Amanda's original post on http://experiencinglearning.blogspot.com/
Watching the Wimba archive, I immediately noticed the sound
was muffled and a little hard to hear.
Even with my headset I was still unable
to clearly hear Professor Bustillos. I was actually surprised by this
especially because of the mic that was used during Wimba, which looked like a
professional radio station mic. Aside from the sound, Wimba did clear up what
month 11 is going to look like and was given a run down about what is expected
from us within the course.
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| Screenshot of Wk 1 Wimba with Professor Bustillos. |
This course is a little different in the way it is set up
and gives us a chance to kind of fine tune our CBR website by adding some of
those finishing touches. Also we were
made aware that if we are unable to complete items or projects on time we will
not be able to move on to month 12, which is completely understandable. So
deadlines must be paid some considerable attention to so that we do not end up in
this category.
Another point made in Wimba is how Spring break will be
incorporated into the course. From my understanding Week 2 course material will
not be due until the 15th of April besides the week 2 discussion
posts we should get in by the 6th.
What I like about Spring break showing up in the middle of this course
is that it will allot this time so that we can get some things caught up and finish
up corrections for CBR submission as well as the Leadership project and
abstract that will be due shortly after that. So it is actually coming at a
perfect time.
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| Screenshot of Wk 1 Wimba, providing CBR guidelines. |
In addition to the previous activities mentioned we also need
to make corrections given to us by Dr. Bedard so that are CBR website is ready
for final submission. These corrections must be done prior to April 16th
or else it will affect our standing with moving forward to month 12.
Week one Wimba was pretty informative and covered a lot of
questions about some of the fundamental dates and activities we will be
encountering throughout the month.
Amanda,
I had a similar take-away from the Wimba archive. I had a hard time hearing too, but I was at school and didn't have my headphones, so I thought maybe it was just me. I haven't found the speakers on our Macs to be all that loud. I was thinking for a fancy-pants microphone, it wasn't all that loud. Maybe that's an adjustment that could be made for next time? It's really exciting to kind of be wrapping things up this month, but I must admit I'm feeling pressure and anxiety. I've never had a problem with deadlines, but just the idea that there really is no room for extensions adds some extra pressure, which is probably a good thing. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some spring break! :)
I just realized we were supposed to comment on the post about the reading, not Wimba. Oh well, I'll do that too. :)
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