Week 3 Reflection

I am writing my formal week 3 reflection a few days before the class week is officially over because I am attempting to use my time wisely. This week has been very busy for me. With my husband gone to Florida and my hurt back and strep throat, not to mention a sick baby, I was left feeling very overwhelmed by this class. I am the kind of person who likes to be organized and have a plan. It made things very difficult when I had so much to do and was not able to do it due to certain circumstances. Therefore, I believe the skill I worked on the most this week was time management. I wanted to make the best use of my time and be productive. I attempted to document my time for this class and was amazed at how many hours were spent reading and using the online tools. Now this does include checking my facebook, which often times takes awhile to get caught up from day to day. However, I also explored new websites and just tried to read and play to see what is all out there that I don't even know about. I commented earlier on using plinky and pandora in previous blogs. I am still feeling as though I am behind and trying to catch up. In a traditional classroom setting, all the students are in one place sharing ideas and receiving the information. In OL learning, it is very much the opposite. When I get the emails about all the posts to the website, I feel as though I need to respond immediately to stay in the loop and caught up. However, with all the posts being made, this is tough to do. Building on my time management skills, I found the Hendron book to be a wise use of my time. I feel as though I can understand the writing and it is an easy read. Sometimes I do not understand the terminology he is using, yet the flow of the writing makes it easy for me to reread or find the answer I am looking for by reading on. I also respect the fact that this author has been in the classroom and can look at technology from a teacher's point of view. On a final note, I am still completely stumped about what I am going to do for my final project. Any suggestions? I am all ears!