Adventures of a Technology Challenged Online Instructor

Monthly archive: 06 2013

Week 24: A Reflection

Wow!  I made it – even if it took a couple of months longer than I had planned!  I can honestly say that I learned a lot from this course, a lot more than I thought I would.  I came into the POT Cert class looking for new tools to use and update my rather […]

My Presentation for Week 2 – Teaching and Learning Online (Week 23)

Okay – here is my slidecast for Week 2 of the POT Cert Course – Teaching and Learning Online.  This week wasn’t without it’s difficulties, but I did find that I had a much easier time with slidecasting this go around.  I hope this is an effective introduction to the Week 2 material!     […]

Sharing and Teaching (Should) go Hand-in-Hand (Week 22)

This got me thinking… I know the above quote is a bit off topic this week, but I couldn’t help ponder it.  Are we sticking to the “same old thing” in the classroom because it’s convenient for us?  Or are we too afraid to try something new for the fear of failure?  Or is it […]

Week 21: You mean there are different theories on education?

Here is my reflection on this week’s work.  Trying out Screencast-o-Matic again in conjunction with Powerpoints….  

Week 20: Instructional Design

Back at it again, later than expected – after my laptop crashed and had to be sent off for repair.  Not the best start to the summer term, but I am plugging through! So this week’s reading material and videos were a bit confusing to me.  I guess I’d really never thought about “instructional design” […]