Class Reflection

I really enjoyed having the experience of taking this course. Throughout the semester of working with the various Web 2.0 applications; I gained so much useful information to incorporate into the computer concepts course I teach.

The textbook we used for the course, "Collective Intelligence and E Learning 2.0: Implications of Web-Based Communities and Networking" provided an abundance of information for educators on Web 2.0 applications. The majority of the time the book was easy to read and understand. Chapters were categorized into various Web 2.0segments which will provide a good reference in the fututre to follow up on certain topics.

Probably the two assignments I am most excited about incorporating into my courses this fall are the screen cast and voice thread. While I did have to prepare quite a bit for these assignments, and edit a number of times these will serve my students well. They target a number of learning styles such as visual and auditory that often times are lacking in online courses.

The social network created in Mixxt added an impressive flair to the traditional online courses I have taken using Blackboard. It was nice to have the collaboration element in Mixxt to converse with other classmates. I also liked how by posting assignments you could go back and look at what others had done. This motivated me to work harder and "kept me on my toes."

The Blogfolio was another interesting concept that I had not seen used before. I did like how it added the reflection component to traditional online courses. Through the Blogfolio it did change the dynamics of the course; since students are asked to reflect on the assignments. This will also prove to be useful in the fall since all of my assignments will be in one centralized location for me to pull from.