FDP 2017: My experiences and learning

Hello everyone,

This is my first blog post for the Faculty Development Programme 2017. I thought this is going to be a wonderful platform to connect to some 7500 participants and share my experiences, challenges  and overall learning so far. So, here it goes.

The Week 1 was really exciting with lots of interactive videos and information. The assignments were designed very systematically and very structured. A learner has to follow each and every step or else one will lose the thread. The most challenging part of the entire session was to watch and listen thoroughly to all videos and external resources. Though it sounds very simple but it is not. One has to devote quality time in watching and understanding the concepts and also learn it by doing assigned reflection activities. The other crucial part was to maintain the course journal. The challenge was not just  to keep writing it but also share it with other participants for peer reviews. The entire process is very systematic. I faced a few technical issues while I was uploading my course journal. But I managed to upload it on the given deadline, August 13. Surprisingly, a mail was circulated saying that the date of submission has been extended to August 15! I know that would been a much relief to many respondents who could not submit it on the earlier given deadlines but it was actually a learning experience of not keeping things for the last moment. Apart from all the other interactions, the graded activities are the crucial element in the entire course. One has to be careful in doing the graded activities. One has to follow the tortoise story! I personally learnt it that way.

Week 2: This week kept me more engaged in reading, watching the various resources that was provided. The Web mentors list was very very helpful in this regard. The faculty website and blog posts are a few things that I always thought of doing it but never could do it. But thanks to this FDP course, where I could actually go through it practically and create one. As planned earlier, August 19-20, we will have Face to Face online interaction at our remote centers. I am looking forward for the session which would be my first online learning experience. I am highly satisfied with the FDP course which is so well designed and managed. It is only Week 2 and we have got Week 3 assignments too! So, get active and start doing it.

Happy learning!

 

Online learning

Hello everyone,

I am back again with new experiences from Week 2, 3 and 4.

The Faculty Development Programme is going on and officially we are in the Week 4 now! The journey so far has been full of excitement and madness in terms of getting acquainted with new technologies, softwares, creation of resources etc. In between we got an opportunity to talk to our assigned Mentor, other peers through Learning Experience Interaction channel. I really want to express here that the Mentor assigned to us (075) is very cooperative. Mr Praveen Srivastava sir, our Mentor, has been always supportive and gives us valuable information on discussion forums and Watsapp group. I really thank him for his constant support in listening to my queries and problems and also providing solutions.

The Week 2 turned out to be more interactive as we got the opportunity to interact with other peers from across the country. The A-View facility helped me to understand the dynamics of ICT in today’s education system. It was really interesting to see how all the participation were actively engaged in the process. Not only the participants but the course coordinator and other members were constantly interacting with the respondents and answering to the queries. It was amazing experience. This reflects the enthusiasm of the participants to learn new technology for a better education tomorrow. But the process got little affected by poor network at times, some recording and video issues which act as barrier in assimilating the information accurately.

I also got to learn about Open Source Leanring Management Sysytem Moodle, which I am still working on. Apart from the regular LeD, LbDs, the level of practice assignments are getting tougher. I worked on making a website on WordPress, a Moodle site on Gnomio and currently learning to prepare the spoken video tutorial on CamStudio. Within this short duration, I got exposed to learn so many software and technical jargons. I am happy that I am part of this FDP and hope to finish all assignments perfectly and on time.

One of the learning platform is the discussion board, which provides you with so many updates, queries, issues and solutions too. The FDP team regularly provides information on the new assignments, the process and also the guidelines. It is really helpful. I follow the discussion board regularly  and it keeps me updated.

Overall, it is more than learning online!

I thank everyone for their comments/suggestions/ in my posts and wish to have better academic discourses in future.

 

 

FDP 2017

Looking forward for Face to Face Interaction session today.