E-books

Still going strong! Getting to grips with the discussion board and how to read all of the material. I have just experienced a wow moment - ebrary. I had thought it would be necessary to print out reams of pages to give me access to the reading material but this tool provides me with a better resource. I can highlight in different colours and those highlighted pieces are saved as hyperlinks. I can make notes, create bookmarks and print if I need to! I am hopeless with pieces of paper. I try to encourage colleagues to email me if they need help or for me to find resources for them because I lose pieces of paper.

The first ebook I opened was concerned with issues in teaching with ICT:

Leask, M. (Ed.). (2001). Issues in teaching using ICT. London: RoutledgeFalmer. Retrieved 20 May, 2004, from http://ezproxy.usq.edu.au/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/unisouthernqld/Doc?id=5001597

I was teaching in Northampton, England from start 1998 until the end of 2000. I had one computer in the class which did have a concept keyboard but limited software. I have accessed the material on the NGfL but found, to my surprise, when I did a google search for it the other day it had disappeared! Obviously it had met its demise.

Earlier on this morning, Jan and I had our first MSN chat. It is great to be in contact with others who are using the computer for the same purpose.

I am off to look at journals now and start thinking on the first assessment item. Toodooloo.

BTW - I have posted this on Saturday 28th July 2007 at 1:14pm. The tag says differently!

ABC Interview with Dale Spender

http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_future/Transcripts/s598114.htm

Jumping ahead into Module 2. This is an interview with Dale Spender. I will return to comment.

Yet more professional diaglogue with myself ...

Welcome to yet another effort to publish myself online. I have decided to migrate to blogger as my wetpaint pages are a bit too tizzy and not clearly set out. My first effort after all!

After last term's online learning effort, which wasn't what I had planned and definitely did not provide me with the depth of understanding that I was seeking, I am now well on my way into EDU5472 Computing in Education.

I have been very impressed with the interactions that have been occurring so soon into the course. Already I have e-met educators from countries as far afield as China, Singapore, Hong Kong and UAE as well as others more locally.

The reading is inspiring, the facility offered by USQ to access ejournals, ebooks and other online content is extraordinary and I am wading through the paperwork very happily. My husband on the other hand is quite concerned about the trees and the amount of ink disappearing, I will have to contain my enthusiasm a little I think.

Today I am with my daughter who had to endure an endoscopy yesterday and begged me to stay home with her today because her throat was sore. She has symptoms indicative of IBS and we are investigating the cause, so far nothing though. Anyway, she enjoys the power of the computer with me so I will go and help her to set up her page now.