16 April Reflection: Former Students Have a Voice to Shape Course Administration

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16 April Reflections: Follow-up conversation with students from Cycle 1, and Cycle 2+

M4 (from cycle 2 survey) relayed that after he had conferred with former course attendees (incidentally, M1 and M2 from Cycle 1); they collectively agreed that they would recommend the later class’ format (that is more like the format that was the result of modifications to the way the course is administered due to responses on Cycle 1 surveys).  

29 April note: the key detriment to the course attendees from Cycle 1 was that their training was diminished due to taskings and promotion of other students’ learning during the course.

The conversation with M4 can be viewed as two significant results:

1.       Positive reinforcement that course modifications mad after Cycle 1’s course yielded a more beneficial learning atmosphere and experience for the student, and

2.       The recommendation from students to preserve this overall format with whatever additional modifications for future instruction of courses.  Effectively, M1 and M2 from Cycle 1, along with M4 from Cycles 2+ were offering recommendations of how to they would like their future co-workers trained.

Powerful reasoning behind these student comments.

Sidebar: Cycle 1.5/2.0 made beneficial changes to course format, presentation, and overall learning objectives from the student Point of View. 

Instructor received uncommon insight and feedback from former students that impacts future course learners (who will ultimately work alongside former course attendees).