First of all, and before reflecting on anything I want to say that I DID IT. I set up the blog myself and without anyhelp although I have to say that at first I couldn't get back to my blog. And here comes my first reflection. WhenI read the word "Blog" in the syllibus I went like "Really! Me blogging". And I said "Why all professors all of a sudden want to integrate technology in all the 3 courses I am having this semester". I guess by now I should realize that I need to be on good terms with technology . There is a quote that I came across a while ago that really had my attention "If you keep doing things like you've always done them, what you will get is what you've already got". So, I think that we shine at the end of our comfort zone.
On our first meeting, every one of us shared their experiences and background.But, actually the part that got me was the third question "How did we get here?". Actually, this is very interesting because some of us are coming from a far away part of the world, some belong to the same continent but have different culture and some of us have been to many places while others, lik emyself, have been only to Turkey once but many parts in Egypt. This diversity is exciting because it enriches our professional and personal perspective as well. Each one of us carries a part of where we come from and listening to all these success stories and the determination to succeed makes me say that development is still possible and education can better in many underprivileged and at risk areas by people like us.
Having our discussion about the goals we are expecting from this class, makes me know that we will touch on different models of educators and their development in different parts of the world and in countries I have not many information about. I am excited about the case studies because they draw a closer look at the subject and have profound view at matters.
Thanks Dr Joyanne for the chocolate, it was yummy and it was a nice welcoming touch from you. That's all for this time and I am looking forward to my last blog because that is only when I will know how far my development curve reached.
Koboul, Congratulations! You did it! It is easy to keep doing things the same old way, but that does not lead to growth. So I am happy that you are embracing the technology. I have found that the technology is forgiving in that you can make as many mistakes as you need to get it right and there is no penalty! So throughout the course we will discover how we can integrate technology into our learning. This is one of the goals of this course. I am looking forward to your thoughtful entries! Well done!
ReplyDeleteReaching the end, I believe that I successfully completed my blog entries as well as learning from the experience. It was exciting that each time I started to write I wanted to make it interesting, profound and provocative. Looking back at them, I believe that I can build on many ideas and theories that I have formed within my writings to use them as seeds to may be outreach campaigns or even to start changing certain deep-rooted perceptions in my society about education and life in general.
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