Fall 2010 officially began August 23. And my course teams got everything done! I was thinking about how summer started. I was glad to have Patty and Brad comment on my entry on ‘Coming Up for Air.’ But I can’t say that I actually improved the process for preparing courses for fall. In fact, if it’s possible, things were even more hectic.
For one thing, I was out of the office for 2 weeks for a conference and training. I’ve never been so appreciative of being in the office before in my life :). So if for nothing else but to remind myself: don’t ever do that again! Seriously, I have never been more overwhelmed in my life. But the good news is that everything got done because of the great people that I work with and adrenaline, and I am going to do something about it. My first agenda item is to make a master plan for Spring ’11. Once this has been created I plan to run it by a few people. Then I’m going to put down milestones on my shared calendar to keep things in order.
I’m hoping this works because I need to show some progress or will be disappointed.
It really does get hectic just prior to the start of the semester. I like your plan for Spring 2011 where you’ll be creating a master plan, including tracking milestones on a shared calendar. As I tend to be a detail person, I rely heavily on tracking key events on my calendar.
Another great point you made is relevant to the team environment we work in. Learning Design has a great group of people, all who strive to create the best possible learning experience for our students. Team work is critical to our success.