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Q4U

my thoughts on leighs posting on his blog about Q4u and flexible learning.  I have got to agree on this except i sometimes feel stiflled on only being able to offer our students the basic learning of computing, and the level 2 and 3 computing.  I would dearly loved to teach my students the new technology that we are learning and be able to show them just how wonderful some of the new software available is.  Example is Camtasia, wow, just to show my students the exciting features and capability of this programme.  I think more of our students would come back if they new we could show them this and get them to have a go themselves, they would love it.  My ambition would be to show all the fantastic things i am learning and to pass it on to them, but at the moment  this is not in our course content, but roll on when we can.

jacquie u tube

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response to another students blog

well dangerous daves den,  was a real interesting one to respond to, as i believe he is really on the right track.

I believe what he is saying about the institute being competitive, and to reach those people not able to get to our venues.  A day would not go by without getting an inquiry about students wanting us to come to their town and teach computing.

We have now opened up Cmmunity Larning Centres in Balclutha, and i belive maybe Milton? but i do know that there is a real need out there, of students wanting to do flexible learning.

There are lots of students at remote locations wanting flexible learning and hey why not take it out to them?  I have students in Mosgiel who would love to come to a course run out here, who have completed their National Certificate in Computing and want to do some other course that are run in town, but because they are workers and cant afford to take time off work to go to polytechnic through the day, would be able to do the course at night, this is where flexible learning comes into it.  We have 4 community learning venues in the Dunedin area, and my own personal thoughts are to utilise these venues with not only teaching computing, but other subjects run at the polytechninc.  Bring learning out to the students, and give everyone a chance to learn.   The student will still have a facilitator, to help them, but if the lecturer has written the course content in an easy and understandable manner, and It is easily accessible on blackboard, then why not give it a go

jacquie’s flexible learning

hi again, well i have just got back from yes more training with leigh and bronwyn and thanks you guys for all your patience, so hopefully now you will now see my new blog.