Comments on: CCK08 Dropout

By: Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:03:11 +0000

@David, I remember reading your post and liking that you were graphically showing the overlap between Personal, Work, and Network and how it is challenging to find a good balance.

It is interesting that after I posted this, I ended up dipping my toe back into the CCK08 waters as I checked out the posts of the commentors. I half thought that I would drop back in. The reality is that I want to do all of my jobs as well as I can (teacher, parent, spouse, individual…) and so something had to give.

By: David Truss

David Truss — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:53:59 +0000

I’m a dropout too! My one and only assignment was a bit of a confession that I just can’t do it all! http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/connectivism-relationships-and-balance/ Finding balance and doing what I want to do with my digital network is a constant challenge.

Your river of information metaphor speaks to me.

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Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:48:37 +0000

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CCK08: Swimming with dolphins, sharks and dead people « Clyde Street — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 02:25:32 +0000

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By: Amy Jussel

Amy Jussel — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:38:43 +0000

Guide to the overwhelmed is a brilliant concept, and a perpetual state here at Shaping Youth…sigh.

Claire, I’m pummeled with the ‘Sept. slam’ as well on the student front, trying to figure out how to filter the ‘tmi’ issue into my befuddled brain to keep ‘on point’ when so many things funnel into the same arena.

Even though we handle ‘media and marketing’s impact on kids’ it bridges into everything from politics to financial literacy to branding of consumption philosophies and the impact on the climate/eco-systems…

My picks for posting are like a moving target, so I pramatically, I had little hope of ‘follow through’ on the CCK08 notion, tho I’m inspired to take these tips for a ‘jump in when things settle’ approach…meanwhile, I hope all will keep us informed?!

By: Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:45:12 +0000

@Rob, thanks for the link to your ‘Guide for the Overwhelmed’. It’s a good read and the comments section introduced me to some more great bloggers!

By: Rob Wall

Rob Wall — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:01:05 +0000

I have also been in the extreme periphery of participation for the course, and for many of the same reasons. But instead of thinking of myself as a drop out, I think of myself as a drop in – when I have the chance I drop in to see what’s going on. I feel like I’m getting a lot of value for my level of participation.

I like your analogy of the river – I wrote something similar to that back in February (http://robwall.ca/2008/02/20/a-guide-for-the-overwhelmed-part-2-its-a-river-not-a-reservoir/). I think the feeling of being overwhelmed is a common one. It helps a lot if you are willing to go with the flow of things as they naturally occur.

By: Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:18:55 +0000

@Jason, that’s the real beauty of a course like this, eh? The conversations, Ustreams etc will be there for at least a while beyond the end of the course.

By: Jason Green

Jason Green — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:15:55 +0000

Claire,

Don’t forget that you might be able to drop in later. Like you, I was swamped with real life during the first couple of weeks of CCK08. It was only this week that I had enough time to start reading anything. I think I’m still learning things, even though I missed the stuff at the front end.

By: Claire Thompson

Claire Thompson — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:57:34 +0000

@Lisa, thanks for sharing your level headed approach to participating in this course. I have to admit that after posting this I feel the pull to wade back into the CCK08 waters and your strategy seems a good way to go!

@Ruth, thank you for your beautiful words of wisdom; they have given me an uplifting start to my day.