Jody

I think the best learning community I had was the summer of 2009 when I taught //The Cold War: Media as a Primary Resource//. I am not sure who learned more, me or the participants. This group posted on every forum, gave personal experience examples and shared so many Cold War resources that I could hardly keep up. I am not sure if the class went so well because it was summer and we didn't have the demands of our regular classroom or if the subject matter was ideal to the participants. Their enthusiasm was contagious and by the time the 6 weeks were up, it was hard to say goodbye. Many of the students in the course were also History teachers in the classroom and World War II and The Cold War are subjects that take more time than others. Two of the students were married and others worked together at the same school..this led to strong group dynamics. What ever the reason, the learning community of this course worked together, praised each other and made a lasting impression on me.