Chargualaf Mid-Term Reflection

January 9, 2014

Since the 23^rd of December, the day we started this course, I already felt anxious.  Learning how to create an account on Moodle, reading over our course syllabus, viewing the calendar, on top of our Christmas break just beginning, I was already overwhelmed. 

I took the course because of the fact that it was a fully online course, which meant that I could complete my assignments without actually having to leave home, and from anywhere I was at. I didn’t realize the amount of information I would learn from this course. 

My colleagues have been an inspiration from the start.  I saw Moodle blog posts from everyone, then, realized we also had to blog on the ED638 course blog.  Soon the assignments just seemed to pile a mile high!  But my colleagues, they kept their blogs and comments coming, they posted completed assignments and I soon realized I could do this.  I’m not as fast and up-to-date as many of them, but I did learn to get things done. 

The exploration of Internet Tools, Effective Literacy Sites, blogs, reviews and comments have all been fantastic!  I honestly never knew I would have learned so much, and it’s only Mid-Term!  Part of me being overwhelmed is the fact that I love the “idea” of being “tech-savvy”, but I am really not all that “tech-savvy”. Most of it has to do with fear that I will “break” or do something that should have been done. 

Well, it’s half way over and I am looking forward to learning more about this next project, the Geo-Narrative Lesson designing.  I have never used Google Earth in any lesson and I am excited to learn how to incorporate the Internet Tool to enhance student learning.

“Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.” - Unknown.