Dear ED641 Students,
Hafa Adai and welcome to our class blog! My name is Dr. Matilda Naputi Rivera, and I’ll be your instructor for the summer session. I’ve been an adjunct professor for the School of Education for 9 years, and I’ve been teaching in the Guam Department of Education for 14 years. I currently serve as an ESL Teacher/Coordinator at LBJ Elementary School.
Starting July 5, 2011, you will be posting your overall reflections of our online sessions here. The Moodleroom has specific forums, however, the blog/learning log allows you to extend your literacy experience with overall transformative reflection regarding the class activities.
I'm glad to see that some of you have already made entries in our Moodleroom, and I look forward to seeing your blog entries as well. As I mentioned in a previous, message, this course will be delivered solely online via the UOG Moodle (http://campus.uogdistance.com/), class blog (http://www.blogger.com/; Class URL: http://ed641summer2011.blogspot.com/), e-mail, and other technology tools.
In our ED641 Moodleroom, you'll find our course syllabus, Calendar of Events, along with Moodle, blog & LiveText instructions, etc. These can also be found at the top of our class blog, in the event we have technical glitches with the server. Please note that you are expected to spend at least 4 hours a day on the course to truly maximize your online experience and complete all course requirements.
Additionally, you must post an entry in our ED641 class blog to reflect on our class topics, etc. as indicated in your Calendar of Events. In order to complete your blog/learning log requirements, you must accept my e-mail invitation with the subject stating you have been invited to contribute to mnrivera's blog. Thereafter, you will be able to make your required learning log requirements. Visit the following URL to view a snapshot of the ED641 blog from last summer: http://ed641summer2010.blogspot.com/
As part of your blogging, you must also post a comment relating to your fellow classmates' entries. I don't expect you to comment on everyone's post, however, you must comment on at least a couple of your classmates' entries. You can comment by simply clicking on the "comments" link and then publish your comment. Therefore, you are required to create "posts" and "comments." Due to copyright issues, don’t forget to also include the source of the images you upload. See the blog instructions for details.
Good luck, and I look forward to working closely with all of you online! Enjoy your 4th of July weekend!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
Dr. Rivera,
ReplyDeleteWhat is your enrollment key on moodle?
Jane,
ReplyDeletePlease refer to the message I e-mailed to the class. I'll be sure to send you another e-mail with the enrollment key. Good luck!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteHere we go again, another new "adventure" in another new class. I really appreciate how we do a lot of writing thru these new technology devices. I used to thin and online class was where the professor emails the assignment, we completes, and send it in for a grade. This class is much more than that. At first I had a bit of a trying time getting up to speed on Dr. Rivera's syllabus, but with the help of my cohort members and timely response of our wonderful :) professor, I was able to decipher most of it. Thank you! I look forward to learning more in this class to advance my skills in reading and writing from another perspective. I truly appreciate my cohort members whom which I have formed such a great bond within a two month period. I wash the best to all of us! See you in the blog room...
Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome! There's no doubt that you will learn much from the literacy activities in a short amount of time. Your cohort members will certainly be with you every step of the way. Don't forget that you must also post on the main page of our class blog by clicking on NEW POST. Good luck!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
Dr. Rivera, I just figured out how to blog, and now I'm not so edgy. This class will definitely help in incorporating technology into reading and writing in my content area, which is Health. I've taught this past year, but did not utilize too many on-line resources and/or tools. I would like to incorporate a blog, such as this, which may inspire and encourage more student engagement.
ReplyDeleteShirleen,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Indeed, educational technology will enhance the integration of literacy activities in your Health class. I encourage you to use a class blog with your students, as it provides another resourceful instructional tool. Good luck!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
This is very interesting. This is my first time to blog professionally. Or, at least to blog for something a bit more sophisticated like a class. Kinda hard not to start using leet speak from my games (Woot!, WTF, OMG, Pwned!, etc.). Sounds like fun, though. Let's enjoy ourselves!
ReplyDeleteRand,
ReplyDeleteThere is a first for everything, as one of your classmates mentioned. Refrain from the leet speak, as tempted as you may be. ;) You will certainly enjoy blogging for instructional purposes. Good luck!
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
Dr. Rivera,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I've completed the requirements for "blogging" b/c even after our afternoon class today, there seems to still be a confusion. Just to clarify, we are required to post in the Moodle forums in addition to "creating" a blog in this website. So, if we did not create a blog on this website and just commented on others' blogs AND did not post in the moodle forum, we did not meet the attendance requirement for July 5th - is this correct? I'm sorry, I just want to make sure I understand. Even though I've read the syllabus more than a couple times, I'm not fully certain I am making the most of this online experience! Thanks!!
Renee,
ReplyDeleteAs far as attendance requirements are concerned, you must post in all Moodle forums, which focus on specific topics. Aside from that, you must also post in our class blog, which serves a more holistic role of your overall reflection of the activities you completed in our ED641 Moodleroom. Since this is an online course, we are using multiple forms of online tools to truly enhance learning and collaborate effectively. I hope this answers your question. Let me know.
Best regards,
Dr. Rivera
Hi Dr. Rivera,
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you again for meeting up with me. Now I can blog. Still trying to get use to it so clicking along to catch up on my blog post.
Have a great evening,
Geri