Briefly by its words, the E stands for electronic. Thus, E-learning is networked, web-based and also computer-based pedagogy. I am wondering, if I am using a computer without network connectivity, is it considered E-Learning? If it's not, which is what I agree with, then I believe in this century, the term computer-based could not further support the definition of E-learning. My reason is, we could connect to the Internet other than using computers. We can access to IVLE for instance with our cellphones or PDAs. Of course, there are some shortcomings like some models might not have the access to download files etc. but still we can exchange information, access resources, interact with others and it's providing higher mobility. I would say it is system- or technology-based rather computer-based.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The very first Lecture
Hopefully this would not be too late to talk about it...
Hmm let me recall...
It was a shock to me when we were told to get a piece of mahjong paper and marker to do the assignment. 'What?!' Whispers around. I asked the lecturer directly, "Why are we wasting our lecture time to do the assignment which is not due urgently since we'll be doing the same thing off-lecture?" I remembered he replied that he's trying to have a different teaching method so that the lectures won't be boring. In addition, we may have the opportunities to improve our work before submission. I agreed with him on the spot which I thought, well it may true. But I think it did not work well in the end. We did not really do the work seriously during the lecture time, and back home we did not improve the work we have done earlier as we had the thought that 'oh, it's already done, we shall hand it in'. And the worse was, I heard complaints around. Yet, there might be other groups were happy and did well on this.
I guess I'm rather a 'traditional' kinda student. Of course everybody prefers interesting and lively lectures. But frankly speaking, to me, interesting and lively depend on how the lecturers lecture - the way they speak and bring up the main points and elaborations from the readings. I believe informal activities are more proper to be done during tutorials. I could not deny that I learnt from the exercise we did with the mahjong paper. But I would say, I'd learn the same thing even if I'm doing it off-lecturely. I guess we are all not used to the new method and thus are not accepting it. Perhaps, i guess overtime, we might find it useful! If it does not, well all we can do is read up ourselves, post up questions and pray hard hard that the lecturer and TAs would explain them well in their answers or even discuss in class.
All the best fellow peeps! and, All the best our respected lecturer and TAs =)
Hmm let me recall...
It was a shock to me when we were told to get a piece of mahjong paper and marker to do the assignment. 'What?!' Whispers around. I asked the lecturer directly, "Why are we wasting our lecture time to do the assignment which is not due urgently since we'll be doing the same thing off-lecture?" I remembered he replied that he's trying to have a different teaching method so that the lectures won't be boring. In addition, we may have the opportunities to improve our work before submission. I agreed with him on the spot which I thought, well it may true. But I think it did not work well in the end. We did not really do the work seriously during the lecture time, and back home we did not improve the work we have done earlier as we had the thought that 'oh, it's already done, we shall hand it in'. And the worse was, I heard complaints around. Yet, there might be other groups were happy and did well on this.
I guess I'm rather a 'traditional' kinda student. Of course everybody prefers interesting and lively lectures. But frankly speaking, to me, interesting and lively depend on how the lecturers lecture - the way they speak and bring up the main points and elaborations from the readings. I believe informal activities are more proper to be done during tutorials. I could not deny that I learnt from the exercise we did with the mahjong paper. But I would say, I'd learn the same thing even if I'm doing it off-lecturely. I guess we are all not used to the new method and thus are not accepting it. Perhaps, i guess overtime, we might find it useful! If it does not, well all we can do is read up ourselves, post up questions and pray hard hard that the lecturer and TAs would explain them well in their answers or even discuss in class.
All the best fellow peeps! and, All the best our respected lecturer and TAs =)
Blogging, don play play man!
AH! I'M LATE! Minutes ago only i realised I have to sign up a blog and post to be assessed for this NM3204! (>_<) Frankly speaking, I don't blog. I found others' blogs are interesting; i could type on MSN for whole day long but not on blogs...weird right? Maybe to a lot of people, especially young adults like us, it's strange not to blog. Hmmm actually i tried blogging once, years ago on Friendster when I was new there and what I did was just writing about what i did for the days! People found it lame and boring, *perhaps my life is nothing interesting, although i found it fruitful and happy =D; or perhaps, the happiness behind could not be described with keyboard and words (-_lll*
When I've known about I HAVE TO blog as part of the assessment for NM3204 - "Oh my god! I don't blog! And i have to be graded for this!" Oh sh*t, i think i really have to dig out at least some thoughts deep from my mind and start typing, on this blog...dahhhhh...
Anyway, if you are reading this and you are a blogger, would you mind telling me how do you find so much things to blog? I read some blogs before, alot are complaining about the people they met, how tiring they are after a long day blah blah blah...some very sentimental with quotes of 'meaningful line' (copyright issues leh kiekie...)...most of them are "not very positive"..This is similar to writing diaries, like i did YEARS ago, take away the security and privacy issue...hmm I prefer to blast out my complains and sorrows to my friends face-to-face. I believe this is why traditional conversations, or traditional media are stil in use although new media really enhances our learning and communications.
Besides, I'm not a patient person to sit down in front of the lappie screen reading or typing blogs, unless the blogs are full with photos *ding*...we all like fancy stuff aren't we? Updating Facebook account is already time-consuming, I really can't imagine I have to manage a blog in addition! Sorry if I offended the lecturer, TAs of this module, or even bloggers, I'm just worried I could not blog well, or worse, I might forget to blog!
Bless Ms G...Good luck -.-
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHaHa
When I've known about I HAVE TO blog as part of the assessment for NM3204 - "Oh my god! I don't blog! And i have to be graded for this!" Oh sh*t, i think i really have to dig out at least some thoughts deep from my mind and start typing, on this blog...dahhhhh...
Anyway, if you are reading this and you are a blogger, would you mind telling me how do you find so much things to blog? I read some blogs before, alot are complaining about the people they met, how tiring they are after a long day blah blah blah...some very sentimental with quotes of 'meaningful line' (copyright issues leh kiekie...)...most of them are "not very positive"..This is similar to writing diaries, like i did YEARS ago, take away the security and privacy issue...hmm I prefer to blast out my complains and sorrows to my friends face-to-face. I believe this is why traditional conversations, or traditional media are stil in use although new media really enhances our learning and communications.
Besides, I'm not a patient person to sit down in front of the lappie screen reading or typing blogs, unless the blogs are full with photos *ding*...we all like fancy stuff aren't we? Updating Facebook account is already time-consuming, I really can't imagine I have to manage a blog in addition! Sorry if I offended the lecturer, TAs of this module, or even bloggers, I'm just worried I could not blog well, or worse, I might forget to blog!
Bless Ms G...Good luck -.-
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHaHa
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