Fall forward

 I was wise;  instead of putting off lots of work until right before the class launched, I put in chunks of time here and there when I could.  Now, I have 2 weeks before launch and I can let it settle.

I am at the place where I need to do a final proofread for details of the OER book (reading assignments).  I also need to set all the assignments in Canvas--unlimited for application assignments.  I'll do that as I do a final proofread of them.  I then need to copy the Master class over into the summer I section.  Then set the due dates.

Detail work like this isn't enjoyable to me but it's part of the task.  I would much prefer to find the nit picky mistakes myself than hear about them from students.

Fall forward.  The other day Valorie, a colleague who really understands what I'm doing with transitioning to OER materials, listened kindly as I told her my fears about the class not being perfect when it launches in summer 1.  Her advice was priceless:  fall forward.

Yes, there will be mistakes.  Own them, fix them and improve the class.  Yes.  This isn't about how brilliant I am.  

This is about improving the system so students don't have to pay an extra $139 for access to the online curriculum site after paying tuition for the class.  

This is about me having creative freedom to guide students to learn this information.  I really like the scope and sequence I chose for this class.  I was able to take the 2 most challenging grammar concepts and separate them into Ch 4 and Ch 5 instead of having both in Ch 5 right before the final.  

This is about simplifying the class.  Instead of having to navigate Canvas as well as a curriculum website that can be very confusing for students, they can focus on really learning the information of the class.

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