EDLD 5306: Course assignment success

I was successful in carrying out the course assignments within the allotted time, but I have to admit it was very difficult and was accomplished through a lot of crying and worrying. I know that these courses are accelerated and not abbreviated and I want to receive a degree from a reputable college, but the workload was overwhelming. Most institutions understand that we are people with lives outside of college courses. I have a family to take care of and a job that is demanding of my time. At this time school is out for summer vacation, but I worry that if the course load remains the same if I will be able to devote as much time to my studies after I go back to work. Also, some the assignments that included websites or step-by-step instructions for setting something up need to be reviewed on a regular basis. Some of instructions were incorrect or unclear and I spent large amounts of time trying to figure out what to do. For instance, I had never developed a video before so I chose to follow the instructions for Animoto.  The website has changed how videos are made so the instructions given were not correct. It’s one thing to be able to follow instructions and finish a task in a timely manner, but it is something totally different to have to sit for an extra hour or two and figure it out on your own. I discovered this course and possibly this program believe the student uses different types of technology on a regular basis. For someone like me who doesn’t, it made finishing the assignments very difficult.