Naketa’s Blog

Getting started with FOC08

FOC08
Translation: FOC08 means Facilitating Online Communities 2008.

Here’s my To Do list for Week One of the Facilitating Online Communities Course
Wk 1: Orientation – 28 July – 3 August

1. Set up a blog for your weekly work in this course.
I’m going to continue to use my current blog mostly because what I do through this course overlaps with my current work and I’m sure teachers in the early childhood centres/and my colleagues would find some of what I say here useful! – C’mon guys I know your hanging off every word…lol!

2. Attend the web conference meeting room (No password required) at UTC 10pm 28 July (10am 29 July NZST, see World Clock)
Okay I totally failed this test, I logged on later than everyone else and can’t figure out whether its technical difficulties or brain difficulties. But you know me, I will persist!!! Sorry Leigh Ill try for next time I promise and Ill make sure I get the times right!

3. Post to your blog what you hope to get out of this course. Include any concerns or questions you may have.
Hmmm, what do I want to get out of this course???
I suppose I dont have any clear ideas on what I would like to get out of this course. I do know, however that Im keen to learn more, and with the wealth of knowlege with the group and the excellent facilitations skills of our facilitator Leigh…I know I’ll come out of this with a deeper understanding of online learning communities. Judging by the first week…it looks likes its going to be awesome!!

4. Introduce yourself to the course in the discussion page. When you have your blog set up, add your blog’s web address to your introduction.
Check!!! Phew…:)

5. Set up an RSS News Reader and subscribe to the blogs of others in this course.
Check!! I just stuck with my plain old Google Reader and created a folder for class blogs titled FOC08…how ingenius is that. There are some really on2it people who have created Pageflakes, Diigo and Netvibes pages. Awesome stuff! But I know what works for me at this stage and Google Reader is my friend!

More on this later!!

Facilitating Online Communities – My course starts this week!

Kia ora koutou
Have been a bit quiet on the blogging front with so many things going on, but pleased to say I am back into it thanks to the new course I have started Facilitating Online Communities. Its all very exciting with over 60 people from around the world participating. Ill be using my blog as a place to add notes, summarise, synthesise and store ideas.