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We are actually over half way in our 10 week program, so it is definitely time to take stock and reflect on how things are going, and how they could improve. Here are four questions to get you started, but please feel free to add anything else:
- 1. What has been the most significant learning for you so far, from the QLD Managers in e-Learning program?
2. How have you applied in your workplace, what you have been learning to-date?
3. On a scale of 1-5 please rate your experience as a participant in the QLD Managers in e-Learning LearnScope program to-date. (1 being a very negative experience and 5 a very positive experience).
4. What needs to change in the remainder of the program for your experience to be better?
3 comments:
Q1. Clint's session last time gave us definitions and a language with which can can discuss the varieties of e (training/learning) and embraces the real world business of e-training/learning. He gives us the impression that it actually alright to see (and talk about)an e-training/learning world that is larger than blogs and wikis.
Q2. I have not applied anything as I have no need at the moment. If I had seen Clint's presentation earlier I would have been able to incporate it into some workshops I did that week. Oh well .... next time. If anything I have been turned even more off the blog and wiki mania that seems to prevail.
Q3. 3.
Q4. I was expecting that the program would cover more manager type issues .. but it seems to have largely concentrated more on a practitioner type use of the tools ... which I already knew how to use.
Exposure to EdNA groups is overwhelming - no option to RSS. I set up another mail address so as to filter them. Interesting from the point of view of observing how practitioners are using their time. It maybe better to get people to join at the end of the session so they have follow up info and reference point.
The Elluminate sessions have expanded my use of Elluminate and have been reasonably well attended. Its good that participants don't seem to be shy communicating in this format.
I am disappointed by the lack of interaction from other participants in the Blog & Wiki. As much as I like conversing with Val, more participation from others as a group would make for a more satisfying experience. Perhaps there is some confusion as to which tool to use for what. Maybe one or the other would have been appropriate and we do not yet seem to have used the Wiki for its primary purpose as a document collaboration space. It is frustrating not to be able to edit posts. Maybe ONE threaded discussion forum may have been more appropriate and less overwhelming for group discussion.
Thanks Gerry for your comments. I apologise for not having acknowledged your post sooner, but I was living in the hope that others would be drawn in to reflect.
You've made some interesting observations and given some great advice - thanks for that, and for taking the time to reflect.
I am concerned though that your perception has been that it is not alright to talk about e-learning design other than in terms of web 2.0. I do hope that hasn't been the impression given during this program. While I did work to developing some skills in using some of the web 2.0 tools for basic interation, I felt that the f/nightly presentations were more strategic than that. I will need to revisit this and reflect myself.
One thing I did think about was the focus of discussion in the Networks Community Forum, and everywhere else, on web 2.0 and how this is disengaging you. My perception on this is that most of the contributors (the innovators and early adopters) have already acknowledged the other design features for e-learning and are exploring new options to blend with those. I know myself I became very disengaged a couple of years ago as the forum conversations, and even conference presentations, kept repeating themselves - I had already done that and wanted to explore new options. This started to happen with the excitement around web 2.0, with another group now being marginalised, ie those new to e-learning. I know a 'newbie' forum was established for those wanting to explore the fundamentals of e-learning but admit to not knowing what has become of it.
Why don't you post to the Community forum raising your concerns - they are very valid?
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