Comments for Christy's Reflections

Comment on Mentor-learner relationship by ann schoeneweis

ann schoeneweis — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:09 +0000

Christy, What a great learning experience for you. I wonder if it is like that for most people in your program or was it truly because of your mentor? Reading your blog has reinforced for me that one person can make a difference. I have often thought about how I could use what I have learned in this class in my daily work environment. I think it is like anything else, you start small and get others involved and then be amazed at how things can change. Thanks! Ann

Comment on Mentor-learner relationship by Brandy Peterson

Brandy Peterson — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:53:05 +0000

Christy, I agree with you that there needs to be some give and take in a mentoring relationship. I also agree that respect for both parties by both parties is paramount. I think people tend to shy away from having a mentor because they see it as something that is too formal, too uncomfortable. In only they knew! I think the hardest thing is finding that person you connect with and not only wanting it to grow, but putting forth the effort to make it grow. Even if you don’t remember all of your students over the years, I’m sure they will remember you.

Comment on Self -Directed Learning by s2lrhuds

s2lrhuds — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:20:14 +0000

Christy,

No need to apologize because at times life becomes overwhelming, for I too have been a little disobedient when it comes to blogging. This is a self-directed learning experience in itself. We have to train ourselves to remember to blog and blog effectively. Self-directed learning allows an individual to reconstruct behaviors and I can honestly say, my behavior for being open to new concepts of learning are really changing…blogging is one of them!

Be Blessed,

Lucy

Comment on Thoughts by ann schoeneweis

ann schoeneweis — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:16:45 +0000

Christy, I also enjoyed the sharing of our Educational Bios. It was very interesting to hear the details of what brought people to where they are now. I think I was a little more taken back by the arrangement of the room and the darkness than you! I guess I need to come over to the Monroe campus more often! Thanks!

Comment on Kolb Learning Styles by Ann Schoeneweis

Ann Schoeneweis — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:26:16 +0000

Christy I am also a “gotta see it and do it” type of learner. Unfortuntaley I also fell in the “reflective” category, so all those hours in lecture would have been necessary for me to have been brave enough to attempt what ever we were learning! Thanks!

Comment on Kolb Learning Styles by Brandy

Brandy — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:57:00 +0000

I think it’s great that you are so aware of your learning style and seem very comfortable with it. I don’t think using the other learning styles throughout the cycle will be as difficult as you think. Since you are so aware of your preferred style, I think it will be easier for you to consciously not use it when you choose to try another style.

I do like the way you describe your learning experiences though. They sound so fun and invigorating!

Comment on Kolb Learning Styles by s2lrhuds

s2lrhuds — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:10:38 +0000

Christy,

Upon completion of the Kolb Learning Assessment, I am a diverging learner. However, although I am a diverging learner, I have a few characteristics of an accommodating learner; for I too despise working with indecisive people. Whenever I am in a group or a collaborative setting, I find myself wanting to yell out “stop the talking and come on with it!” I find myself becoming frustrated because the group seems dysfunctional and I want to roll my eyes. I understand your frustration and wanting to ensure that the group stays productive. After taking this assessment, I think I will try to be less standoffish when I am in a group and everyone plucks my nerves; for I now understand that we all learn and approach situations differently.

Later,

Lucy

Comment on Educational Biographies by Terry Carter

Terry Carter — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:48:18 +0000

Christy, it is my hope that your confidence as a learner will grow in this program, along with an increase in your knowledge of adult learning and your skills as a facilitator. You have much to contribute to our program! tjc

Comment on Kolb Learning Styles by Terry Carter

Terry Carter — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:44:49 +0000

Even though your Kolb inventory came out as an Accommodating style, I think you can still consider yourself a thinker! Your “thinking” however, often occurs through the doing and the hands-on experimenting, as you note so well in this post. Donald Schon, who writes so much about reflective practice would call your type of thinking knowing-in-action in which the knowing is embedded in the very acts you undertake. How different your Anesthesiology class might have been if you had had an opportunity to visit the clinic first, see what you were to learn demonstrated, had a chance to try it, and then returned to the classroom to learn the theory and the “why.” This is a great example of learning styles, and how they differ! Thanks for sharing.

tjc

Comment on reflection on the work place and learning by Lucy Hudson

Lucy Hudson — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:33:46 +0000

Christy,

The medical field has truly advanced over the past few years. It is amazing to know that the Veterans Hospital has advanced technologically, and now each hospital can access a patient’s records. So many problems have occurred in the medical field due to a lack of patient medical information. It is great to see how technology has changed the way we interact. -Lucy