Cliver,+Mickey

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Online Learning
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1. Introduction 2. My Web 2.0 Personal Plan 3. Reflections on online learning and mentoring 4. My take on a "Big Shift"  ==== I  ntroduction ====   Welcome to my page! My name is Mickey! I am a senior in 6th college enrolled in the communications program at University California San Diego ([|UCSD]). I am currently considering continuing my education in graduate school for a masters degree. I am considering getting masters in communication in education. Through [|Voices For Children] I recently finished classes that allow me to hold educational rights for foster children. (Voluntarily) Holding these rights means I visit my foster child at least once a month, visit with any teachers of classes the child is not performing well in and see what I can do about getting the child back on track. I also have an interest in the technology used and developed to teach students with disabilities.

What I hope to accomplish:

I previously assisted a teacher in a computer laboratory that had technology to assist students with disabilities. I was so intrigued with the programs, and with the many programs yet to come, that I wanted to get a basic understanding of what internet education was all about. Internet learning is being researched to see the possibilities it could offer to some students with disabilities. It is my goal during this class that I learn the general aspects of internet learning through collaborations with High Tech High School students.

A Shared Writing Experience

I was asked to contribute to a [|Google document] for a shared group writing assignment. A Google document allows a group to work on a written document. Each member of the group has access and is able to edit, delete it, or even look back at previous versions. Each group member can see what everyone else has written. It is an ongoing written dialogue online. My experience did not work out well for me. I could not tell if the rest of my group was “hearing” me or not. I think a fair amount of initials planning should take place before the writing project starts. My group did not coordinate common times for us to meet online and communicate. I checked frequently to see if my group was online, left messages, or directions. I wanted to contribute so I did my own research about the cost of online schooling, but I was inundated with the amount of the information I was reading. At this point I was frustrated so I turned to my group for suggestions. I posted some questions looking for some feedback but I received nothing. That’s when I started to question whether or not they could “hear me”. I was frustrated. The deadline for this project was moving closer so I just did a bit of research on the meaning of collaborative online writing and posted what I found. I figured it would be a nice intro to whatever the rest of the group came up with.

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