Introducing ourselves
Before you get into the content of the course you probably want to know who else is on the course with you. This will be important as you move into subsequent activities where you are asked to share your thoughts and experiences with each other.
Activity 1 Getting to know others on the course
The objectives of this course activity are to:
- get to know the other participants on this course
- share the websites you normally use when looking for digital resources to use in the classroom.
Go to the Introductions discussion in the course forum and read the first post (which should be from your facilitator). Now post a reply to that message (use the ‘Reply’ link at the bottom of the first post). Your message should include:
- a brief summary about who you are, your work context and why you chose this course.
- two or three examples of websites you normally use to find material (images, sound, video etc.) to use in the classroom, with brief explanations of why you find them useful. If you are new to searching the web don’t worry – just omit the info about the websites you normally use from your message
Once you have posted your own introductory message look at what the other course members have posted and respond to their posts. In your responses you might compare and contrast the sources that members of the course use. Do the differences in the sites you use reflect your different teaching interests for example? Are there sources you haven’t come across before? We will revisit these examples later in the course.
Introduction