Final Reflection

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What are your final reflections on your Colloquium experience?

I did not think that I would be impacted much from this course. I enjoyed learning about the many issues around the world. It is kind of scary to hear, but the truth at times is scary. It is important to learn these issues, it allows more people to learn and actually have a change at making a difference.

What changes would you make to the course?

I understand that this course is an intensive writing course, but I do think that some of the assignments were a little tedious in regards to the topics.

What assignments made the most impact?

There were not assignments that impacted me. Although, I did enjoy the blogs, I was able to express any feelings that I felt towards any reading.

What readings made the most impact and why?

There was not really one reading that made a particular impact on me. All of the readings had concerns about the world and they all connected in a certain way.

 What suggestions for activities or field trips do you have?

I think that learning a little about the fields trips prior to going would be an improvement. I enjoyed all of the field trips this semester. They were informational and allowed me to gain an appreciation for the town we live in.

How can the online course be improved?

The online course part was no issue at all. I do not think any improvements need to be made in this area. 

The Earth Charter Reflection

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Some individuals are unaware of the many issues that are currently happening around the world. These are important to our future and keeping the human population alive. We have to realize that majority of these issues can be slowed or eradicated if individuals actually made changes. The world cannot keep going if we do not change.

The Earth Charter was informational and eye opening. It mentions that “We much recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny” (1). I believe that humans want to continue on living and so does the Earth, but the Earth is without a voice. It only makes changes because we cause them. It tries to replenish, but we are too busy over working it. It is important that we “Declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations” (1). I would like to think that future generations may be able to live in the world without the worries of the Earth disappearing. This is something that we have to take action now to help our future world.

To save the Earth and ourselves, but most importantly the Earth is vital. We have the “Knowledge and technology to provide for all and reduce our impacts on the environment” (1). So, we meaning ALL people need to wake up and see what is happening. Some may not be affected directly but it will shortly happen to all of us. We are in a world of people who are trying to cure cancer or probably have already found a cure, I think that this is something that we have caused ourselves, so maybe changing the way we live and do things could stop this.

I think that The Earth Charter’s principles are viable. It just needs everyone to be on board, “We must find ways to harmonize diversity with unity” (3). To save mankind, we need to save the Earth.

Field Trip Reflection

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The trip that had the most impression for me was when we went to downtown Ft. Myers. I have lived in Ft. Myers my whole life and there were many things new that I had learned but never heard about. It is always great to hear the history of a place that you have known your whole life.

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I have always enjoyed downtown, but it was not always as beautiful as it is today. It was deserted and there were not that many people roaming the streets as we saw on our field trip. Going to the museum was enjoyable. I enjoyed hearing how Ft. Myers was home to some dinosaurs that it snowed here and was also home to the Calusa and Seminole Indians.

This field trip allowed me to have an appreciation for the place that I have grown up in. I feel more connected to Ft. Myers from learning about its history. There were some great things such as the three C’s as our guide mentioned, cattle, cane, and citrus and then some things that bothered me, which I cannot seem to get my head around, is the way that people wanted to get rid of the Indians that were here FIRST, but that is something that I will never understand the reasoning, but I am happy to call Ft. Myers my home and sense of place.

When I was reflecting on the past field trips, this one stood out to me the most because it is my hometown, and it also made me think of the book, A Land Remembered. Knowing that the book is fiction, it made it more realistic to think of the places that were mentioned on our field trip in relation to the book. For instance, the mounds built by the Calusa Indians that Tobias and his family fled to during a huge rain storm.

This field trip made me love where I was born and raised even more. Although, it may not be much, it is MY home. 

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