Where to start?? I have used forums (mainly for Sims 2) but have never blogged. I learnt so much just in the first few hours of this class. I am going to be spending more time on line now , it was getting boring and monotonous, but now I am looking forward to discovering new possibilities.
Previous thoughts....
These are some thought that I had about e-learning before I began the course:
Some reasons for the use of e-learning
1. Dangers/safety concerns regarding the topic being studied eg volcanoes
2. Location of the topic being studied eg outer space
3. Distance eg Bundaberg to Canberra is too far for a day trip!
4. Expense eg not all students may be able to afford going whale watching
5. Practicality eg in the past (1600's)
6. Sensitivity regarding the topic eg It is inappropriate for a class of students to discuss a homeless person in front of them.
7. Logistics eg 3d space, complex mathematical formulas.
8. Catering for learners needs eg hearing a persons story rather than reading it.
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Yes, I am very excited about the possibilies being opened up to me now. Like we are told in Tutes, there are many other people we can network with and tap into who are experts in one thing or another. So we can use them to learn more or to help when we get into trouble. When we become teachers, I am going to find out who the experts are in the school and in the high schools. A funny story; a friend started as a high school teacher and was told her first job was teaching students about a software tool that she had never seen before. On her first day, she knew that the students were the experts so asked them to create a tutorial of the program. The students then taught her how to use it.
ReplyDeleteI think teachers today need to "let go of the reins" and not be anxious or upset of their students know something that they don't. There is nothing worse when you know something and you are excited to share what you know and the teacher (or another person) shoots you down in flames by ignoring you. Excited students make fantastic students
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