Making the world a better place

Well, it was wonderful to see the variety of technologies that are out there, especially the free ones, for delivering instructional content via the web, and otherwise. What was of most interest to me was to see the variety of interests we all have. Throughout the quarter I have had opportunities to discuss my interests with a few of our peers, and to listen to their interests as well. But there were still a few with whom I had not yet been able to converse. Through my participation in this project, both as a presenter and as an observer, I felt that we are coming closer as a cohort. I think we are at the point where we are becoming a cohesive unit. The range of topics presented, and the variety of technologies used to deliver those presentations are evidence of our cohort's ability to identify important issues and real needs. The presentations were also evidence of our creative thinking and adaptability in order to execute the project on time and in a manner that facilitated our collective learning. Thanks to this process our zone of proximal development has been expanded! Yes, I just learned this concept in this class, but I expect that my ZPD will continue to expand.


Another thing that I found very interesting is that although we have such diverse interests and levels of technical expertise, we do have one major theme in common; we all seem to be interested in making the world a better place. Whether we explicitly said so or not; social justice was at the core of the topics presented. Hopefully we will have many opportunities in the future to collaborate on projects for the benefit of humanity.