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Way back in November I wrote a very brief post about why I began this course of study. In that post, I identified two main rationale for doing this: To expose myself to a wider range of eLearning strategies; particularly the chance to apply those skills consistently. To expose myself to more Academic theory around eLearning, and the effectiveness of it to specifically improve student achievement. Now that I am at the end of a 32 week Professional Development experience, it is time to honestly reflect on my achievements , and leanings resulting from the efforts I have put in. The first point to make is that the course has kept my interest pretty consistently. I'm pretty stoked with this, as 32 weeks is a pretty big effort, by everyone involved. What have I gained from Study? Upon reflecting on the two aims above, I think the second has been much more successful than the first. In the first digital course particularly there were times when I struggled to see the