tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030694967730238204.post8908574778760638720..comments2023-03-22T10:52:56.481-04:00Comments on Things I do: Where is everyone?Cal Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02642522526193382560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030694967730238204.post-31303173809911158852010-04-12T17:44:43.580-04:002010-04-12T17:44:43.580-04:00Good question Cal, but I think you have to support...Good question Cal, but I think you have to support them on their learning journey. <br /><br />I am taking PQP courses with an amazing group of educators, and am subjected to a teeth-gritting Web board online component (Hello OPC, the 90's are calling...) However, I looked forward to a new OPC piece, a Web conference hosted by Tim Hawes and Shawn Allenby, 2 stellar educators with web savvy. <br /><br />In an Adobe Connect room, there was a really busy back chat, what with 42 attendees, and I listened, read, interacted, as I do at these online gatherings. But the feedback from some of my fellow classmates was revealing. Too frenetic, never been in that environment, intimidated, and the list goes on. When I speak to the fact that this is the way students live their lives everyday, it just widens the gulf. <br /><br />We need to scaffold that canyon, be patient and remember, well for me, when I couldn't hook up that VCR.<br /><br />Well, I still can't do that, but now I don't have to; luckily the 21st Century caught up to me;)<br /><br />Barbbarbaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425241017986200623noreply@blogger.com