Think
Before you began this course, what arrangements did you make (or still do) to be able to show to others (and to yourself), what you know and what you can do?
I just have an offline portfolio, which is only for Freshman ELP. Almost all of my works(done during my Freshman days) are in it. In terms of online portfolio, though I have an account of Windows Live and my space on that server, I rarely use it as a tool to show what I know. I just uploaded a part of my profile.
Explore
1. Do you need an e-portfolio? Please watch this presentation. (This presentation describes the use of a wiki, while you will use a blog for this e-portfolio)
For now, I don't need it. Through the presentation, I got how it is important for some people. For others, it is a tool to know what I know, what I can do or even who I am. For me, it's a tool to review and to reassemble. But I think I don't need to show others what I know. When an e-portfolio becomes just a tool to reassemble, it doesn't have to be an e-portfolio.
2. What are the main advantages and disadvantages you see in having an e-portfolio in addition to (or in place of) a traditional resume? Please see some of the examples below.
Clearly one of the advantages is that it's easy to share & change. Papers does not bother me any more when I use an e-portfolio as a resume. On the other hand, it requires a particular environment in which I can use the Internet freely. It can be troubleful for people without this environment. Also what I mind most is the matter of privacy. As long as I interact with others online, the matter won't be completly solved.
Explain
1. What are the main skills needed to use your e-Portfolio?
I just have to follow the guideline to edit my e-portfolio, so I may say I don't need any special skills. If I want to develop my portfolio much more, I can use knowledge of html.
2. What are the affordances of your e-Portfolio (what does it make possible, what does it impede)?
This portfolio enables me to review easily what I learned or what I thought. Also everyone can see what I wrote, and make comments on my opinion(as long as the person has an account of blogger). I know it's good for learning, but I still have difficulty mentally to show up my frofile online.
3. How can your e-Portfolio be used to network professionally and connect you (& other students) to learning resources?
I can paste links to many useful homepages, which I know, and they must help others with their learning. Or I can even upload videos and images. If I have sometnihg interesting or useful, it will attract others. If someone give me any comments, it means I could interact thruogh the Internet.
4. What skills and understandings have you learned from creating your e-Portfolio that may promote your development as an effective learner in the digital age?
I got to know the possibility with the e-portfolio. It enables everyone to show who he/she is and what he/she can. This let people to make opportunity to make an appeal of themselves to others, even to companies. To send out myself can make new way to live. It is the possibility of e-portfolio.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Lesson2: Browser as PLE
Think
Before you began this course, what arrangements did you make (or still do) to try and ensure that you could do any work you wanted to do during the day?
Actually, nothing special. But I could find information on the Internet with much time. I just tried to make much time and did my best within the time frame.
Explore
notes: Many users like a compact browser and good-looking one(They like black background with light letters) .We can listen music by just clicking an icon without opening i tunes.There are many unique icons, themes and add-ons.
Explain
1. What are the main skills needed to use your PLE?
What I have to do to use my PLE is to click. I can use it without any special skills. However, in order to develop my browser, I need English reading skill because many add-ons are still offered only in English. All explanation of them are written in English, so I used English reading skill. After developing, I just use skill to click!
2.What are the affordances of my PLE(what does it make possible, what does it impede)?
By Research Word, I can easily find definitions of any term on the page. The definitions are from Wikipedia, Google or online dictionaries. Also I can search the word in You tube, Amazon or Google Image(and News). With Cooliris Previews, I can see the next page forehand without clicking the link. This also contribute to my comfortable PC time. Zotero is really useful one especially in the case of researching. It enables me of efficient online(or even offline) research.
Though I like all of these add-ons, I may say that too many add-ons bother me.There are many add-ons and many of them have nice functions. However, the number is too big to find best one for me.
3.How can your PLE be used to network professionally and connect you (& other students) to learning resources?
In my PLE, I can get definitions which made by ordinary and certain number of people. It means the definition is very close to the common recognition or perception. In the field of learning, it is important to see how ordinary people understand the word. At this point, definition search helps me. Also it helps me with finding different kind of information. Nowadays, we can get precious knowledge or experience through videos or images. PLE enables me of touching these kinds of information sources. As I mentioned above, PLE provide me with functions to work efficitntly. It is also a help for learning.
