http://dihewson.edublogs.org This Weblog is designed to track my E-Learning Experience Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:01:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi, I am back again.  i have just linked my blog to technorati <a href="http://technorati.com/claim/mxdmhufjy" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a> http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2008/07/22/technorati/ This is my final reflection before the end of this semester.  As I look back over the entries that I have made in the last three months it is interesting to see how my ideas have developed and attitudes changed. Last week I read an article by Anne Bartlett-Bragg called "Blogging ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/blogging-a-final-reflection/ End of semester is drawing near.  The pressure is on to complete assignments. Where has all the fun gone!! Now I have to focus on my final assignment! No more flicking from one web page to another trying to take in as much information as I can. My focus for my ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/11/08/criteria-for-evaluating-learning/ Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing the online short course in Spanish as part of Assignment 3 for this subject.  At the same time I have been looking at some articles on virtual classrooms and their advantages.  It seems to me that the virtual class room ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/11/05/virtual-class-room-for-learning-languages/ Semester is drawing to a close, assignments to write, exams to study for!!! no time for fun. Just have to hang in there for another week. Yesterday I did manage to take some time out to explore the Second Life site.  I logged in, and yes I managed to enter the ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/11/01/my-second-life-adventure-continued/ Only a week and a half until we complete the work for this semester. As I was making some notes for my reflection on my short online course experience, I started to reflect on the benefits I had gained from blogging over the past 12-13 weeks. Initially, I struggled with the ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/10/29/blogging/ Recently when I have been looking at articles on distance learning and the virtual classroom I have come across regular references to the Web page Second Life.  What is this I thought?  After some surfing the net I have discovered it is an Internet based virtual world .  There are ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/10/27/second-life/ It is Saturday already!!!  This week has flown by.  I have almost completed my Spanish Steps Online Course and I have to admit I have enjoyed the experience.    As I have been working my way through the lessons and reflecting on the experience I have become more aware of my learning ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/10/27/where-has-this-week-gone-adonde-va/ In our lesson last Wednesday there was some interesting debate on the virtues of the virtual classroom and if it could successfully replace the traditional face-to-face learning environment.  Generally I think it was felt that e-learning was a new and innovative form of education, however for best results a learning program should include ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/can-the-virtual-classroom-replace-the-traditional-classroom/ This afternoon while flicking from one site to another I came across an article on Jane Hart's blog, Jane's e-learning pick of the day that really interested me. The article talks about a different approach to learning. A collaborative approach in which you share your learning goals on an on-line site and use this site to develop ... http://dihewson.edublogs.org/2007/10/19/two-brains/