I am from a generation long before computers so computer technology concepts do not come naturally to me. I started using Excel (actually Lotus) many years ago for work and I am comfortable with it. E-mail is pretty simple and I use it quite a bit as well. I can surf the web relatively painless. I teach classes which utilize an online component and am becoming fairly comfortable with Blackboard. Web design, Wikiis, Blogs etc.. appear to be simple, but will take me some time to gain a comfort level. This is my second class in UW-Stout's E- Learning certificate and my last class exposed me to some of the latest web technology. My first week in this class was similiar to my first week in my first course, only less so. I'm still trying to get use to UW-Stout's learning management system and simple things like where to find the post button on my blog are causing me some problems, but I am confident I will get there. The amount of posts and the length of the posts on the discussion board are a challenge for me. I am a man of few words and have a short attention span. I am missing the old paradigm of education - face to face, read the book, write a paper, take a test.
However, I do believe you can teach an old dog new tricks. My struggles in this class are less than the struggles in my first class so I must be learning something.
Bow-wow.
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Jim - I hear you about finding the Post button. That drives me nuts every time I write a post for a discussion.
ReplyDeleteI'm using Moodle for another Stout course, and I find discussions easier to participate in with Moodle. Have you used Moodle? You said you use Blackboard at work. Do you prefer one over the other?
Fran @ CT