I had to make some short trips during the course. It was a unique experience because some of the issues were related to the themes discussed in EDCMOOC. It definitely deserves being described in a separate post.
… It’s been such a hectic schedule for me
recently that I doubted whether I’ll be able to meet the deadline for the final
assignment. My initial idea was not to submit anything:(
I decided to add my voice to the video to make
it more personalized, thus reflecting the main message of the artifact: humans
value real-life communication even if it happens via technology. I know that my
pronunciation is far from being flawless, yet I hope it won’t prevent the
viewers from getting the main idea of the video.
Being a teacher, I’m aware of great advantages
of e-learning, but I’m sure that it will never substitute face-to-face
instruction. The future of using technology for education depends on our
ability to find the right balance between technology enhanced learning and
human relations of teachers and students. My professional interest is blended
learning. I try to combine the best features of traditional and online
pedagogy. The greatest challenge is to create a productive hybrid of
pedagogical design to help our students benefit from the latest achievements of
technology without losing the sense of being human.
These four weeks of EDCMOOC were full of
interesting events and thought-provoking information that I’ll have to digest
later. The most significant part of my learning experience began two months
before the official start date of the course when I joined the community of
moocers/fraingers. I've learnt a lot with them and from them. Their support and
encouragement are really invaluable. Now I have a clear idea about essential
skills of cooperation students acquire through connectivism and collaboration and I'll try to apply some elements of these activities in my teaching practice.
I sympathize with those moocers who have to assess my work. I'm certainly not proud of it, but that's what I managed to produce.
