Today I listened to the final lecture for this unit and I found myself reflecting on how I felt when I began this technological experience and how far I have come.  With a great amount of fear and trepidation I embarked on this journey with my sole aim being a pass grade - that was the best I could hope for.  Remember, I am a digital immigrant; not a digital native.  Now that I have almost reached the end of my journey, I realise that not only will my final grade probably exceed my expectatio...
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Wikispaces was the technology required to complete Assignment 3.  As mentioned in a previous post, I was not look forward to this assignment and was completely overwhelmed by it.  OMG!  Was I wrong!  I have never had so much fun completing an assignment task.  I had three fantastic members in my group - The Fantastic Four - who worked so well together.  Everyone was given their own set task to complete and we would email regularly to provide updates to each other on where we were at.  I don't...
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Lecture 10 was delivered by Jan Herrington and focused on the role of teachers in a 21st century classroom.  As an external student I find this subject particularly interesting.  Many people question the role of the teacher in classrooms especially when many individuals are opting to continue working and studying online during a time that is convenient to them.  If individuals are able to manage their education independently, then where is the need for the teacher?  I think it was Fred S. Kel...
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I can't believe it has been so long since my last blog or that this semester is almost over! 
Lecture 9 was delivered by Rob Phillips and was about learning with multimedia. I enjoy Rob's lectures as they are informative and entertaining and this lecture was no different - it required some group participation and discussion.  Rob addressed the technologies used in EDN113 and asked if we could give examples to support them.

• Tool to support knowledge construction - campanion website, example...

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I hear and I forget.  I see and I remember.  I do and I understand.

- Chinese Proverb

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Wow!  I can't believe it has been almost two weeks since my last blog!  I have been struggling with this referencing software known as EndNote.  EndNote was one of the referening options we were given to use in Assignment 2.  I don't know why, but I really struggled with this. 
I watched a couple of the tutorials on the Campanion website, then installed the software onto my computer.  Then I watched the tutorials again, researched some more information and tutorials online and began to stress...
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After I recovered from the initial feelings of dread relating to the requirements for Assignment 3, the second part of Lecture 6 focused on How Computers Work and was delivered by Rob Phillips.  Being a Digital Immigrant and still learning about computers and the Internet, I really enjoyed this part of the lecture.  Rob was really proficient in explaining technical jargon in a way that I could understand.  I had no idea what CPU, RAM, HDD, imput and output devices actually meant, however his ...
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Ohhh!  Sickness and illness - I have just listened to Lecture 6 and I am terrified of Assignment 3!  Everytime I start to feel comfortable with this unit, Jan throws another curve ball and I am afraid that even if a give it a good whack I am going to hit a foul.  I am just coming to terms with Assignment 2 and now I have this one to think about too. 
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What an amazing teaching tool having a web site is going to be when I become a teacher!  To be able to post deadlines for assessments, links to resources that may assist students in completing assessments and post notices regarding  events such as sports carnivals, excursions, incursions, library day,etc will make a web site an invaluable teaching/learning tool.

It will also allow parents to review assessment criteria, thus enabling them to assist their children when completing homework and as...
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I was a little confused with today's lecture on authentic learning, paritcularly with the academic philosophy of learning verses the authentic philosophy of learning.  I could see how both were effective and wondered why teaching had to lean explicitily towards one or the other.  I wondered how, as an educator, I would be able to support the curriculum using many authentic learning strategies.  I decided to look through the ACARA website for answers and was at a loss to find resources for tea...
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So the last two weeks I have researched several social networking sites.  Some of them were really interesting, while others just seemed to be a waste of time!  I was not sure which I would choose to learn for my assessment.  I wanted to pick an application I would personally benefit the most from and not one I would learn and never use again.  Eventually I decided on Skpye.  I had soooooo much fun with this networking site.  It was not always a perfect connection and the people I was connect...

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My first blog! WOW!

When I first viewed EDN113 outline and saw I was required to do a website, I felt physically sick. I had never even created an email address and now I was expected to create a website! LORD HAVE MERCY! I tried creating a google website, but then wasted <12 hours trying to edit it! Finally a co-worker told me about Yola. What I couldn't achieve on the google site, I achieved - and then some - on my Yola site and in record time! Yay Yola! I have had soooooo much fun since ...

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