#edu407 #edu305 #edu307 Friday Update and Office Hours
Hey everyone,
Working from home today. Happy to help anyone get started. It would have to be over a screen chat. I can walk you through connecting. Take about ten minutes. Just stop by chat if you need help.
Meeting on the Weekends
I will not have much weekend availability. I know many of you will be doing your work on the weekends but I coach youth sports, and am a cub scout leader, and have two part-time jobs. So weekends are tough.
This is why I do not use a Sunday to Sunday schedule. I want to be involved and like me, your busy lives may lead you to catch up a night or two before assignments due. I want to hang out with the class when the flurry of activity is going.
However, if you see me online, feel free to ping. If I can I will happily hop on a call, you may hear my children screaming....Teacher's curse you can raise anyone's children but your own.
Office Hours
I will be on campus M 10-11 12-2, T 11-12, W10-11. Some days meetings get scheduled during my office hours. I will post a note to chat when this happens.
Workshop Time
I offer workshop time W 12-1. You can come in and work with me, meet with groups, get peer feedback. It is a workshop. Come work and focus on for the content or technical help.
You can also come the and 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month to get help on your personal websites or blogs. This is scheduled for 5:30-7:30 to accommodate working students. I also encourage almuni and other students who want to work on their websites to stop by as well.
Chat Room
If possible please try to leave your questions in the chat room on the website (#edu407 and #edu307...#edu305 you can ask in class) rather than email. I want to leave my email more open for advising and coordinator stuff.
http://edu307class.networkedlearningcollaborative.com/chatroom.html
http://edu407.jgregorymcverry.com/chatroom.html
Plus if you have the question someone else does as well. Answering student queries by email would be like having each child come up to your desk rather than raising your hand.
Of course if you want to keep it private you can email me or DM using the chat tool (would require sign up).
New Technology
Having to try new technology is hard. I understand. I had never taught #edu407 before AND I had to redesign the course for online learning.
Online isn't alone. We will be hanging out and working together a lot in these classes. If you learn something share it with a classmate.
I am also going to continue to release tutorials. I will build a tutorial page on the website but I need to lay it out all out. Until then you can find the tutorials on the feed page for your classes.
