Wow! I have finished another unit in this TOOL course. During this unit I felt as though the other participants had an advantage because they were posting examples straight from their GAVS courses to their blog posts. Though this unit might have been easier for them because most of the work was already finished, I enjoyed creating what I think I might use in my own virtual classroom. I also liked viewing the different types of examples the experienced virtual teachers posted. I have noticed some participants write lengthy in-depth posts in their blog whereas others post a few sentences but still demonstrate understanding of the material. I think this will be similar with virtual students. Some students in a discussion forum will post a long paragraph describing their three day food journal experience whereas another student will express their own experience in two sentences. My favorite section of this unit was the discussion forum because I have witnessed in the classroom how students treat this learning tool as optional and others take it very seriously. I don’t think any of the students attend the live sessions, though they should, and I remind them periodically they should watch the recordings as a review before they take the chapter exam. I know my experience as a GAVS monitor does represent the other side of virtual learning, but it has given me insights on how students will treat the virtual classroom. I wish when I was given the role of a GAVS monitor I had been told about the TOOL course, but everything happens for a reason. I am happy to be taking the course now and learning more about the virtual classroom.
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