I'd have to say that this has been one of the best classes I have taken so far in my master's program. The online interaction was great. In many classes you don't always get to interact with your classmates, but by reading and responding to the blogs every week I had an opportunity to hear what others were saying. I am very grateful to Dr. Newberry for the flexibility in time we had in completing the assignments and post. Having small children at home makes it difficult to get to class every week and/or sit in front of my monitor at a specific time to respond to others. I probably got more done with the course set up this way than I have in other course, and I'd have to say I put more effort into my assignments because I was able to do them at a time that was best for me rather than rushing right before a class.
The information I have learned from this course has been very valuable,most of which I have already begun to use in my classroom. I have been able to open my eyes wider when it comes to administration and specifically the Ed Norman Syndrome. It seems to be a commonality among all fields not just education. The projects I have submitted are the building blocks for many more technology driven activities that I plan on pursuing.
Overall this was an excellent class and I hope that I am able to take more courses set up this way.
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Downloaded session 10 podcast
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read and responded to other students' blogs
3 comments:
Hi Michele,
I think you are right on target with your posting. This class has been enjoyable and allowed us to see other perspectives that we might not be able to share and experience in a tradional class. And the flexibility in the number of projects we could do and the time frame given to us was great as you mentioned. The blog postings were a great means of interaction among the classmates in the class.
James
Me too Michele!!
This class worked out so well for me. I don't have small children at home (I have an 18 year old!), but I do need the flexibility that the online class has to offer. I really feel that I was able to connect with my classmates more successfully than if I had been sitting in class with them. Sitting in class, we often do not get the time to open up the way we did online in this class. I hope to be able to take more classes in this format in the near future.
great job!
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