Introduction – Leonora Zefi
My name is Leonora Zefi and I live in Toronto. My background is in teaching/training and most of my career I have worked with adult learners. Currently I work at the Continuing Education Department at Ryerson University where I am involved in designing, teaching and evaluating blended and fully online courses that focus mainly on intercultural and workplace communication.
This is my ninth course and I am happy to share that the learning I have gathered through the MET program has been incredibly valuable for my daily work.
Through this course, I am hoping to enhance and formalize some of the informal knowledge I have acquired on commercial and institutional ventures related to learning technologies. I am very happy to see that there will be particular focus on launching and evaluating such ventures because this is very relevant for what I am doing at the moment. Judging by the assignment descriptions, it looks like we will be involved in “hands-on” activities that are always valuable for applying and retaining the learning. Also, being amongst a group of collaborative and innovative people will broaden my knowledge base and allow the opportunity for constructive comments and feedback to help refine ideas and preliminary plans.
In my spare time, I love to play volleyball and read (mostly fiction).
Looking forward to learning and working with you all.
Leonora
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Donna Forward 8:32 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello Leonora,
You’re almost done with your MET courses! It’s nice to see that what you have learned in the courses has been valuable towards your daily work. Looking forward to working with you.
Leonora Zefi 6:04 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Donna,
It’s hard to believe but it’s my ninth course….It took me a while to decide on a Master’s program but I am glad that I found one that is so applicable to what I do.
Leonora
karonw 9:29 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Leonora,
Wow! It’s your ninth course, you must be excited to start your graduate project soon 🙂
It’s nice meeting you, I look forward in having a great semester with you!
Karon
Leonora Zefi 6:05 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Nice meeting you too Karon.
Leonora
Kenton Hemsing 9:34 am on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Leonora,
It is nice to meet you, hopefully you will be able to share some of the insights you have gained through this program with us as we work through the assignments! Looking forward to working with you.
Leonora Zefi 6:06 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I look forward to working with everybody and sharing my experience.
Leonora
vawells 12:07 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Leonora
Nice to see you again. Congrats on being almost finished! I look forward to working with you again this term.
Valerie
Leonora Zefi 6:07 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Likewise Valerie,
It’s a pleasure to work with you again.
Leonora
HJDeW 8:06 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi again Leonora. We were in 540 together last fall. Nice to learn with you again. Just home from a trip into the big T.O. Love to learn more about your work at Ryerson.
Helen
Leonora Zefi 6:08 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
It’s great to see you again Helen. I have enjoyed your insightful posts in 540.
Best,
Leonora
mariefrancehetu 5:48 pm on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Leonora,
You have the dream job I hope to have some day . . . I would love to design, teach and evaluate blended and online courses within a higher learning institution! I think there is so much potential for institutional ventures related to learnign technologies. I have certainly learned a lot so far within this MET program and hope that it will serve me well as I embark on my new career path.
I look forward to learning and sharing experiences with you over the course of the term.
Marie-France
Marie-France
Leonora Zefi 6:11 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Marie-France,
I am lucky to do what I love (minus the headaches of dealing with some technical issues…). You are right about the potential for institutional ventures related to learning technologies – I look forward to learning with you.
Leonora