Reflective Post #5: Long-Term Project

During the past few weeks, I have been working on incorporating edits into a previously created course. The course, which is available on CD, was created by NW3C for another organization. NW3C is now in the process of revising the course for a different organization. The NW3C computer experts reviewed the course and sent a few pages of suggested edits back to the Curriculum Development Team. My supervisor has assigned me the responsibility of working through the CD and deciding how to include these edits and suggestions in the text. I have also been finding ways to improve the structure and grammar of the content as I rewrite.

So far, I have found this task to be both challenging and enjoyable. I am glad that I have been given the opportunity to work on a long-term project and to contribute to the improvement of the course. Though I have completed long-term assignments in the past, this is the first time that I have worked with an editing and revision project of this nature. I feel that this assignment is helping me to organize my time and to work efficiently. I have discovered that pacing myself and setting goals are both effective time-management strategies. Since the course is already structured into main sections, I have found it helpful to work with each section separately. Before beginning my revisions, I read over the introduction of the section that I am planning to work with. This review of key points helps me to remain focused and to remember the message that the text is aiming to convey.

This assignment has also been exciting because it is the first time that I have written course material on my own. While many of the suggested edits for the course are specific to the content that already appears on the CD, the computer experts also asked that additional information be included in the revised version. Therefore, I have composed a few paragraphs and lists that I hope the staff at NW3C will find helpful. I am eager to continue working on this project and to see how my work helps to produce a polished version of the CD course.