when it snows and add to my photo collection. For more photos check out my Flickr link.
Little Waterfalls
Another beautiful view
I finished!
I finished! I started this blog for an assignment in one of my MA classes in the Information and Learning Technologies program at the University of Colorado Denver. I’ve been working on my MA for the last two years. It took over my life. I turned in my last assignment and got my final grade last week. It is still sinking in that I am done.
I set a goal of getting a 4.0 in the program. I did it! When I was about half way through the program, I decided to modify my goal a little and I tried to get as much as I could out of every assignment and learn as much as I could. I made myself and my family crazy, but I think I did it.
I understand what my neighbor, a single mom who just finished her BA in business at Denver University, meant when she said she was a little lost after she graduated. I keep finding myself wandering to the computer at night to work on assignments before I remember that I don’t have anything to do. Instead I check email which has slowed down a lot, spend more time with my son and look at job postings. Now it’s time to apply what I learned and take on a more challenging job. I’m working on a couple of applications and getting my portfolio out as much as I can. I’m also catching up on neglected tasks and making a list of topics and skills I want to improve. I can hardly wait!
