My friend and I have daughters who are 26 and presently residing in the up-and-oming metropolis of Portland, Maine. We decided to drive there to meet them for dinner.
During the planning stages of our trip I really don't know why we didn't take the train but I now wish we had because,although there are many ways to navigate a situation, none of them seem to allow for the most direct route.
My use of media outlets as discussed in my course Media and Its Message that I am presently taking at Granite State College in the form of an Independent Learning Contract, consisted of the following methods.
First, I used my home computer and printed directions to my daughter's apartment building thinking I would recognize Congress Street in Portland when I saw it but ... of course I did not. It turns out the directions I was given by MapQuest were different from the last set I used when my husband drove us into Portland.
Also, my friend brought along her GPS as a back-up plan in case the printed directions confused us which of course they did. The GPS method of navigation is extremely confusing to me because I cannot listen to the voice in the box while I am driving in unfamiliar territory so she silenced it and read the directions but she did not tell me where to turn quickly enough and so began the "Driving in Circles" method of navigating that is oh so familiar to me, my driving default! Finally, when I recognized the Museum from a previous visit, I called my daughter on her phone which I have dubbed her Blueberry (Blackberry) to tell her we were nearby and to ask where to turn next.
And though I may pride myself in my diligence to complete my Granite State College coursework as an adult learner, I know that I must reconcile myself to the fact that, even though there are many media available to me, some of them are no doubt, going to take much long to master than others.
Needless to say, I endured the rolling of my daughter's beautiful eyes as she hugged me, no doubt grateful she did not have to scrape me and my Mustang off of some unsuspecting soul who just happened to be crossing the street as I roared aimlessly into Portland last night.
If we are willing spirits we are high-minded individuals to embrace all the new knowledge that streams through our brains in our continuing efforts to pursue our education but it is a vast landscape that unfolds before us and we must choose the adult educational challenges that mean the most to us at any given time. I may never master a GPS but I much prefer to master my Language Arts Program at Granite State College so that I can actually graduate in December 2010.
I, for one am proud of the fact that I drove the car there and made it safely home again so I could sit here today and write about it!
During the planning stages of our trip I really don't know why we didn't take the train but I now wish we had because,although there are many ways to navigate a situation, none of them seem to allow for the most direct route.
My use of media outlets as discussed in my course Media and Its Message that I am presently taking at Granite State College in the form of an Independent Learning Contract, consisted of the following methods.
First, I used my home computer and printed directions to my daughter's apartment building thinking I would recognize Congress Street in Portland when I saw it but ... of course I did not. It turns out the directions I was given by MapQuest were different from the last set I used when my husband drove us into Portland.
Also, my friend brought along her GPS as a back-up plan in case the printed directions confused us which of course they did. The GPS method of navigation is extremely confusing to me because I cannot listen to the voice in the box while I am driving in unfamiliar territory so she silenced it and read the directions but she did not tell me where to turn quickly enough and so began the "Driving in Circles" method of navigating that is oh so familiar to me, my driving default! Finally, when I recognized the Museum from a previous visit, I called my daughter on her phone which I have dubbed her Blueberry (Blackberry) to tell her we were nearby and to ask where to turn next.
And though I may pride myself in my diligence to complete my Granite State College coursework as an adult learner, I know that I must reconcile myself to the fact that, even though there are many media available to me, some of them are no doubt, going to take much long to master than others.
Needless to say, I endured the rolling of my daughter's beautiful eyes as she hugged me, no doubt grateful she did not have to scrape me and my Mustang off of some unsuspecting soul who just happened to be crossing the street as I roared aimlessly into Portland last night.
If we are willing spirits we are high-minded individuals to embrace all the new knowledge that streams through our brains in our continuing efforts to pursue our education but it is a vast landscape that unfolds before us and we must choose the adult educational challenges that mean the most to us at any given time. I may never master a GPS but I much prefer to master my Language Arts Program at Granite State College so that I can actually graduate in December 2010.
I, for one am proud of the fact that I drove the car there and made it safely home again so I could sit here today and write about it!
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