What I learned - Technology

http://www.uwestonline.com/laydharma//blog/index.php?postid=41

I appreciate all the efforts that went into putting up a course like this. I like that all video lectures are broken down into smaller pieces and each piece is identified with its length. I also appreciate that ppt was made available. Something this small made a huge difference in my learning. I watched lecture 1 videos before the ppt was available and I felt the content just went by me like that. From lecture 2, with the ppt in front of me, I definitely can follow and actually enjoy the lectures much more.

This is the first time I have used Moodle and I have to say I am very surprised at what it cannot do. Here are some of my wish list.. cool

1. I wish either we can get an email notification when somebody posts something new or we can subscribe to an RSS feed for new updates. I find myself coming back to the forum only to find no new posting. This is not the most efficient way to check for new updates

2. I wish we can comment on each other's profile. There are no other opportunity for us to do so but I feel it could be a great way for us to get to know each other better and let us feel more comfortable at each other's online presence if we can interact "outside" of required discussion topic

3. I wish there is a way to see how many times a posting has been viewed. I often wondered if anybody read my posting when nobody has posted a reply. I wondered if people read it and they don't find it interesting (or may some other reasons) or people simpley did not read it at all

4. I wish we can actually comment on each other's blog posts. How can we interact with one another on the last assignment if we cannot comment on the post?

5. I wish there are places where we can socialize - chitchatting about things other than the required discussions. There are so many questions I like to ask and see how others have delt with it; there are so many current events that I believe are worth discussing, etc.....

In conclusion, I think I might use a different system if I were to setup an online group for studying Buddhism smile