Collaboration Appreciation

This has truly been a great 8 weeks! I have enjoyed reading the posts and personal experience of each of my classmates. I am very appreciative of the feedback that I have gotten on my blog and in the discussions. I have learned so much about communication and the need for effective communication.

 I hope that I have said something that will inspire each of my classmates to continue of the this journey of education. I know that I have learned things about myself that will help me as I aspire to be a educator in this field.

I hope that your journey here continues to be successful and that we get the opportunity to EFFECTIVELY communicate again in the future.

Adjourning

Sometimes we become members of groups that are effective and efficient. These groups are often hard to say goodbye and are very rare in life. I have had the privilege of being parts of groups that I wish I did not have to say goodbye to. The adjourning part of team development was emotional. I was a volunteer at a soup kitchen. During this time I worked with a team to provide meals to less fortunate people. I enjoyed every minute of it. We faced some difficult times during the summer but the team I was working with made it worth while. At the close of the program, I was recognized as a shining star. This made me feel so special and made it even harder to say goodbye.
Leaving a team can be just as hard as being part of a team. I think as I finish my courses here at Walden leaving my team will not be as hard but will always be apart of me as I continue my career and education and as professional educator.

Resolving Conflict

I recently had a conflict with a close friend of mine. I asked her to help with a church program that I was unable to attend. I did all the behind the scene work and communicated with her throughout the process. She never said that she had a problem with helping but when it was time for to print the programs she came up with every excuse. This really made me mad and I have not really talked to her since. After this week's lesson I hope that the skills I have learned in conflict resolution will help me mend my friendship. The skills taught in the Third Side article may be effective her because I may need to look at it in a different way and hope to find a resolution so that our friendship can be saved.