I'd like to thank my colleague, fabulous Fran, for beginning the Web2.0 Course with me and "following" my progress during the blog. Fran's support was invaluable. Here is Fran's link - I was her 'follower' and commented on most blog entries...
http://fran-an.blogspot.com/
Thanks also go to another colleague, Camille, the ICT guru and a terrific lady who was very supportive.
I very much enjoyed this challenge and learnt so many things about the digital world. I hope to use the new skills and knowledge to assist the students wherever I am able.
In my Web2.0 Course Reflection I'd like to acknowledge the video explaining "eLearning with the iLearn model" ... this information assisted my appreciation of the content in the course and discover how to focus on an engaging learning environment which is essential for creating student knowledge. The challenges facing educators include good learning and teaching embedded with Catholic values. Essentially, people matter first with the computers and the technology being the tools that may enable us to achieve our goals. Professional development and modelling being a learner are two things we can do to create and sustain change in our school. We can assist the students to learn and develop the iLearn skills so they may apply these skills when accessing Web2.0 tools. Skills such as those in Blooms diagram...
I am very glad this opportunity was afforded to me. Thanks to the co-ordinators.
Now it's time to celebrate learning, achievement, diversity, independence, collaboration ... giving it everything you can in an inclusive educational environment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9_n8jakvWU&feature=related
