http://boisje37.edublogs.org My Journey Through ETAP 687- Summer 2009 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:54:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My final reflection post for ETAP 687. It has been a fun experience and I have enjoyed working with everyone. I can't believe that this course is over. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were all just getting to know each other. Please view my video above ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/08/17/final-reflection-post-for-etap-687/ I apologize in advance for my use of the word "umm". I don't like recording and hearing myself, so I use the word "umm" as a filler when I get nervous. Anyways, I hope you enjoy my reflection post for this week. My rating is a (4) http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/08/10/what-have-i-learned-part-1/ So, in less than one week the site admin area of Edublogs changed. It threw me for a loop, but I like the design a lot better. It is easier to navigate. Well, anyway onto my experiences over the last week. So here we go... The past week has been a ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/08/03/where-am-i-part-2/     Well, I have to say to honestly answer this question; I am a bit overwhelmed and off (keep reading to find out what I mean) this week. I completely overlooked the course checklist assignment that was due yesterday. I read everything in the module, but for some reason I missed ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/07/28/where-am-i-part-1/ Very interesting question. I have been pondering on this question and here is what I came up with....I guess I am many things in relation to others, I am a student, employee, learner (as my dad calls me a perpetual student), sister, daughter, niece, cousin, and sister-in-law. I am a ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/07/20/who-am-i/ So far, what has challenged me the most in this course is designing the learning activities for my course, Interviewing. Seeing that I have not taught previously (traditional or non-traditional) and only have experience as being a student, I have been having some trouble developing the learning activities. Designing ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/07/14/a-challenging-task-discussions/ After completing the learning activities for this module’s assignments, I really appreciated all of the work that goes into designing a course from scratch. I only had 9 modules, but it seemed like a lot more than that. Trying to get everything to tie into together was a bit ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/07/06/technology-my-passion-my-course/ The Three Principles of Effective Online Pedagogy was a great eye-opener for me. Not having a teaching background, it helped steer me in a direction. This is the first course that I have taken, that we have had to change the subject of the discussion posts. I think this is ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/07/01/discussions-and-the-instructor/ The article “Do Online Students Dream of Electric Teachers” by Jason Scorza, made me think about the participating in the discussion board as a student and as an instructor. An online classroom environment doesn’t allow you to see an instructor or classmate’s non-verbal cues (Scorza, 2005). I have always wondered ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/a-recap-of-the-past-2-weeks-in-module-3/ I can’t believe the first two weeks of the course are already over. The first two weeks were a little overwhelming with learning a new learning management system and getting acclimated to the other programs. I finally feel comfortable with VoiceThread, Twitter, and Blogging. Here are some of ... http://boisje37.edublogs.org/2009/06/08/a-review-of-module-1/