Greetings all: I am looking forward to learning with you all through this course. It is one of my 5th and 6th MET courses I am taking this semester (also taking 530). Nice to see a few familiar names but I look forward to getting to know each of you. I am a senior secondary […]
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Good evening fellow classmates! My name is Sherman Lee. I had been popping in and out of this blog throughout today and I saw quite a number of familiar names (glad to see you all again) and many new names as well (nice to meet you). I am a full-time insurance instructor under the business […]
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Hi Again Sherman
It looks like you are joining a number of us crazies who taking a couple of courses and working as well. Should be entertaining.
Look forward to working with you
Dave
Hi Dave,
Yes, it will be a very interesting journey these few months! I do look forward to working with you this term. Let’s see if we have the luck of being on the same team this time.
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
You have some interesting challenges ahead. It sounds like your timing with taking this course is perfect.
Claire
Hi Claire,
Yes, I do think this is the perfect timing for this course. I am certain that the lessons I learn from this course and from all of you will help benefit me for more than just this one project though.
Sherman
Hi Sherman
Nice to see you again. I am also taking 2 courses this term and expect to be very busy. I did 530 last term and really enjoyed it. Good luck with the course work. I look forward to learning with you again this term.
Valerie
Hi Valerie,
I will be looking for your hints later this term about 530 perhaps 🙂 Hope we get to work in collaboration more often this term!
Sherman
Hey Sherman,
Good to see you on this side! All the best with both courses!
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Hey good to see you here too! I am rather lucky to have others who takes exactly the same courses with me this term 🙂 Looking forward to working with you for the next few months!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, nice to meet you! And good luck with 2 courses! I am also doing 2 so we can perhaps enjoy an insane moment or two together! Your background will bring a unique perspective to the course. I am looking forward to hearing more! Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Yes, we can certainly celebrate those insane moments together and perhaps cheer after we have successfully finished this course! I hope I will be able to contribute different ideas to this course in a beneficial manner. I would love to hear more from you as we move on as well!
Sherman
Hi Sherman. We are also in the same ETEC 530 class as well. I look forward to working with you.
Hi Colin,
Woohoo! That’s great to hear that you are in the same ETEC 530 class as I am. I always feel like I have found an ally when that happens. I look forward to tackling this term with you as well!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
Nice to see you again! Looking forward to working with you this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Nice to see you again as well! Hope you are ready for some fun this term!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, your projects ahead sounds very challenging, and right on-site for this course. Hope to hear your ideas, especially those you find just blocking your project’s way. Those we would have to face and solve too. Looking forward to working with you!
Hello Ping,
I will definitely share them. In fact, I think one thing that challenges me most right now is the fact that I do not know a thing about claims. I have had several years of background in insurance, but because I am working with the claims project now (there’s a huge gap between the two) I have a really steep learning curve to go through. Not to mention that I feel that I have a lack of contact for me to leverage knowledge off of (which I think is delaying my learning if we look at it from a constructivist point of view). I’ll update you more on this 🙂 perhaps it would shed some light on our work this up coming term!
Sherman
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Dennis Pratt 9:16 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey Tim;
I will have to bounce some ideas off of you as I am the new technology coordinator for our school this coming year. No-one has been doing it before me. We will see how it goes. Enjoy the term.
Dennis
troos 4:24 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Dennis:
I’d be glad to help where I can. So far my experiences have been a combination of installing/integrating hardware such as projectors, interactive whiteboards, document cameras and doing Pro-D sessions on Moodle use and interactive whiteboard use.
Tim
Colin Kam 10:49 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Tim. We took ETEC 500 together last semester. Nice to see you again. Looking forward to working with you again this semester.
troos 4:26 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Colin
It will take some adjustment to do a course in blog format but I look forward to the challenge and contribution of all of us.
Tim
dubiend 12:09 am on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Tim,
You’re in a K-12 school? I’d like to hear about how that works!
Which science courses are you taking? I bet that using tech tools makes those subjects easier to teach! There are some abstract concepts in higher-level chemistry and physics that are much easier to explain with the help of graphics and animations.
troos 4:20 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle:
The K-12 school concept works great for us. We have a total of about 400 students separated into three main buildings. We share computer labs, music and art facilities and gym. Under one main administrative umbrella we have vice principals for each of the three sections.
I am currently teaching Science 10, Chemistry 11 and 12 and Biology 11 and 12 as science courses. I also teach Math Principles 12. Technology access has definitely made teaching more interesting for both the teacher and the student. I’ve also used animations in Biology with good success. I also have an extensive set of Pasco Probeware that I try to integrate in labs. Next year I am looking forward to using a class set of dedicated netbooks in my instruction. Really looking forward to see how that goes.
Tim
chrisaitken 6:53 am on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Good seeing you again Tim.
troos 4:27 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Chris
Our project in 511 seemed to work out well. I look forward to working with you again in this course.
Tim
bpgore 8:08 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Tim,
Good to see another science/math teacher.
Looking forward to working with you.
Bridget
mackenzie 3:42 pm on May 13, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Tim,
Great to see you again! You are going to love 530. Take some time to get to know Von Glaserfeld as he has some interesting points of view on teaching science. I am looking forward to working with you again.
Cheers, Mac