Yesterday's activity was very helpful. Being able to create a product using some of the tools we have talked about was a good way to apply what we learned to an actual project like our students may do. We can debate the effectiveness of projects over traditional learning but I think that may be a futile debate. Most people people agree there is value in most types of learning and the important thing is to do multiple activities and teaching strategies.
I was impressed with Jim's decision to let us know he wasn't happy with the way the course went and that he plans on changing it to a format with more involvement and use of the web 2.0 tools. That taught me something very valuable about teaching; never be afraid to realize you want to do something different and to also let your students know what you're planning on doing. It shows them that this is an ever-changing process and one of the worst things you can do is become stagnant.
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