Lyndsey Hildenbrand: Commented on Group 4 and Group 5
Amanda Campbell: Commented on Groups 2, 4, and 5
Amanda Campbell: Commented on Groups 2, 4, and 5
The past month, as a group, we have worked to focus on educators and programs that support our desired to investigate further the role of education within the medical field. We started this investigation with our previous assignment; the Leading Educator paper.
Previous work
Amanda and Lyndsey started the investigation this month by
finding adult educators that we felt to be the most representative and
connected to both the medical field as well as the field of adult education. We
chose B.F. Skinner and John Watson based on their involvement in operant
conditioning and behaviorism, which is used often in evaluating the auditory
system. Through the research on these two educators, we were impressed with the
work and progress they each made in their time not only to the field of
psychology but also education.
Danny spent a good deal of time researching and reading
about two very interesting educators, Booker T. Washington and Paulo Freire. He
was fascinated by the way Booker T Washington overcame so many obstacles to
become a leading adult educator for African Americans in the post-civil war
era. He found it interesting that Booker T Washington’s approach was to
emphasize the practical aspects of their education. He also found Paulo Freire
to be very interesting, particularly in his emphasis on combating illiteracy.
He also found it interesting that his work was heavily influential on Jack
Mezirow who developed the Transformational Learning Theory. Danny could
understand Freire’s identification with the oppressed based on his own personal
experience of being arrested for his work, which was viewed as being
subversive.
Future Work
Since our research, we have worked together to find adult
programs we feel further connect to continuing adult education within the
fields that the three of us are interested in. As will be seen from our next
assignment, we have chosen to focus on individual programs that have been
important to the three of us and that we have a personal experience with. Since
Amanda and Lyndsey are both a mere two years from professionally practicing in
the field of audiology, both were attracted to the audiology-based education
programs. However we realize that each of us comes from different backgrounds
and can use these experiences to further shape our perception of adult
education.
After a bit of miscommunication, the three of us are now
working together mainly via email communication. Danny has volunteered to be
our designated editor, proofreader, APA designer, and overall clench man for
written assignments (which Lyndsey and Amanda really appreciate!!!!). The
biggest issue we all probably have right now is time and not just the time
dedicated to writing assignments but collaboration as well.
We look forward to seeing what great programs other groups
bring forward in this next assignment!!
Have a great spring break!
Great summary! I enjoyed reading the detail you provided about where you started and where you plan to go with your project. I agree that it is hard finding time to get everything accomplished and ensure we are all collaborating.
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It sounds like Amanda and Lyndsey have a lot in common with their educational focus on audiology and I'm sure that will come through in future assignments. I'm glad to hear you are collaborating as a group!
ReplyDeleteTerry
This was a great summary! It's so nice that you were able to come up with a system that works for all of you with APA! I've never been particularly adept at that so I'm sure it's nice to have Danny around! Hope you all have a wonderful break!
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job of writing your summary. You offered a lot of specific activities, whereas other groups focused more on their emotional connection to group members. It is apparent that your group is working hard to increase your understanding of adult education.
ReplyDeletePB
I enjoyed how you all broke your summary in to past and future work. You were able to list activities you all have completed and the impact it had on your learning. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are going about this with some purpose! I remember we just kind of randomly picked two adult educators. Although it was haphazard, it actually worked out pretty well, as we learned a lot about people we never otherwise would have.
ReplyDeleteI think time is always an issue when working on group projects, especially when you may not be in the same area as one another! You have done a fantastic job so far!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing how you've really come to focus on your topic and are figuring out the best ways to work together. Finding a cohesive balance is always a challenge with group projects, but I look forward to seeing everything come together.
ReplyDeleteThis summary was very detailed. I applauded this group by delegating roles and splitting up the assignments. They have done a great job collaborating thus far. Far out!
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