As I mentioned in my previous post, I have no formal training in education. So, in these studies, I hope to be exposed to theories, best practices and technological use pertaining to that subject matter. For instance, I am glad that one of the course requirements is to maintain a blog. I have been meaning to start one, but I have never gotten into it until now, since I need it for the PGCTHE! =)
I hope to bring into the group the perspective of one coming from a combination of business and IT backgrounds. It would be interesting to interact with those teaching other subject matters, such as Liberal Arts courses.
I started using computers as a little boy in the early 1980s when my mother bought a Commodore 64 with an external tape recorder. I was also first exposed to the Internet during my college years in the early 1990s. I recall using a text-based browser in monochrome mainframe terminals, and the early incarnations of the Mosaic Web browser in IBM compatibles. I used the gopher, telnet and ftp protocols, and I also subscribed to several mailing lists through Listserv and Majordomo....In other words, I expect to enjoy and easily get the hang of whatever technological tools we may use or learn about in this certificate program.
I have been exposed to collaborative learning when I was taking up my graduate studies. There were instances that our professors were more of facilitators and/or advisors. So, I look forward to both contributing to our collective knowledge, and learning from my team members and facilitators.
I hope to bring into the group the perspective of one coming from a combination of business and IT backgrounds. It would be interesting to interact with those teaching other subject matters, such as Liberal Arts courses.
I started using computers as a little boy in the early 1980s when my mother bought a Commodore 64 with an external tape recorder. I was also first exposed to the Internet during my college years in the early 1990s. I recall using a text-based browser in monochrome mainframe terminals, and the early incarnations of the Mosaic Web browser in IBM compatibles. I used the gopher, telnet and ftp protocols, and I also subscribed to several mailing lists through Listserv and Majordomo....In other words, I expect to enjoy and easily get the hang of whatever technological tools we may use or learn about in this certificate program.
I have been exposed to collaborative learning when I was taking up my graduate studies. There were instances that our professors were more of facilitators and/or advisors. So, I look forward to both contributing to our collective knowledge, and learning from my team members and facilitators.
