I have done a lot of PD online already. I've taken 2 online classes through The Connecting Link, and one through Learn Port. I really didn't like the online classes through The Connecting Link. I didn't feel like the information was presented well, and it was just a lot of busy work. I didn't get much feed back from the instructors, and it took a long time for them to correct my work, and give out grades. I took a class on Transition for special ed. students through Learn Port. I liked the pacing of it, and it included a lot of different media, so it wasn't boring.
I'm sure I will complete more online PD in the future. It is easier for me to do a self paced class on my own time than to try to attend a class or workshop on location. Taking this class on 23 Things was great because I was interested in how to do many of the things we learned. I did get overwhelmed by the amount of information, user accounts, and passwords. My hope is that the 23 Things website stays on Moodle for awhile, so I can go back to it for reference. I've tried to save as many links as I could on Delicious, my Wiki, or bookmark them.
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Did you have a good online experience with Michigan Learn Port? I have to get some SB-CEU's and some of them look pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback on the Connecting Link courses, I think I will try to take some through LearnPort first.
ReplyDeleteDelicious is the surest way to keep your favorite sites. We have to clean up our Moodle server periodically, so I can't guarantee how long this particular 23 things class will stay "up."
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