Tuesday, June 2, 2009
What is your comfort level with the ELC?
The ELC seems like a great way to communicate. A few times a download would freeze, but a quick refresh would remedy the situation. I have always enjoyed online work and embrace all of the tools that the internet has to offer. The ELC is another tool to add to the belt, but a very useful and complete one. I look forward to using all that it has to offer in communication and safety.
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Ken, thank you for completing the ELC Scavenger Hunt. It really is a great way to get to know the course platform and begin building relationships with your teammates and classmates. Many times, as an online course begins, the course platform becomes an obstacle for the first few weeks. This way, when you begin the Ed Leadership course, the ELC will be old hat.
ReplyDeleteRemember the theme chooser is typically the first tool you use when you login. As your get several courses under your belt, there will be many, many threads in place. The theme chooser helps to focus just on the course at hand. Your course instructors will use announcement throughout each week to keep you in the loop. It’s a good idea to check these right after you select the theme for updates, assignment changes, etc. The calendar is rarely used in these courses. Typically dates are shared via announcements. Resources do contain big picture course types of documents. However, the actual week by week materials are always found in the weekly directions within the coursebook. IMing can be very helpful in your coursework. Often, if your instructor is online you can shoot and IM to ask a quick question. New content is a very critical ELC tool that you will use. After announcements I check what new content has been posted. Sometimes you are waiting for a teammate or classmate to post so that you can respond. This is also where you’ll see that your instructor has responded with feedback or a grade.
Ryan