Today we had the first Adobe Connect Pro meeting, with Juha and Blair and all the students, so I got to meet them for the first time and also get to know Connect Pro a bit better.
We also looked at a very nice browser-based 'mind mapping' site called Padlet, which was new to me.
Then we looked at what is reflecting in relation to reporting in our PLEs; It seems to be about thinking and going deeper into issues of what has worked, what could have worked better and what has been learned...
Then, within my group, Piaget, we held our own separate meeting to discuss our findings about certain methods of teaching and how applicable they are to virtual learning. I looked at Mnemonics and Mind Mapping.
My findings were that they are both certainly applicable but the success of those methods depends very much on the preparation and familiarisation processes that help students to get used to working with them. Also, making sure students can use those mnemonics and mind maps as resources in future is important. Without later reference and checking, the usefulness of the material and methods potentially drops quite significantly.
We also discussed in the whole group about what is required for the Digital Portfolio and it has become clear to me that I need to develop this blog, so it includes sub-menus for different things...
Slowly, I'm getting to know about the course, how it works and what is required for it. Slowly but surely.
The next tutor meeting is on the 16th of August at 13.00, though it's not mandatory.
It was a fun and interesting session. Until next time!
