Coming into the class, I was initially a bit sceptical towards the way we are approaching this course. However, as the term progressed, I found myself to really appreciate how we interact with the lecture materials every week, and also how we approach the “difficult stuff” like hard conversations and workshops/campaigns. Through these practices and experiences, I think I would be able to look at sustainability topics through a different angle than before, focusing on the multiple and complicated layers of issues that surround the topic rather than only looking at the surface of the problem.
I often find the reflections for every week’s learning journals are really useful in terms of deepening my understanding: they are often a place for me to gather my thoughts and re-examine how I view these environmental issues, so moving forward, I think I will try to apply this technique in other aspects of my learning/life as well.
Yes! I agree with the idea that the reflections for each week a wonderful part for this course. It could help me wrap-up the contents, make me think more and organize my thoughts. I found it a really good approach to study!