9 Jun 2003 (Mon)
NO APRIL’S FOOLS JOKE. Posted the following de-motivating factors for me as a learner on the discussion forum (DF) on 1st April:
“1. Prior Commitment.
I have work-related matters and eh, a week-long holiday to attend to. [Then, it was SARS-related quarrantine for almost 2 weeks. Later, a week for spiritual renewal.]
2. A ‘Push’ Factor. I feel a certain revulsion, or to put more mildly, plain inertia. Just one week away from the DF and “My Goodness! How the messages have multipled!” The thought of having to plough through all these messages (now seen as “readings”, as Iris called them during last wed’s virtual chat) is enough to put me off. In other words, the volume and the textual nature of the discussion makes learning rather unattractive. Read the rest of this entry »
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9 Jun 2003 (Mon)
THE ANSWERS are many and obvious:
1. Personal Interest. When i first started on the course in early March, i was highly motivated and raring to go. i’ve paid for the Teaching Online course fees out of my own pocket. Had been teaching a tertiary subject part-time for a year. And due to an on-going project on a knowledge portal for instructional designers, i’ve also been researching on the subject on my own for almost two years.
2. Professional Need. At work, a second run of the School ID program has also started. Will be helping to moderate some of the online discussions. So, skills acquired from the Teaching Online course will come in just handy. i also wanted the qualification: a Masters’ degree in educational technology will help open doors to better job opportunities, i hope. Read the rest of this entry »
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5 Jun 2003 (Thu)
IT’S WEEK 13 OF “Teaching Online: Strategies and Tactics”. Another five weeks to go before the course ends. Still struggling with Assignment 2 which is due end of last week!
In a twist of fate, yours truly (normally highly motivated and studious) is now behaving like a proverbial unmotivated lazy student in our institution.
First, went on a long-awaited six-day holiday (this is for family bonding) in Hongkong and Bangkok in mid March. Came back in the midst of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) scare. Was confined to work at 56kbps at home (and up to 10 hours per month) instead of 100Mbps at office (unlimited!) for six days in Week 4 (bcos i just returned from a SARS-inffected country) and Week 5 (bcos a student was down with SARS). Read the rest of this entry »
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