Robert Forto

Midlife in College

Week 74 of 186

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Week 73 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

Last week was a lot of writing! My professor warned us way back in Week 2 of this course when she approved our research topic to start writing then and do not put it off. Of course, I did not listen and waited until the last week to get started on researching and writing a 24-page literature review on the use of Experiential Learning in Building Effective Teams. I have to say, it turned out pretty good and I have a great base to start a new research or dissertation project if I choose to go this route.

Also, Michele is starting her journey this week too and she is very excited! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: **/250

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Forto, R., 727 Lit Review

 

 

Week 73 of 186

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Week 73 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

Heading into the home stretch of the latest course, Building Effective Teams. This week I have a 20-page literature review to do on experiential learning within this topic and should be a fun 10 or 12 hours sitting on my behind as I write.
The next course coming up is a data course and should begin to pave the way for the eventual project that I will be doing. I am suddenly on the fence about it when for the past year or so I was sure I was going to do it on strategic management in family-run firms.

Also, Michele is starting her journey this week too and she is very excited! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: **/**

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No paper this week

 

 

Weeks 69 to 72 of 186

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Week 69 to 72 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

It has been a couple of weeks since I did an update. It has been a very busy late summer/early fall and I am trying to get everything done before winter.
We are heading into Week 6 of the Leading Effective Teams course and I will have to say, I am really enjoying this one. I have complained a bit up to this point in the program that the courses have been heavy on organizational behavior and, yes, teams are part of any organization, at least in this course I can use my experience in the outdoors to bring together leadership and team concepts.
Last week Michele and I traveled to Louisville, KY to the annual Louder Than Life music festival, and like always, we were in the hotel room banging out papers like a couple of monkeys on typewriters each morning before heading to the show. I had to write a 15-page paper on Integrating Faith and Team Management. It was a struggle because I am not religious at all and an atheist at best so trying to bring together those concepts sometimes eludes me.
Click on the link below to read the paper and tell me what you think!

Also, Michele is starting her journey this week too and she is very excited! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: **/200

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Forto, R., 727 Faith and Learning FINAL

 

 

Week 68 of 186

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Week 68 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

Started the new course this week right in the middle of a very busy summer and several trips planned. It is always difficult to work on the coursework and travel since many of the assignments have firm deadlines and build on each other. For example, you can not reply to a discussion post until others in the class have posted theirs.
In this term, we have three papers, four discussion posts, and replies. Not a lot of writing, per se, compared to other courses.
I do look forward to exploring outdoor leadership again!

Also, Michele is starting her journey this week too and she is very excited! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: **/**

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Weeks 63-67 of 186

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Weeks 63 through 67 of approximately 186 are in the books in my doctorate program.

Starting another year of grad school today. This marks the seventh year in a row that I have been continuously enrolled.
 
I look forward to the last Monday of August each year as a time of renewal and new possibilities.
 
I remember like it was yesterday entering the classroom at UAA for my first class, HPER181. That was in August 2014. I was so young then, even at 44, and wet behind the ears on my educational journey. Even though I completed my first degree way back in 1996, this time was different.
 
Two degrees down, one more, my doctorate, about 1/3 of the way through. Countless projects, papers, discussion boards, edits, a ton of leadership theory, revisions and probably reading 1000 journal articles thus far.

Also, Michele is starting her journey this week too and she is very excited! Please do me a favor and follow her over on LinkedIn.

Score: **/**

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