Encouraged by Dr Szuiker, I will fill in a few entries on this site on his lesson. The first day started off not too well with the projection devices not working till much later. However, he had managed to bring his points across in other ways. In the process, he shared a few interesting sites such as https://www.dropbox.com/gs;
http://commoncraft.com/.
The 1st link is useful as files can be conveniently loaded up on the website for use elsewhere. However, I was trying to compare this to a common server (be it in the school/home)which also allows us to have remote log on. One of the main disadvantage of using online server is the SPACE. In the end this space would be used up and $$ is necessary to expand the storage. In addition, the website also have rights for these information uploaded. I remembered getting rather upset with one of the photo storage websites as the website deleted all my albums just because I did not spend $$$ to buy their online products. I have my doubts about storage online....
The day ended with a video on new media literacy. I thought the approach of the lesson is rather interesting and it does get the point through: collaborative learning! The lecturer simply gave two clear instructions. Watch the video and fill in the facts and applications that you could draw from it onto a spreadsheet. It was amazing how the class "got their act together" from a chaotic "chopping" of spaces to a systematic way of contributing the deliverables. I see potential of the use of this tool in our working environment. However, what I thought it is significantly missing is for individuals to "talk" about their points. i.e. the quality of their contributions would be dependable on how good are their written English. Not that helpful considering the fact that the backgrounds of our soldiers could be very different.
Two main takeways from the video that could be applicable for our work environment. Firstly, the need to recognise that students nowadays are always multi-tasking, thus we have to be flexible in our teaching methodologies and gain their attention. Secondly, when internet sources are used for lessons. We have to be mindful of the reliability of the contents used for classes. Proper guidance should be provided to minimise the use of unreliable information.
That's all!
http://commoncraft.com/.
The 1st link is useful as files can be conveniently loaded up on the website for use elsewhere. However, I was trying to compare this to a common server (be it in the school/home)which also allows us to have remote log on. One of the main disadvantage of using online server is the SPACE. In the end this space would be used up and $$ is necessary to expand the storage. In addition, the website also have rights for these information uploaded. I remembered getting rather upset with one of the photo storage websites as the website deleted all my albums just because I did not spend $$$ to buy their online products. I have my doubts about storage online....
The day ended with a video on new media literacy. I thought the approach of the lesson is rather interesting and it does get the point through: collaborative learning! The lecturer simply gave two clear instructions. Watch the video and fill in the facts and applications that you could draw from it onto a spreadsheet. It was amazing how the class "got their act together" from a chaotic "chopping" of spaces to a systematic way of contributing the deliverables. I see potential of the use of this tool in our working environment. However, what I thought it is significantly missing is for individuals to "talk" about their points. i.e. the quality of their contributions would be dependable on how good are their written English. Not that helpful considering the fact that the backgrounds of our soldiers could be very different.
Two main takeways from the video that could be applicable for our work environment. Firstly, the need to recognise that students nowadays are always multi-tasking, thus we have to be flexible in our teaching methodologies and gain their attention. Secondly, when internet sources are used for lessons. We have to be mindful of the reliability of the contents used for classes. Proper guidance should be provided to minimise the use of unreliable information.
That's all!
Not forgetting the Twitter account.
ReplyDelete"I remembered getting rather upset with one of the photo storage websites as the website deleted all my albums just because I did not spend $$$ to buy their online products. I have my doubts about storage online...."
ReplyDeleteMay i noe which site is that?
How can they do that w/o warning?
I believe when u 1st joined, its definitely for free.
Oh yes, the Twitter account. Thanks! Still figuring how this is different as compared to facebook. All these accounts multiply, foursquare, friendster...just too many..
ReplyDeleteJuay, it is ofoto. I bought their items before online, and I guess they start tracking how frequent I buy from them. Then they DID warn me to buy if not they will delete all my photos. Amazingly, my friends who had loaded up their photos on their site did not buy anything from them since the beginning...their albums was not "threatened" to be deleted.
poor gal..I konw how upsetting that was. I have lost tons of files as well, albeit not through e-space. I sulked for days when my old pc hard drive crashed.
ReplyDeleteI am a bit confuse now that they are too many tools that are being introduce. Before I can figure out how to use them properly, I being introduce to another one. Do not know whether it is useful.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, all are useful. However, accounts such as Twitter, you may choose not to be active. I don't think one is behind times if you are not in tune with such applications. Sometimes I do prefer spending time outdoors and paying attention to my surroundings as compared to facing the computer or my mobile phones for internet connectivity.
ReplyDeleteWith the New Media, no in the classroom, students instead of asking the teacher questions, they are now on the Internet, checking what the teachers are saying by looking it up on Google or Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteIf the teacher is too boring - there are on Facebook or they are playing games.