Week 10!!

I cannot believe that we are beginning the final week of the course.  It is completely amazing and astonishing to see that the course is almost over.  Once again, I am so sad to lose such a great group of friends and peers.  I've learned so much from everyone, and I feel like I've a group of colleagues all over the world.

This coming week is a week of reflection.  Course participants are asked to reflect on what they've learned over the last 10 weeks on their blogs. They are to read about the levels of technology integration of their classes--both now and where they'd like to be in 5 years.

I think that the technology integration scales are interesting.  When I read them the first time, I was teaching in three different types of classes.  One class was adult learners at a local community college.  There was no technology in the classroom, and these learners had no access to technology either in the school or in the classroom.  They really needed to achieve computer literacy and were denied access by a horrible classroom.  When I taught this class again I bought my own projector to accompany my laptop, so I had a one-computer classroom.  While I didn't have a computer lab to use, a one-computer classroom was much better than nothing. It made a huge difference as I could show videos, audios, websites, etc.

My second class was at a university and there was a projector in the classroom that I could hook my laptop up to.  We used Blackboard in this class (in fact, using Blackboard was a program requirement) and I used Bb daily to post grades, readings, writing examples, my syllabus, homework, etc. I loved it.

The third class I teach is this Webskills course.  It is 100% technology and I love it, too.  To me, using technology enhances my teaching and my learners' experience.

Well, it's been a wonderful course with an incredible group of people.  I will miss everyone.  You are very dear to me!

Donna