This week I was again given the pleasure of working from home.  Personally, this is the aspect of eLearning that I like the most.  For colleges that are looking to be competitive with non-traditional students, the use of virtual classrooms to simulate a real class experience seems to be a must.  Traditional online courses do not seem to provide the same amount of depth that can be gained through live interactions with classmates.

For the second half of the class we worked on fleshing out our pre-storyboard templates for our lesson on the Iditarod.  Using the tools found in wimba really streamlined this experience, having myself working from home.  By utilizing a wiki (Cathy will talk about this on Monday) and using the screen share function, we were easily able to complete our assignment with a minimum of extra effort that may have been needed with a partner that is virtual.

In keeping up with sharing new info, check out these links on using wiki’s in the classroom:

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