Post #8: Reflection

• Are you making connections between course topics and Service Learning?

I really have seen   a good connection between what we have been learning in the course and what I am seeing in Service Learning. It is really cool to see that what we learn about is actually practical and not just theory. What we are reading is not just nice ideas, but things that help teachers be successful. 

• Have you been able to articulate your own learning and understanding?  

Throughout this course, I feel like I have been able to talk about what I learned and not regurgitate information. Too often I feel that class designs are more towards the latter than the previous, but I really feel like what I have learned is what has come across on assignments, not what I have read.  

• Is the process of blogging helping you to think and notice things in your Service Learning?  

It has been great for reflecting. Sometimes I just go in and do it and don't pay too much cognitive thought to what is going on around me. The blogs make me think back and find examples of what I was actually witnessing. It also helped me form topics of discussion with the teachers the next time I saw them.  

• In what areas do you see growth or learning from the first blog post to the last?  

Not sure on this one. Because the topics have been so diverse, I don't feel like I can answer this one properly. What I will say though, is that the first blog post made me more aware of what Service Learning was for and so it helped me improve in that way. Other than that, I am not sure.