Yes, I did.
I actaully count a smallest piece of new information in a day as a learning experience and by the end of a day this smallest unit becomes a bigger one while adding with other small units. I felt good when I added my new discussion topic in my current online course in a blog format. Yes, something small but an addition in my practice of distance learning.
This week was busier than the previous one with checking assignments, participating in discussion groups, and updating gradebooks. I did not hear from others a lot during this week and want to see more postings in journals and wiki.
Making an account at Wetpaint wiki was easy. I just followed the directions and get there. Watching ytube video was helpful. I like the idea of making a camping plan using wiki. Best for coordination while making a plan. As we have a family get together in BC next Summer, I will use wiki to collaborate with other families on wiki’s forum. It will be fun!
What is Wiki?
From Website: "The simplest online database that could possibly work. Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by non technical users."
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I like your comment about not hearing from other people. That is one of the difficulties of teaching online. We struggle to build community, especially if we do not do something synchronous. I find that synchronous is difficult since most students signed up to not be restricted by time and space (just deadlines). What are some of the things, or where are some of the areas, you wanted more evidence of classmate attendance? How can you facilitate that in your future courses?
Yes Shelley, you are right that building a community is difficult especially when we do something synchronous. As far as current course is concerned, I guess people who really have joined the course are building the community pretty well despite their other committments. For my future courses, I am planning to make a set up for virtual office hours and online chat and hoping to build a better community.
Sorry, I wanted to say, "when we DO NOT do something synchronous" in my previous posting.
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