This is a reflective blog to say what I have learnt so far on this first semester of DLT.
What great fun I have had learning new ways in which to communicate with the wider world and what different platforms there are I can use. Integrating these Michael did a great job as I was able to participate within the classroom environment whilst sitting at home some 50 minutes away just by logging into Adobe Connect.
It was not so easy for Michael. He has had to set everything up, not always easy to then start a class on time when another tutor is in that room beforehand. It was good though because as we waited for the class to come 'live' we chatted online to those that were also logged in from home (or work).
I feel, for me that this made me feel part of the lesson and not an outsider watching in. Michael often read our comments and asked us questions, keeping us all as a class. If he didn't somebody within the classroom might just point them out to him if they thought that the question warranted an answer - sometimes they did answer themselves which was good.
At the beginning of the course I did not know what to expect and although I have taught Packages for many years this kind of lesson teaching was new to me. It took a while to get on-board with some of the tasks which the class had to do and which were assessed activities. I was not comfortable in the beginning on what I was doing and if what I was doing was correct. I look back at that learning experience and see that yes, I have made some errors but then I have achieved alot and learnt alot too.
I feel more comfortable using different platforms and feel that even after this course has finished I will continue to use some, if not all, of them.
It was good to be able to go out to a high school which needed some assistance with advanced Google docs as they were getting in a muddle and needed some help. I was surprised at how much knowledge I had amassed and was pleased to of been of assistance.
My project (which is the next thing) will be to create a Learning Object that will enable the ladies I taught to teach others. This I am looking forward to now I have the confidence of other platforms.
Improvement on the course?
One of these has already been addressed as I now know where to find all the assessment as they are in one place. Sometimes I feel that the class has gone so quickly and I need more time to digest what has been said and done but we do have the option of watching the recorded lesson session at a later date.
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Nice reflection GJ.
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