Friday, May 29, 2009

Final Project: Family Fun Website

Here's my website! I hope you enjoy it. -Jessica

http://trueeducationfoundation.org/idd/spring2009/judy

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Project Outline

Here's my final project outline. Click here to open it.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Video response

Here's my video response to the videos on the website about podcasts and professors. Click here to watch it.

Article Audio Responses

Here are my responses to both of the articles, (in one link, one after the other) and I hope you enjoy them! Click here for them.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

My First Podcast

Click HERE to listen to my first podcast for class.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Web 2.0 Learning Platform

Main message:
E-learning is one of the leading tools for people worldwide to learn, teach, and communicate. Programs such as SCORM are beneficial ways to organize some of the information available online. Learning and information is changing at a very fast rate, and this is shown on the internet.

Supporting messages:
-Thinking of web learning as cognitive
-The correct answer to a question, or information, can be right one day, and then change the next day
-Learning can be done systematically, similar to how computers work
-E-learning has become a main part of teaching in schools today
-Standards need to be set on information in order for there to be productive learning
-SCORM can be useful, but has some obstacles that need to be worked on

Examples:
-Grid showing how learning has changed from the 18th century, to the 19th century, to the 20th century
-Organizations created to create standards for online learning (one example from the article: SCORM)
-BYUH gradually offering more classes online and using sources online, and the 3 part process to make this happen
-Obstacles of SCORM listed, including accessibility, limited instructors, and multiple versions of information needed for wide range of access
-SCORM is mostly one-way, and needs to have more added to have learners enter input into the system

I feel that the internet is becoming a widely used source for information and learning. I feel that having programs such as SCORM are a beneficial way of organizing data for web users to use and learn from, which can be useful in many occupations. I think I could apply the view of staying updated with the internet and learning through mediums available online for my own personal professional growth.

Skills 2.0 Article

Main message:
Web 2.0 is what is now used by many people to communicate, learn, research, and is also used as a tool for many vocations worldwide. Web users can become effective learners by communicating with others and researching information online.
Supporting messages:
-Although web users can learn information about a subject, it makes them an expert on that information only temporarily.
-The web allows people to become more in charge of their own health by learning medical information online.
-Individuals can create personal websites for communication called blogs.
-Learning online usually takes two-way communication, to counsel with others and learn new information.
Examples used:
-Doctors and clients having a more shared responsibility and knowledge of the individual’s health
-Blogs used to learn and communicate
-There are one billion people in the world who are able to get online

I feel that the internet, with the tools and features of Web 2.0 now available, is one of the main sources used in the world today. I agree with the article’s author that it can be used to learn through communication and exchanging information with other web users. I feel that it is important to keep updated with the internet in order to use it most effectively and beneficially. I can use the idea shown in the article of staying updated with online features and being open to learning from others, as a means to be useful in future jobs and keeping open the option of working online.