Keep on trying!

I have decided to only post my blog once per week, so that I have enough time to follow the 30 blogs set up by my students. For most of them, this was their first blog ever and for those who may have blogged before, it is their first reflective blog. I am so impressed that my students have embraced this space to express themselves as they "reflect thoughtfully on their thinking as they experience this class." The course requirement is that "each entry should reflect issues related to new ideas, challenges faced, insights or “aha” moments, thoughtful questions, clarifications needed, and/or appraise opinions related to the ideas studied or expressed in the articles, or discussed in class." My students are really digging deep and paying attention to what they are learning about themselves and their practice. So what did I learn from my classes this week? I learnt that people rise to challenges, if they are motivated to do so. Most of my students are motivated to do their course because they want to be better teachers. People also want to be actively involved in their learning: after all we remember 90% of what they do. My technological "aha" moment for the week was try it, and if it fails, try again. Don't give up. Because you did not give up on using computers, or trying to set up a blog. You can read this today. All the best!