I will use this blog for comments related to the ONE course that I am taking this year. That is the one about research and web2 tools. The topic has great potential and I look forward to reflecting on the topic and see how to advance my current understanding.
For starts, I got kind of hung up on the doing of things the same way…. that is… ok, let’s start with introductions. This is what I had to say:
Greetings everyone,
I am Karen Garcia in Amherst Massachusetts looking forward to this course. As a Social Scientist and Educational consultant I keep interested in de-mystifying both the function of the scientific method and the utilization of the web for the creation and dissemination of knowledge. That being the ultimate responsibility of teachers as learners… Yes? Much research is needed to help accounting what is floating around in cyberspace as a way to take hold of our social capital and pursue better learning.
I’ve been thinking during this week about this course and wonder about the function of introductions in this setting and the best use of web tools for that. The use of messages here does help, and forums could be used for sharing initial demographics and contact information… a survey monkey as well as polls could also be used to gather summaries of the information. Has anybody seen other innovative ways to gather introductions? I am looking forward to developing a page at gmail (as instructed). See you there!
