Week 13- project reflection

Time marches on, and here we are, on week 13 out of 16! I can’t believe how fast this semester has flown by. While I still find myself chasing the hours in the day, to ensure that I finish this project, I am slowly but surely nearing the finish line. I have been polishing and refining my course all throughout the development process, so I don’t think there will be too many outlier issues to resolve once I get all of my content written. This week I was able to finish up module 6 and most of module 7 as well. I went back into the prior modules that required multiple journal entries over a period of 4 weeks, and I have extended those projects into the timeline of the remaining modules, which has provided me with nearly 50% of the content for module 8. I still need to write the quiz for module 7, and finish the remaining details on the overview page, but that should finalize that unit. I will be busy over the Thanksgiving holiday break, finishing up all the loose ends on my project, but I can definitely see light at the end of the tunnel now! I was concerned that there would be a point in the development of this course, where I lost consistency with the voice of delivery, but I am proud to say that it’s remained very consistent and robust throughout. I found myself curious about the amount of writing that I’ve done on this project, and I went in and did a word count, and I’m nearing 30,000 words written on this course from beginning to end. The fact that I’ve chosen to write my own content instead of linking to outside documents has been the biggest contributor to my delays. I must say though, I wouldn’t change anything at this point, and am feeling quite proud of my commitment to see this project though to the end. I am certain that I will complete this project, fully in alignment with my original design document. I won’t have an opportunity to conduct a formal evaluation in a real world setting, but I have invited a couple colleagues of mine to review the course, so that I am able to obtain an outside perspective. One of the people that I invited to review it, is an editor and technical writer. The other is an assistant to a College Dean, and has worked in academia for over 30 years. I wanted to take the time to invite as much opportunity for critique and perspective as I possibly can, before closing out this project. While there are still a few milestones in front of me, I am excited to see the finished product, and feel hopeful that I’ve created a course that has the potential to be so beneficial in today’s world.