Third Week Reflections

Well the third week is now upon us and overall I’m pleased with the results.  The one area that dissappointed me was the number of students that signed up for the course and the actual number of students that actually attended the class.  However, it has been well worth it for me because I was able to teach this in a manner that allowed students to self explore the topic more independently.  The one aspect that made this course difficult was the integration of Moodle into the live classroom.  It seemed that this was a fairly daunting task for students and I’m attempting to figure out why.  Part of the problem, I’m sure, is that this was a ‘free’ which I think also denotes a more relaxed atmosphere that doesn’t require homework.