Thursday, June 26, 2008

Unit 2 eval



1. What were the three aspects of the assignments I've submitted that I am most proud of? The 2 compendium's and the Major lab because i am starting to get the assignment process down.
2. What two aspects of my submitted assignments do I believe could have used some improvement? The 2 minor labs only because i found it very difficult and frustrating to get things over into the blogger for an unknown reason. I didn't have this problem in the last unit. 3. What do I believe my overall grade should be for this unit? I would go with a 'b" simply because i was rushed to get my work transcribed from paper over to the blogger. This is my own doing since it was my choice to go to Mexico for 4 days. Even though i had everything prepared for the blogger, i found my major lab very time consuming. I have no more trips planned until i am finished with summer school.
4. How could I perform better in the next unit? I will stay in the country until class is complete which will allow me to remain focused on this and my other on-line course.



At what moment during this unit did you feel most engaged with the course? The major lab and the online quizzes because i am familiar with our cardiovascular system.

At what moment unit did you feel most distanced from the course?
The minor lab #1. As a Paramedic, i understand that there are many variables that affect ones b/p, and i felt that the lab was only focusing on the 'broad" spectrum of hypertension so, i it was hard stay interested in that lab.


What action that anyone (teacher or student) took during this unit did you find most puzzling or confusing?
The feedback posted on NING. You waste no time on clarifying issues no matter how small they may seem.

What about this unit surprised you the most
? It was easier than i expected. Maybe it is because my bread and butter of a Paramedic is advanced cardiac life support.

1 comment:

Larry Frolich said...

Jason Randolph

Jason—great job on this unit. I really appreciate the way you bring in your personal experience--as a paramedic, the market in Mexico. You do a great job handling the labs and obviously are comfortable with that and use your data—nice to see in a paramedic since some I think just take stats and don’t necessarily think about what they mean!
The compendiums look great..interesting essay—keep it up!

COMPENDIUM MAJOR TOPIC ONE: OXYGEN, MICROBES, IMMUNITY:
You could maybe give a bit more detail on some of the topics…but the organization is great, nice table of contents…you cite sources for your images…way to go!


COMPENDIUM MAJOR TOPIC TWO: NUTRITION:


LAB MAJOR TOPIC ONE: BLOOD PRESSURE
Looks perfect to me.

LAB MAJOR TOPIC TWO: A DAY OF FOOD
Also, looks perfect to me.

LAB PROJECT: EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY:
Great job on this project. I like how you propose your hypothesis, get good data that are very well presented. You see one non-conformity in the data…diastolic…and account for it, perhaps, on the basis of real physiology—way to go!

ETHICAL ISSUE ESSAY: WHAT IS FOOD:
I agree..the slow food movement sounds great—does it work on the job as a paramedic…enough down-time perhaps?