I have spent 12 weeks in this class and I have learned a great deal of information. I think learn online is a series of steps. Once you reach a certain level you have to move into another subject. You begin to learn about that subject and each subject will build upon the last. When you feel that you lost or don’t quite understand, threaded discussions are formed to help you to understand what is going on. The instructor also follows their students so they can understand the material that is before them. As an asynchronous student it is essential that students will be able to follow the material and be able to converse with their peers. Students also must be free to develop learning skills that will help them in their class.
It is great to experience different ideas in an online classroom. I think I have learned many things in this particular class. It was a bit more difficult than most but I felt like that mountain climber who just needs to reach the top. I fell a couple of times but in the end I saw the point through the clouds. Finally, I am out of the clouds and I am moving forward.
Distance education is going to continue to evolve and new ideas will be implemented to make classes better. I am happy that I have had these experiences and look forward to applying what I learned in this class to my future endeavors.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Right now, I am very reflective of the work in this class. I have been able to learn so much right now. I am still the mountain climber and I am starting to see the mountain through the clouds. I may not get to tippy top, but I will finish and I will be successful, because I decided to finish the course. Thank you for the experience.
DIARY: April 9, 2009
In the paper I am working on talks about discourse devices and how they can be useful in an online environment. Author Judith Lapadat explains in her article how such devices can create community, increase coherence and negotiate agreement. All of these methods are important in creating a successful online classroom. I think that the more those students address these issues the more students will be able to function with each in an online environment.
I feel that it is important that students have a place where they can talk freely among themselves about the subject materials. Students should be able to agree and disagree without feeling like uncomfortable doing it. The needs to be inclusion among the class especially in a online setting. Since knowledge of a subject is important, students must engage so that they can learn the material that the instructor has given. In the end, they are able to forge new friendship and develop knowledge of a subject that they can use in the future.
I enjoyed Lapadat article and found some interesting information while doing the paper. I have learned a lot in this class and look forward to applying the information in my future work.
I feel that it is important that students have a place where they can talk freely among themselves about the subject materials. Students should be able to agree and disagree without feeling like uncomfortable doing it. The needs to be inclusion among the class especially in a online setting. Since knowledge of a subject is important, students must engage so that they can learn the material that the instructor has given. In the end, they are able to forge new friendship and develop knowledge of a subject that they can use in the future.
I enjoyed Lapadat article and found some interesting information while doing the paper. I have learned a lot in this class and look forward to applying the information in my future work.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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This week we are talking about teacher and learner dynamic. Teachers and students go hand in hand.
Also working on my paper, looking for good results.
Also working on my paper, looking for good results.
DIARY: April 2, 2009
What I have found is that there are so many departments that come together to help a student succeed in an online environment. As a student, I didn’t realize how many types of department you needed to help finish school.
In my experience I have depended on the digital library at UMUC. This has been a regular department for me throughout my college experience. I have been able to found many articles to help to develop papers or ideas about a topic or subject. I also have found it to be quite easy to find the information for my projects. This is so important because you want to find a library that will be able to provide as much information for its students.
There are also administrative support like career counselors and financial aid. These departments make life much easier for the student.
Teachers as I have mentioned in class, have a very important job but students must go outside this realm to find sources from other departments to help them in their education journey. Students must understand that teaching and learning go hand in hand and they need to have a school that will support them in their efforts.
In my experience I have depended on the digital library at UMUC. This has been a regular department for me throughout my college experience. I have been able to found many articles to help to develop papers or ideas about a topic or subject. I also have found it to be quite easy to find the information for my projects. This is so important because you want to find a library that will be able to provide as much information for its students.
There are also administrative support like career counselors and financial aid. These departments make life much easier for the student.
Teachers as I have mentioned in class, have a very important job but students must go outside this realm to find sources from other departments to help them in their education journey. Students must understand that teaching and learning go hand in hand and they need to have a school that will support them in their efforts.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Log In: April 1, 2009
Focusing on the last weeks of school. I am studying my article so I can prepare a paper that will display what I have learned as a student, a writer and as a future teacher.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
DIARY: March 25, 2009
As we move into the final weeks of school, I am reflective of what I have been learning in regards to distance education. I have found that it is more than just taking a class online. It is not just having an instructor tell you want needs to done. It is a huge interwoven concept of ideas, knowledge and a supportive environment. This is all shared with other students and instructors from around the world via the internet. It is the instructor’s job to present the information and guide the students. The students in turn must try to understand and be reflective of the information as it relates to their own experiences. Students are responsible to grasp the knowledge take it in and learn to the best of their ability by way of threaded discussion, quizzes and essays. In saying all of this, I have truly learned a lot, and I plan to learn more.
I had a difficult time of learning the material or at least putting my thoughts correctly on paper. But I owe a lot of to the empathy and patience of my professor Dianne who guided through this experience. Instructors have a huge task of not only guiding students and showing them the way but helping them to understand what needs to be done. In some cases, that may not happen overnight so it takes some patience to see if the student will get it right or at least know what they have to do.
When all is said and done I will be one of those students who will know what they have to do. And in the end, I will be able to take this experience and apply this to my own teaching style when helping future student in this same predicament. This journey has made me wiser and stronger. I am the mountain climber and I will climb up high!
I had a difficult time of learning the material or at least putting my thoughts correctly on paper. But I owe a lot of to the empathy and patience of my professor Dianne who guided through this experience. Instructors have a huge task of not only guiding students and showing them the way but helping them to understand what needs to be done. In some cases, that may not happen overnight so it takes some patience to see if the student will get it right or at least know what they have to do.
When all is said and done I will be one of those students who will know what they have to do. And in the end, I will be able to take this experience and apply this to my own teaching style when helping future student in this same predicament. This journey has made me wiser and stronger. I am the mountain climber and I will climb up high!
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