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I'm in the midst of my last two MA classes, which I am so looking forward to finishing. I can't wait to be able to just relax and spend weekends with my family instead of my basement office or lately working on the laptop in the dinning room so I can at least be around my family. I keep telling myself..done in August, done in August, it has become my new mantra.

For my digital story class, we are to create a unit plan with the use of a digital story. I'm not working and it couldn't be… Continue

I finished up the Spring semester and have started one of my summer classes already (it started last Monday). I think I'm going to enjoy this class a lot, but it will also be a challenging class.

It is Digital Storytelling and there are so many ways that one can implement and use it for various reasons. I think I like it so much because I love stories and sometimes the best way to share knowledge with one another is through a story, so I think there are endless opportunities for the field… Continue

I'm down to the last two weeks of this semester, so I've been in a mad dash to finish up papers, projects, research and everything else. I've got some reviews to finish and one more paper and then I'm done (for a two weeks and then summer session starts). I also graduate this summer,so I have to turn in my graduation paper by June and start working on my portfolio, which I have to turn in by July.

So the last few weeks have been quite stressful, trying to stay atop of my schoolwork, my… Continue

I stayed up past midnight last night to finish up some of my projects, so I can spend the entire day today with family enjoying our Easter (with no guilt). As I was finishing up with some research I kept coming across the same theme, which I mentioned in my paper....adult learners (non-traditional students) will be stressed because of all the commitments the adult learner has, such as working full-time or caring for children while pursing higher learning. So I suppose then I have to just find… Continue

My research project has been leading me to many conclusions and considering I have only a few weeks left in this semester and then summer semester and I will be done, is it really worth the time for me to change how I've been doing things?

Not sure, but I have changed a few things, like I only check my school email account and the course shells during the day, I don't actually do any homework unless my mom has decided to take my children for an hour or two. My homework is now being… Continue