Break

This last week, our TEAC 259 class did not meet as usual, and the lightened load couldn't have come at a better time. I feel like I stand with the rest of campus when I say that I feel over-run, overwhelmed, and exhausted; having the afternoon off was a blessing.

Even though there was a small afternoon of reprise, the majority of my time between class periods has been spent in mayhem. When I'm not physically going somewhere I'm working on homework, and as a result I have probably spent a record breaking amount of time staring at a computer screen. It hit me this week that out of the dozens of hours I have spent doing homework, only about 30 minutes of those have been spent on something off of my computer. I've even started taking all of my notes on the laptop-- a habit I have always avoided. Although I have thoroughly enjoyed the things we have learned about technology this semester, I can undoubtedly say that I am very excited for the day that the semester is over and I can 'unplug' for a little while. As beneficial as technology can be in a learning setting, at the present moment it is sequestering; it is the place where stress and doubt and a surplus of work reside and I am ready to be rid of it! At least for the summer, because when I return, I will have had a few months to only continue to gather great ideas of ways I can use what I've learned from this semester in my life-- present and future.