Wow! What a few weeks it has been. I managed to get through the las journey picking up some very useful tools along the way. The most challenging was creating the website. That was a bit frustrating considering that I was at one point a decent web page builder - as the saying goes "use it or lose it". I tried what I thought would be the simpliest way to host the website through wikispaces and discovered that there were some limitations that came with that choice. The limit on files sizes, page layout/design. However, the pages where simple to build and the tools were very userfriendly. the end result was a site with good content,appearance and ease of navigation - precisely what I have been wanting for the courses I teach.
I am looking forward to the video module. I really enjoy working wit this type of media and have played with some techniques as I create short video clips for church and to a lesser extent for school. I am also discovering the possibilities of video in instruction - I like the idea of not being there but being there for my students through recorded lessons.
Until my next installment,
Ingrid
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Weekly Post
The past two weeks have been long and difficult;I found myself wishing for 36 hour days. Last night I participated in my home phone chat and realized that online chats are an excellent resource for student discussion at their convenience. Chat rooms can be very useful for collaborative or group efforts/projects.
The video commanded my attention. Students seem to be less than satisfied with the current educational system of delivery. There is a sense of wasted time and irrelevant content. Educators have failed to keep up with the needs of today's students.
The article was a bit disturbing sometimes because of the implications for educators. It is apparent that students have set the tone for learning and teachers find themselves having to please the customer. Granted, I agreed with most of the implied changes that need to be made in terms of embracing and not ignoring the use of technology in education. I ended my thoughts with "I wish that they would make up their minds"; the student population today adopt and discard new fads at a pace that we as educators find very difficult to keep up with.
-Ingrid
The video commanded my attention. Students seem to be less than satisfied with the current educational system of delivery. There is a sense of wasted time and irrelevant content. Educators have failed to keep up with the needs of today's students.
The article was a bit disturbing sometimes because of the implications for educators. It is apparent that students have set the tone for learning and teachers find themselves having to please the customer. Granted, I agreed with most of the implied changes that need to be made in terms of embracing and not ignoring the use of technology in education. I ended my thoughts with "I wish that they would make up their minds"; the student population today adopt and discard new fads at a pace that we as educators find very difficult to keep up with.
-Ingrid
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