Aug 03 2008
Final reflection for K12Online 2007
Carol Midthun and I took the K12Online 2007 class together, and below is a copy of what we wrote as our final reflection on the conference. I would highly recommend attending the K12Online 2008 conference which is coming this fall, to learn more about the role of technology in education, but if you decide to take it for credit be prepared to be jump-started into the world of web 2.0. The reflections that I wrote and posted on my blog really helped me to better understand what web 2.0 can mean personally in my own teaching, and it gave me a path that I can continue to follow as everything web2.0 (and beyond) continues to evolve.
” The amount of information presented for this course was amazing. The contributors were very knowledgeable about their content and the quality of presentations was excellent. The format for this course encouraged collaboration, helped both of us to develop our personal learning networks, and grow in the area of professional development.
This has been a good experience. The resources were user friendly and set up in such a way that allowed us to watch the presentations in audio or video format. Not only that, it was great to have a 24/7 access to all presentations. Now that we are more familiar with the format we have discussed using this and the previous year’s presentations with the staff at our schools during staff development meetings.” Chris Dahl, Carol Midthun
I would also add that it was helpful to me to do this with a study partner, even though watching the webcasts and writing all of the reflections was really a singular experience. We kept each other on task and headed toward completion while eating bagels and drinking tea. It also gave us a chance to talk about and play with some of the tools we had heard about in the webcasts. I don’t know that the format could be changed to allow for more interaction among those taking the course, as it is spread out over time, but that would be one thought I have for consideration.
This experience has transformed my attitude toward using web 2.0 tools. It has also made me more confident in understanding how to create my own personal learning network. I felt that it was important for me to give back something to the K12Online community and so I have also volunteered to help in some way with it this year.
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