Welcome to EME2040 (It is no longer a simple hello world post)
Hello World!
It is really the tradition from the programming to say "Hello World!" every time you are starting something new. The phrase does not have much more actual meaning other than a quick test. However, I do want to say "Hello EME2040" as it is now officially a new semester!
I've read everyone's posts and I am really impressed by your experience. It is a great group with a very diverse background. We have people who focus on child education, special ed, ed systems and policies, and we have experts in language, geography, social science, etc... Although some of you expressed that you don't have enough exposure to ed techs, I have no worries because (1) the things we are going to cover in this class, I think, are not any rocket science knowledge and (2) Y'all millennials have been engaged with the online world long enough to figure things out pretty easily.
As I've said in the class, probably already over ten times, technology per se is not the focus of this class. I have no interest in teaching simply using Microsoft Office and Windows. That is the objectives of some computer competency classes I've taken in maybe the last century. A more important issue is about how to harness the advantages of the technologies to design a better learning experience. Therefore, I care more about your interest, background and career choice (e.g., teacher/ not teacher, subject areas, age group). Ultimately, it is you who make the decisions about whether I like this technology or not in terms of facilitating MY class in the future. Technologies do not make a classroom better; A teacher does.
In terms of keeping the blog, it is not an easy task. It is energy consuming because you really have to be self-regulated to keep writing. In the regard, you're a bit easier than me because I don't have a deadline, I won't lose points, and I don't have prompts to work with. Writing a professional blog, in a lot of cases, means you have to develop a theme along the way. Although I will provide prompts for you, it is you who organize the ideas and words and develop the thesis. Hope everyone will have a satisfying blogging experience looking back at the end of the semester.
Just one note after reading all the posts: As a teacher, you always want your material to be visually appealing. A better color scheme, a good format, a nice configuration or some pictures can always help.
It is really the tradition from the programming to say "Hello World!" every time you are starting something new. The phrase does not have much more actual meaning other than a quick test. However, I do want to say "Hello EME2040" as it is now officially a new semester!
I've read everyone's posts and I am really impressed by your experience. It is a great group with a very diverse background. We have people who focus on child education, special ed, ed systems and policies, and we have experts in language, geography, social science, etc... Although some of you expressed that you don't have enough exposure to ed techs, I have no worries because (1) the things we are going to cover in this class, I think, are not any rocket science knowledge and (2) Y'all millennials have been engaged with the online world long enough to figure things out pretty easily.
As I've said in the class, probably already over ten times, technology per se is not the focus of this class. I have no interest in teaching simply using Microsoft Office and Windows. That is the objectives of some computer competency classes I've taken in maybe the last century. A more important issue is about how to harness the advantages of the technologies to design a better learning experience. Therefore, I care more about your interest, background and career choice (e.g., teacher/ not teacher, subject areas, age group). Ultimately, it is you who make the decisions about whether I like this technology or not in terms of facilitating MY class in the future. Technologies do not make a classroom better; A teacher does.
In terms of keeping the blog, it is not an easy task. It is energy consuming because you really have to be self-regulated to keep writing. In the regard, you're a bit easier than me because I don't have a deadline, I won't lose points, and I don't have prompts to work with. Writing a professional blog, in a lot of cases, means you have to develop a theme along the way. Although I will provide prompts for you, it is you who organize the ideas and words and develop the thesis. Hope everyone will have a satisfying blogging experience looking back at the end of the semester.
Just one note after reading all the posts: As a teacher, you always want your material to be visually appealing. A better color scheme, a good format, a nice configuration or some pictures can always help.
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