Still Alive!

Well, this post marks the awakening after several months off. Yes, Lani, I know you've been keeping an eye on me. However, I have good reason. I've just completed my 88th graduate credit hour at Ohio State...in seven quarters while working full-time (which doesn't include my masters and graduate coursework to get my teaching license, but who's counting?). So now that I'm finished whining, I am proud to say that I only have two classes remaining to satisfy my plan of study, with research hours following. It has been a tough couple of years while working full-time and running through this program as if I had someplace to be. I have not been very successful at 'enjoying the journey,' as a beloved mentor of mine has so frequently reminded me to do. I hope to start doing just that very soon. Unfortunately, just because classes end, doesn't mean the finish line is near.

I have narrowed in on my candidacy committee, and am planning to meet with them to determine the method of my exams this coming winter quarter. I will be focusing on the topics of geologic field study, multiple representation, educational technology and the radical constructivism theoretical framework. There is a lot to prep for, so my free time is once again accounted for with literature reviews and pre-candidacy planning. I will continue to blog more and more as this event approaches.

Until then, virtually yours...