4.What learned skills and understandings may promote you development as an effective learner in the digital age?
I learned that, by developing confortable PLE, it is possible to get target information with less time and less trouble. This will help me with my learning especially in terms of getting information.
Before you began this course, what arrangements did you make (or still do) to try and ensure that you could do any work you wanted to do during the day?
Actually, nothing special. But I could find information on the Internet with much time. I just tried to make much time and did my best within the time frame.
Explore
notes: Many users like a compact browser and good-looking one(They like black background with light letters) .We can listen music by just clicking an icon without opening i tunes.There are many unique icons, themes and add-ons.
Explain
1. What are the main skills needed to use your PLE?
What I have to do to use my PLE is to click. I can use it without any special skills. However, in order to develop my browser, I need English reading skill because many add-ons are still offered only in English. All explanation of them are written in English, so I used English reading skill. After developing, I just use skill to click!
2.What are the affordances of my PLE(what does it make possible, what does it impede)?
By Research Word, I can easily find definitions of any term on the page. The definitions are from Wikipedia, Google or online dictionaries. Also I can search the word in You tube, Amazon or Google Image(and News). With Cooliris Previews, I can see the next page forehand without clicking the link. This also contribute to my comfortable PC time. Zotero is really useful one especially in the case of researching. It enables me of efficient online(or even offline) research.
Though I like all of these add-ons, I may say that too many add-ons bother me.There are many add-ons and many of them have nice functions. However, the number is too big to find best one for me.
3.How can your PLE be used to network professionally and connect you (& other students) to learning resources?
In my PLE, I can get definitions which made by ordinary and certain number of people. It means the definition is very close to the common recognition or perception. In the field of learning, it is important to see how ordinary people understand the word. At this point, definition search helps me. Also it helps me with finding different kind of information. Nowadays, we can get precious knowledge or experience through videos or images. PLE enables me of touching these kinds of information sources. As I mentioned above, PLE provide me with functions to work efficitntly. It is also a help for learning.
4.What learned skills and understandings may promote you development as an effective learner in the digital age?
I learned that, by developing confortable PLE, it is possible to get target information with less time and less trouble. This will help me with my learning especially in terms of getting information.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Lesson1:Introduction to Social Computing
Lesson1. Introduction to Social Network
Yukari Yamamoto
Think
1. I only know Wikipedia and YouTube. I sometimes use them as researchtools. Typical feature of these kinds of software is that, through thesoftware, everyone can be a sender of information. Also everyone can be arecipient of information. Therefore, in my opinion, an interactivity ofinformation and a multitude of users made social network social.
2. I define network as a connection which exists between linked people.The dimension which makes social network social is the people whoconstitute the group. The people are can constitute the network fromeverywhere in the world. Also everyone can be the member of the group.
ExploreI think the Internet is the quickest way to inform people, so this can be the first social media for many senders to spread out the senders' knowledge.The keyword is visible or hidden relationship, I guess.
Do
Social software is very useful for me because I can get many kinds ofinformation quickly, for free, and at home. However I feel that, since thesoftware consist of ordinary people, it must have dangerousness. I cannotaccept all information which I get through the social software. In orderto get along with social technology, or use it fully, it is good to learnsocial computing.
Yukari Yamamoto
Think
1. I only know Wikipedia and YouTube. I sometimes use them as researchtools. Typical feature of these kinds of software is that, through thesoftware, everyone can be a sender of information. Also everyone can be arecipient of information. Therefore, in my opinion, an interactivity ofinformation and a multitude of users made social network social.
2. I define network as a connection which exists between linked people.The dimension which makes social network social is the people whoconstitute the group. The people are can constitute the network fromeverywhere in the world. Also everyone can be the member of the group.
ExploreI think the Internet is the quickest way to inform people, so this can be the first social media for many senders to spread out the senders' knowledge.The keyword is visible or hidden relationship, I guess.
Do
Social software is very useful for me because I can get many kinds ofinformation quickly, for free, and at home. However I feel that, since thesoftware consist of ordinary people, it must have dangerousness. I cannotaccept all information which I get through the social software. In orderto get along with social technology, or use it fully, it is good to learnsocial computing.
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