Thursday, March 10, 2011

Final Reflection

 Is it easy to say which topic was the most successful? impossible. Each of them was better than the previous one. My first success was making a blog after a long time struggling. It was followed by the ABCD objectives. For a teacher like me-with zero knowledge in technology use, everything was caching- search engines, Webquest, PP presentation, creating Bookmark on Delicious which caused another struggle with technology, but I realised that it was why we were on the WIKI and I struggled. I have always wanted to know how the instructors (facilitators)work- I got it when we created our Nicenet thread. Fantastic! I will try to use it
 The readings seemed long at the beginning but then they turned out interesting and easy to follow.
I have all the links printed and know where to go when  needed. The only thing I didn't understand well was ANVIL, to be exact-how to make it. I hope it won't be a problem after some time when I become more skilled.

 I wish success to our instructor Robert and the whole group. Is it possible that we meet again sometime?

Marine

Sunday, March 6, 2011

To Robert Elliott

  Dear Robert,

I would like to thank  you,  I joined the WIKI absolutely unaware of web skills. At the beginning some of our  participants' experience terrified me. Due to your kind support I felt confident and I learned so much that I'm ready to share it with the whole world. I'm happy I applied for WEB skills course, this is what I wanted and needed.
  
Thanks to Oregon University and the staff
Thanks to my WIKI friends, I learned from them a lot

Best regards

Marine Chalauri

 

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Week 9

 Just one week before the wiki ends. I feel sad and I feel happy . Sad bacause I have to say good-bye to the everyday expectations what to read  and do-will it be difficult or easy?, what to post at Nicenet and curiosity what my friends post there. Happy as there is hope that I'll have some free time to relax(which I doubt, one thing finishes and immediately something else starts, we never rest).
  Max Koller and Tom Glass, editors of the Forum journal made their contribution to wiki, I feel as if it was a face to face meeting. Since then I have felt  to be Forum more active reader.
 I felt  load came off my shoulders after I posted my class project. I can't say it is perfect but I think it's all right.
This week's reading was Learning Styles, a familiar topic but enriched with technology tools. I like reading biographies and found Howard Gardner's biography very active and rich. Wow, this is life , to do so much, write so many books. I like what he says:''My colleagues and I are studying how the ethical compass of young people is affected by the new digital media". We teachers have to do a lot to achieve half of what is desirable.