Drahomira’s Weblog

Monday, Week 3rd

In the morning we repeated our asignments fot 3rd week. We learned briefly about Google Docs. I haven’t used that before because I don’t have Internet connection all the time. I like to make presentations localy on my computer.

We were separated into groups. Only Joanna and me ended up alone. I don’t mind that. I hope I will manage to do everything. My subject is connected in a way with things which are useful to all of us – categories and tagging. I found few really useful articles about making categories and tags, about folksonomy and other things. I will try to make a good resource blog which can be helpful to my colleagues. Firstly, I wanted to give short introduction with definitions such as: Web 2.0, social networking, tag, category… and few very good examples ot that (flikr, Library Thing, delicio.us…). Next part will be demonstration of tagging on demo-blog with prepared articles, photos etc. which I have to tag. In last part my group should do the same on their own blogs.

Than Mr. Tord came and ask me a simple question to devide my lecture/workshop in small parts where I can see how much time I will need for each part of work. I realized that I won’t have enough time if I do that my way. He suggested me to do other way around. Make some intro, show blog with resources and examples and than leave 30 minutes for individual work on blogs where I go around and help participants. In the end I pinpoint some problems and find conclusion together with other students. I am grateful for help.

I am aware that sometimes I still think in “old” way when it comes to teaching. It is easy to see and learn in new environment when it’s organized by someone else. When it comes to me, i always frst think in my “old” way. Now I am trying to adjust to new environment as a teacher. Will see how it will turn out.