FROM: Communication Around the 'World' A Disney Dispatch Feature
Class Dismissed
David Zanolla has returned with his students from their learning trip to Disney World, and now the class must end: no more lessons or lectures from David, but instead projects from each of his students, which he requires them to publish here!
David Zanolla teaches an advanced honors course at Western Illinois University called Communication Around the "World". Disney World! In addition to standard lectures and projects, students will spend a week at the happiest place on earth. Cool, eh?
You can't come on the trip - sorry! - but we've reserved for you a virtual seat in David's course. There's the (virtual) bell!
Here's David with his fond farewell...
As we were watching the 'Kiss Goodnight' at the Magic Kingdom on the last night of our trip, I realized I would never see the 'World' like this again.
I was once more blessed with an AMAZING group of students whose hunger for knowledge about communication at Walt Disney World impressed me every day. We had some wonderful experiences during our eight days on property. I always feel as if I need/want more time at Disney World, but this was different.
I realized (and yes, there were some tears, I mean, mist in my eyes) that for the most part, my job with the students had come to an end. I'll still visit with each of them as they complete their final projects, but our travel to WDW was the culmination of eight intensive weeks of learning.
Now, the baton has been passed to my class.
In the upcoming weeks, you'll be hearing from them regarding what they learned - which hopefully was more than the need to get a FastPass for Toy Story Mania.
Thanks for following me on this journey!
And come back soon to read the reports my students are writing about what they learned both in class and in the park.
