What are my expectations of the course.
I don't really have any, I am just interested to see what use people are making of social software in teaching and learning.
What experiences am I bringing with me?
I have been a learning technologist since 2001 I now work for Imperial College of Science and Technology. I hold an MA in Media Technology for TESOL. I chose that particular degree because I had been using software as a teaching medium when I was teaching Business English and I realised that using materials and equipment that the students were familiar with helped them learn.
I am familiar with V/MLEs both open source (Moodle) and proprietary (WebCT). I use Wikis on a regular basis, subscribe to podcasts and blogs. However, I find it very difficult to persuade the people I work for to do much of this because any new technology, widget or doo-dah requires extra work, a pair of words which have all but the greenest newbie or nerdish nerd scuttling away from me like startled meerkats.
What technologies do you think we should use to support the course and how?
I don’t mind which technologies we use as long as we use them sensibly and not just because we can.
