#crit101 – Week 4

Originally published here.






Talk about hectic - trying to stay one step ahead of myself for five different units a week and standing up in front of ten groups a week!! Add to that, continuous days of thirty plus degrees (Celsius = HOT). Thank goodness I finally succumbed and had AC installed in the house. None in my car - it sits outside in the baking sun all day - but at least arriving home helps me 'chill out'. 
So I have made my excuses for not participating fully again, but I am still keen to try and find some time for #crit101. I absolutely will read the assigned article, but may not be able to complete the critical analysis in time - the 750 – 1000 word critical review may appear in Google Docs later than the due date, but I doubt it.
Some days later ....
This post has missed the deadline, I spent several 'stolen moments' trying to reflect, but distractions (read - work) abound...
  • How has this week’s assignment improved your skills of reading and analysis?
My normal habit is to read critically - but it is something I do without consciously thinking about it what I'm doing. It is stimulating to participate in these activities and to 'surface' a practise that I undertake in my daily work.
  • Discuss one way in which you connected with another member of the course this week.
I have read the archived Google+ account, but I don't perceive that as 'making a connection' it is more a way of keeping informed about discussions that I can't join in with synchronously.
  • How is the course helping you to become a more in(ter)dependent learner?
The course tools allow me to 'hear' perspectives that others have, but I don't see myself becoming more in(ter)dependent with participants here. I probably would have experienced a better result with greater participation, but I have only just read the added part of the task - I didn't realise there was an expectation for us to discuss the assigned articles with others. 

Addendum: Tuesday 11:38pm - definitely not a model student - have just realised that I completely forgot to watch video presentation - sorry James.


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