Trudie

I really like the look of the new manual. It is the first time I have seen it and it looks fresh and interesting. Nice to get away from the 'Intel blue'. Thankyou Anne for a great day with lots of new challenges for everyone especially as you had such a traumatic start to the day. I have picked up all sorts of Wikispace functions I hadn't used. Also can't wait to play with box.net, pageflakes, keepvid and flv player on the weekend. Life is not long enough!! I really liked the way we went through the 3 tools briefly first. I also liked the use of Wikis, del.icio.us etc. These Web 2.0 tools have brought us into the 21st Century. Time is a problem but it always is when trying to cram the PT course plus MT course into 40 hours. It is well worthwhile not cutting corners in the long run. The working space isn't too bad although heating/cooling is a bit of a problem. Tomorrow may prove to be a cooler day! And nearly forgot - food was great and plentiful (hope we didn't eat the other group's share)!!!!!
 * Day 1 Module 1 and 2 (almost)**

Time is the most precious resource we have – and with all precious resources it is scarce. We did however catch-up on time lost on Day 1. It is always so difficult to limit valuable and interesting discussion. Anne has been excellent at managing time and giving people opportunity to speak. It’s always a particular challenge for people who have not completed the Essentials course to catch onto the essence of CFQs, however everyone in the group met the challenge admirably and it was great to see people sharing their expertise with others. I thought the ‘Building Understanding’ activity was a valuable exercise and Anne cleverly vetted the groups to ensure that all had at least one experienced CFQ member. Preparation of the cut pieces for the activity was obviously very time consuming and it was suggested that the activity would be ideal for an IWB. With the reward of being able to finish at 4:30 (and lots of choccy bars), people worked diligently during the afternoon. And the brainstorming session for the flower list in the Visual Ranking tool was a welcome activity of light-hearted fun after a long and tiring day. I think people will appreciate having the weekend to reflect on all that has been covered in the past two days and to complete homework!!!!
 * Day 2 Module 3 and 4**

It was great that people had some time to work on their Unit Plans today. Everyone has moved a considerable distance even from yesterday. Inviting others to try your tool is a valuable exercise and all took aboard the suggestions made by their ‘reviewers’. It was interesting to see the higher-order thinking happening as people worked towards solving their own problems of applying and using the online tools.
 * Day 3 Module 5 and 6 (hump day)**

The heat was really on today as we all realised that time was slipping away and the Unit Plans had lots of blank spaces. Everybody rallied well and by this afternoon the UPs were looking much healthier. One of the great things about a course with a small group like this is the networking. Listening to the exciting developments happening in other schools (and offices) is an interesting and valuable experience. Everyone seemed suitably impressed by the three Online Tools and it could be difficult at times to stop people from racing ahead through the book.
 * Day 4 Module 7 and 8**


 * Day 5 Module 9 and 10**