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My Philosophy

Since I was a young teenager, I always felt a drive to do something for the good of others, but I was not sure what exactly

that meant. Whatever the future held for me, I always thought it would be something that involved the welfare of others in

my life. I felt this way, not knowing what I was meant for, until I had my children. It was after I became a mother that I

realized my passion. My life was now meant for my children and to do my best to secure their childhood, educate them as

they matured and watch them become successful & independent adults so they can ultimately live prosperous and happy lives.

I also realized I had a need to care for and educate other people. Whether I was a heart monitor technician for an Intensive

Care Unit, a real estate agent, a business owner, or an educator, I will always want the best possible outcome for those

I encounter, do business with, and/or care for.

As a graduate student, I consider myself to be very knowledgeable with the e-Learning environment. Through my educational carrier, I have

taken multiple online courses. These courses were first taken at the junior college level, as an undergrad, and later on as a graduate student.

All of these courses were offered through some sort of a Learning Management System (LMS), which is a software application used for the

administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, or learning and development

programs. The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. The following are just a few of the many LMS:

I have my personal experiences with LMS and created two online classes of my own. With one course, I used Blackboard and the other was an

LMS I created myself with the help of a website builder. Unfortunately, neither of these courses was ever used with a live classroom. With that

said, I understand the complexity of creating a cohesive course; it is far from being an easy task.

With each of my experiences, regardless of the CMS, organization of the course and its assessments have always been a concern for me. My

success as a student always depended on the success of my professor and their ability to help me know what learning outcomes they expected

of me, and how to effectively assess my ability to achieve said expectations.

As a lower grad student, I often had to perform test that assessed my memory retention of subject matter. Depending on the subject, this

method of testing memory can be effective while ineffective for others. I often found myself studying just to pass tests, and not to retain

lessons. As a graduate student, I mostly show proof of my knowledge by writing papers and demonstrate my understanding of lesson materials

which for me seems to be a more proficient way to create long-lasting memories. If I were to ever teach online, I will take these experiences

with me and use them hopefully to the benefit of my students.