I remember being 8 years old and knowing I would get a Master's degree. Both of my parents have them and I knew I would too. I thought I would have it by the time I was 25, but a divorce put everything on hold. Much of my aspirations in life have focused on this. I can't believe it's over.
Now I have an opportunity to move forward, using what I've learned to help my district and myself. What new goal should I have? I haven't figured that out yet. It certainly won't be anything academic. I plan to learn how to knit and do more gardening. Oh ya, maybe I'll finally be able to catch up on my housework too.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
CED 599 Week 2
I've learned a valuable lesson about Moodle - it works best on Internet Explorer. Not all of the editing tools are available when accessing Moodle from Safari or Chrome. I finally figured this out after a 10 minutes freak out session trying to figure out why Moodle looked different at home than it did at work.
As my project progresses I've discovered that I should have written my rubric differently. I wrote the rubric to say that I would write 8 training documents. That was a little short sighted. It's more important that I find the right documents and design them when needed. In some cases, another staff member may have designed something that works well or there may be some documents that the software vendor created. The most important thing is that it is clear and meaningful for the user.
As my project progresses I've discovered that I should have written my rubric differently. I wrote the rubric to say that I would write 8 training documents. That was a little short sighted. It's more important that I find the right documents and design them when needed. In some cases, another staff member may have designed something that works well or there may be some documents that the software vendor created. The most important thing is that it is clear and meaningful for the user.
Monday, July 12, 2010
CED 599 Week 1
Last week I got a Moodle account; we've only had the server about a week. I've decided to do a different project for 599. I manage Skyward, our district's student information system. So I've decided to put Skyward related professional development materials on Moodle.
I downloaded the Moodle handbook. Right now I'm doing a lot of exploring on my own and when I get stuck, consult the manual. I hope I learn a lot more in the next two weeks. My course looks very bland. My boss has put together a Moodle course before. I'll ask for his guidance. It will be nice to complete this project this month. I'll be introducing the course to staff when they return in fall.
I downloaded the Moodle handbook. Right now I'm doing a lot of exploring on my own and when I get stuck, consult the manual. I hope I learn a lot more in the next two weeks. My course looks very bland. My boss has put together a Moodle course before. I'll ask for his guidance. It will be nice to complete this project this month. I'll be introducing the course to staff when they return in fall.
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