WEB 2.0 GURU

Now that you have a good sense of the types of online activities and the rhythms of an active participant, what steps will you take to be successful in this program?
As an active participant in the JHU Program, I will strive to do my best in the online activities and communications. I will make sure to use my Outlook calendar and itouch to stay up-to-date with all activities, assignments and expectations.

How will you be a contributing member of your team? How will team activities impact your time management?
As a team member, I hope to contribute reliable, relevant and useful information and resources to teammates. I will make sure to read and respond to comments, perspectives and ideas with support and open mindedness. I am excited to learn from others and will take back a wealth of information by connecting, communicating and collaborating with others from around the globe.

What have you learned about your communication style? How will this impact you as an online learner?
After taking the communication style inventory, I found that I am a "feeler" communicator. The characteristics for Feelers fit me perfectly. I agree with the description and count on my communication style to assist me with effectively communicating and contributing to group discussions and activities.


Where do you still need additional support?
I am fine at this point and do feel that I need further support. I am so excited to be getting started with this program and learning from others expertise and experiences and sharing mine as well.

I just started my coursework for Johns Hopkins University /ISTE Admin and Supervisory Certificate program. I just spent the past hour or so completing assignments and posting to the discussion forum inside the ELC system. I feel very comfortable with ELC and look forward to using it to complete my course requirements. I only have one concern about the online learning and that would be completion of assignments over the course of one year. I have never taken so many courses in a year so I hope it's not too difficult. I never mind hard work since it pays off in the end. I am excited about my learning opportunities and professional growth as well.

I just wanted to share this tool again since it is now working with another incredible Web 2.0 tool. If you go to the Project Gutenberg, you can find thousands of online texts for download. One of the best comprehensive databases of online text that I have ever seen. Once you download the desired books or text, you can open and create an account at BookGlutton and read them online with your friends. As you read you can chat and annotate together. Discuss parts of the text, read at your own pace, summarize together. Together, these two tools are so powerful. They not only allow students the opportunity to connect and share with others reading similar content, but collect and return to their content and annotations at any time. Think about the study groups that could be created with these tools. At BookGlutton you can also write and publish your own works. Imagine editing works together at any time. The learning and creating will go on after school hours. Truly amazing learning at its highest level.

One of the better book sites out there! Visit Book Glutton and register to read books online with others. Chat and annotate together. Talk about a better experience in reading, this is truly one of the best aps that I have seen in a long time! A must see if you are trying to read difficult texts like Shakespeare, thrillers like Steven King and many more. This site can only go up. Oh and did I mention, you can embed the books into a web site or wiki.