Aracelie_Reflection_2 Mar

Posted by on March 21, 2010 
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Elluminate!  It’s like Harry Potter, only not.  When I walked into the classroom, I remembered being glad we did not attempt to use it for class when it snowed.  Those were a lot of scary and confusing icons on the screen.  However, after watching Darren go through the sound checks, it did not seem as bad.  Having the opportunity to let Dr. Barkley guide us through her most recent course portfolio was great.  I thoroughly enjoyed the set up of the portfolio.  Travel is something near and dear to my heart, as well, so every click of the mouse had me anticipating the next video clip or soundbite.  To see something so well-thought out and evident of time and effort was inspiring.  Not only did it make me want to take her class, it made me want to teach a class so that I could emulate her portfolio.  She also mentioned that there was an incident (I cannot remember the specifics,but  something related to cheating, I think) that was extremely difficult for her to deal with, yet she chose to post it on her site anyway.  That example seems to take a lot of courage.  I don’t know that as a new, non-tenured faculty member, I would have the self-confidence to make something like that so very public.  I wondered later after we left class, whether there were any ramifications from her institution and if so, what degree of severity they held.  Perhaps her class is so well-liked that the institution applauded her actions.  Or perhaps she has been so open with the rest of her work that posting the negatives and the positives is now expected in her work.  In other words, she has set the standard for herself and others are well-aware of them.

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