This week I believe my rear end was molded to my chair in front of my computer. It took me a long time to figure out these assignments that are due on June 30th. They were time consuming. Although, once I completed them I had to say wow. I have got to share this experience with one of my friends. He wants to start a weblog himself. We were both fascinated at the way you could categorize and save all this information in one creative package.
I had the most trouble with navigating on the web. It is such a large consumption of information to read and then try to apply. I had the most fun reading a website that researchs the history of the name Watkins. I am going to invite my mom over some day for dinner and then we are going to research it together. We're looking forward to it.
I didn't request a lot of help from other students in the class because I really wanted to figure it out on my own. Which that may have contributed towards how much time it took me to complete the tasks but it was rewarding. I just had to keep troubleshooting and troubleshooting.
I am having a hard time pinpointing an essential question. I want to research alzheimers but more in a specific manner that pertains to speech pathology. I want to obtain this information for personal reasons but also for my class to obtain new knowledge on the subject.
When it came to doing my webliography, I didn't get to make as many changes to it as I would like. I would like to organize and color code things a little bit more. I did the best I could considering the time limit I was on but I would like to go back and change things in the content. I know that with a little more practice my final project webliography will be more elaborate. It was so fun playing around with those html codes.
I still have a lot of catching up to do. I would like to spend some time on Sunday looking over other peoples work and responding with comments. I didn't have any time to do that this week.

Welcome to my webliography. First I would like to tell you about me. My name is Christina Watkins. I am a student at Marshall University" studying Communication Disorders.
Not only do I attend school but I work at General Seafood in West Virginia.
My favorite things in my life are my family, dogs, snowboarding, travelling and a nice bottle of wine.
As long as I can, I hope to always continue some form of learning and some form of spiritual growth.

A LIST OF RESOURCES IMPORTANT TO ME

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ITEMS

• Job Listing Resource
  This resource contains job listings available to Speech Pathologists nationwide. Positions that are advertised and unadvertised, permament, temporary or travelling are listed.
• An Absolute Site For CD Majors and Graduates
  This resource is for professional, public, or students looking for information regarding human communication field. This includes communciation disorders, education and research.

MULTIGENRE RESEARCH PROJECT RESOURCES

• MRP Research Resource Number One
  This resource is for information regarding aging and mental disorders. It provides education, research and suggestions for improving the quality of life for elderly patients
• MRP Research Resource Number Two

Database Research
Resource: Eric
Keyword: Dementia
Coogle,Constance.L. (2002) The families who care project; meeting the educational needs of african american and rural family caregivers dealing with dementia. Educational Gerontology, 28 (1) 59-72. Retrieved July 13, 2002 Eric database.

Resource: Academic Search Elite
Keyword: Aphasia
Fedorov, Emilie M. (2001) Helping patients with aphasia. Journal of Nursing, 101 (1) 24-27. Retrieved July 13, 2002 Academic Search Elite database.

Resource: Academic Search Elite
Keyword: Aphasia
Sundin, Karin; Norberg, Astrid; Jansson, Lilian. (2001) The meaning of skilled care providers relationship with stroke and aphasia patients. Qualitative Health Research, 11 (3) 308-320. Retrieved July 13, 2002 Academic Search Elite.

Resource: Academic Search Elite
Keyword: Aphasia
Tranel, Daniel (2001) Combs, ducks, and the brain. Lancet, 357 (9271) 1818-1819. Retrieved July 13, 2002 Academic Search Elite database.

Resource: Academic Search Elite
Keyword: Aphasia
Zraick, RI; Boone, D.R. (1991) Spouses attitudes toward the person with aphasia. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 34 (1) 123-128. Retrieved July 13, 2002 Academic Search

PERSONAL INTERESTS

• Dogs Are Extremely Reliable
• The most exhilarating feeling I have ever had.

FUN/WIERD/OUTRAGEOUS STUFF

Well to answer the first question in the prompt I know from the constant bombardment of reading the Code of Ethics, that it is our professional responsibility as a speech pathologist to continue our education. With this in mind, I can also add that who wouldn't absolutely agree there is unquestionably a true benefit to your life to always continuing your learning. We discussed earlier how technology has made it easier for us to do this. I also feel the educational systems have evolved so much that there is more of emphasis on the importance of continuing education now than there has ever been before. I think that most importantly, discipline and not allowing outside distractions to deter from learning on a ongoing basis throughout life our key to moving on with learning goals. I havew to say I learned from our class discussions, a little from textbooks, and from observing others. However, I do benefit more from signing up for classes because of the commitment you make rather than learning necessarily on my own. For example, this even extends into my regime to continue exercising throughout life. I have to join classes typically to make myself exercise. I have a hard time making the commitment to exercise just as important as everything else in my life.
Research is essential in contributing to our ongoing learning. We can actively participate in research by utilizing resources on the internet as well as in university libraries or we can obtain information through direct observation of individuals within our profession. We must continue questioning ourselves and new information we obtain. Hopefully we will find mentors in our lives that we can seek guidance from and participate in community action to advocate changes we need to make in our field within our own communities. We should always remember to keep an active journal of our experiences once we begin to work as Speech Pathologists. It would give us something upon which we could always reflect. There are so many opportunities to continue our research.
If I am always openminded and objective about information and remain flexible in my ideaology as I continue to form my academic development and practice I will benefit more and so will my clients. I will obtain more by revisiting information and through a willingness to support new techniques.
I have to say I am still apprehensive about jumping right into researching on the internet. Sometimes the vocabulary used is overwhelming. It all sounds so technical. However, I do not want to pass up the opportunity to change the way I am able to acquire knowledge. This class has introduced me to new options for the continuation of my learning. I will seek to learn more about these new technologies and hopefully incorporate them into my lifelong learning.
You know one of the most rewarding things about continuing to learn whether it is for your career or not, is just the fact it helps you to participate in communication with others. How often do you get to just sit down and relax and carry on a conversation with another person and learn so much from what they have to say as you offer information to teach them? I enjoy doing this so much more now than I ever did in the past. I contribute this to my eagerness and willingness to continue learning from all aspects of life.
I think my own learning needs are continually met by my eagerness to stay on a pursuit to be informed. I want to be able to work to the best of my ability and I need to continue learning to do that. As I get older I am more and more fascinated about how much this world has to offer. I want to always enjoy new information and utilize it in some way whether it helps me or I just pass it along to someone else.