Experience of online learning

2.8.4 Reflect

The highlights, advantages, problems and pitfalls

My experience of online has been a bit challenging and some how interesting. I have enjoyed what ever step i was taking since the beginning of this course," Designing Learning". Some thing challenging can either be negative or positive. this time it was positive in such a way that, when you start exploring the tools and resources of technology, they are endless and resourceful. I feel that i can not wait to tell some of my colleague of the importance and what they are missing with not integrating technology in their professional. One thing which i have noticed is that, this integration is two way. it help the teacher in simplifying his lessons as well as easing the absorption and understanding of learners. I was so amazed of the constructivist theory which advocates for the learners construct their knowledge activity rather than just mechanically inserting knowledge from teacher or text books. The MI theory by Gardner were he hopes that one day learners can be able to use what they learned at school. and not forgetting the Authentic learning, the Socrates questioning, virtual learning, to mention but a few.   

My highlights and advantages are quite many. First and fore most, am now confident in what am doing concerning the integration of computing due to the knowledge i have acquired from these two courses. 

I have improved on my communication skills using a variates of tools which are on the internet. for example the face book, twitter, WAYN , blog circles and many others. 

I have acquired different skills of designing which i  feel that they are important to my professional career as a teacher for example the inforgraphs and the mind master 

I have also acquired new skills and methods of technology integration, which can help learners to acquire knowledge more easily and happy. 

My problems and pitfalls all rotates on balancing work and other things with the course work which is ever having time line . it has been a challenge ever since i started this course. But never the less were there is a challenge, there must be solutions.