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Seriously, when I saw that "wiki" thing before the first class, my eyes welled up. I swear. I felt lost. And I felt a little stupid. Now if there's one thing that I hate , it'll be feeling stupid. 5 months of break after graduation from Temasek Polytechnic and one dramatic first pregnancy kind of made my brain a little rusty and I felt lost and helpless with that "wiki" thing.
Then came the first lesson with Dr, Tan. I entered class totally clueless. ICT? What ICT? And the "wiki" thing was still haunting me. After 2 hours, I learned the importance of ICT in the delivery of classroom lessons to today's generation. This "ipod-psp-xbox-whathaveyou" generation clearly would not want a teacher standing in front of the class and yakking away 45 minutes of subject content. They want to touch, hear, feel the lesson. They want to participate. They want to communicate. And that is where ICT comes in. ICT tools such as blogging and uploading videos on YouTube gives the students a more hands-on experience, making their learning journey more colourful and meaningful.
Oh, and by the end of the lesson, I and that "wiki" thing became buddies. Really.
xoxo
eikha
Reflection for Lesson One - Me and That "Wiki" Thing
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We will get used to all this technological advancements! Don't worry, we will help one another. ;D
I do hope that you and the wiki become even better friends as the weeks roll by.
But more importantly, congratulations on becoming a mother. A man cannot fully understand what woman goes through, but I recall in childbirth classes my wife and I took about something called the "pregnant brain".
Some women seem to forget things when they are pregnant. It's not surprising considering there are more important things to worry about! Both my wife and I found this to be very true. In fact, we were part of a community of mothers (and involved fathers) and we could all relate to this.
But I know that you will not use that as an excuse. Don't fret about the ICT part of this course. Most of the current tools are relatively easy to learn. They are even easier to learn if you transfer elements of what you have learned from one tool to another, e.g., from wikis to Google Docs.
Finally, your peers and I are here to help out and to teach and learn in the process. Worry not!
"Pregnant brain".. hmm, pretty interesting.
Thanks Dr. Tan for sharing. Will start asking around about this. =)
Thank you Dr. Tan. You have my word that you will not hear any excuses from me. I am not a big fan of excuses myself. =>
And yes! I was painfully forgetful throughout my 26 weeks of pregnancy. But its been 5 months and I am ready to bounce back on track.
Looking forward to work with everyone in class...
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