Comments for Bricolage http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org ideas about how adults learn - by finding things and using them in a new way! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:27:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Does e-learning make learning easier? by Prue http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/does-e-learning-make-learning-easier/#comment-26 Prue Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:08:44 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/?p=115#comment-26 Hi John, I think you would have enjoyed the 2 e-learning subjects this semester. Hope you are well, amazing about mendingjuju wiki heh! Hi John,

I think you would have enjoyed the 2 e-learning subjects this semester. Hope you are well, amazing about mendingjuju wiki heh!

]]> Comment on Does e-learning make learning easier? by psalter http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/does-e-learning-make-learning-easier/#comment-25 psalter Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:04:36 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/?p=115#comment-25 And from you too John! I think I learnt more in this semester than in any of the previous subjects I had done. One of the biggest lessons I learnt was that it is not enough to read about or look at the tchnology - to really understand the power of the tools you need to immerse yourself in them and only them will the possibilities come to life. Prue And from you too John! I think I learnt more in this semester than in any of the previous subjects I had done. One of the biggest lessons I learnt was that it is not enough to read about or look at the tchnology - to really understand the power of the tools you need to immerse yourself in them and only them will the possibilities come to life. Prue

]]> Comment on How to check out web credibility? Search the web, of course by Movie Goers http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/how-to-check-out-web-credibility-search-the-web-of-course/#comment-24 Movie Goers Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:55:13 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/how-to-check-out-web-credibility-search-the-web-of-course/#comment-24 nice tips here, search the credibility in google first, because there's a lot of spammers in the world wide web nice tips here, search the credibility in google first, because there’s a lot of spammers in the world wide web

]]> Comment on Does e-learning make learning easier? by A E » Blog Archive » Does e-learning make learning easier? http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/06/08/does-e-learning-make-learning-easier/#comment-23 A E » Blog Archive » Does e-learning make learning easier? Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:36:42 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/?p=115#comment-23 [...] Does e-learning make learning easier? After a semester using e-learning technology to learn about e-learning my essential bias remains that if you can’t do it without computers, then computers won’t suddenly make it easier by themselves. … [...] [...] Does e-learning make learning easier? After a semester using e-learning technology to learn about e-learning my essential bias remains that if you can’t do it without computers, then computers won’t suddenly make it easier by themselves. … [...]

]]> Comment on Watch this space by annebb http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/06/06/watch-this-space/#comment-22 annebb Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:04:22 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/?p=114#comment-22 Your enthusiasm and willingness to contribute, participate and help others was a major influencing factor in both JuJu and the subject - thanks John - it was great to have you along for the ride! And look forward to further developments... I kind of have a feeling that I've unleashed something here... so - GO WILD! ABB ;-) Your enthusiasm and willingness to contribute, participate and help others was a major influencing factor in both JuJu and the subject - thanks John - it was great to have you along for the ride!
And look forward to further developments… I kind of have a feeling that I’ve unleashed something here… so - GO WILD!
ABB ;-)

]]> Comment on How net dependent are you? by psalter http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/05/30/how-net-dependent-are-you/#comment-21 psalter Thu, 29 May 2008 23:27:03 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/?p=99#comment-21 I love that concept - I think you have coined a new term: e-living. Now we have our normal lives (what's normal?), our second lives and our e-lives! I love that concept - I think you have coined a new term: e-living. Now we have our normal lives (what’s normal?), our second lives and our e-lives!

]]> Comment on The challenge of blogging - ideas and time by John http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/the-challenge-of-blogging-ideas-and-time/#comment-20 John Mon, 05 May 2008 22:49:43 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/the-challenge-of-blogging-ideas-and-time/#comment-20 Prue Sure, thanks for asking. There is also an <a href="http://sleightraining.com.au/Resources/Articles/Disruptions.htm" rel="nofollow">article on my website </a>that deals with disruptions. John Prue
Sure, thanks for asking.

There is also an article on my website that deals with disruptions.

John

]]> Comment on The challenge of blogging - ideas and time by psalter http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/the-challenge-of-blogging-ideas-and-time/#comment-19 psalter Mon, 05 May 2008 13:04:58 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/05/04/the-challenge-of-blogging-ideas-and-time/#comment-19 Hi John, Can I take what you have written in this post and put it on my <a href="http://enhanced-learning.net" rel="nofollow">study skills handbook </a>site for students in the Time Management Unit under the heading - 'How do adults deal with time manangement issues in the real world? Click here to find out.' I think students would benefit from reading your perspective. Prue Hi John,

Can I take what you have written in this post and put it on my study skills handbook site
for students in the Time Management Unit under the heading - ‘How do adults deal with time manangement issues in the real world? Click here to find out.’ I think students would benefit from reading your perspective. Prue

]]> Comment on It must be true, I saw it on the Internet by John http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/73/#comment-18 John Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:48:52 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/73/#comment-18 Concetta Johnnie the bagger may or may not exist. But people like him do. My wife must have been looking bewildered when she was carrying an empty coffee cup at the train station yesterday because a CityRail staff member came up to her and asked if she was looking for a garbage bin. She said yes, and the customer servant pointed towards one and then asked if there was anything else she needed. My wife asked where the toilets were, and was shown. the staff member went away smiling. My wife was so impressed that she decided to tell the station manager. He told here that he was very proud of his staff and he often received compliments like that about each of them. But Sue was a special case and she had been selected for a monthly customer service award, although he hadn't had a chance to tell her yet. That story was not in this morning's papers, but it is not uncommon to see stories about general dissatisfaction with customer service on the railways. Who do you believe? The newspapers or your own eyes. I wouldn't hesitate to use the story in class. but rather than promoting one individual in an unnamed store in an unknown city, why not ask your students for examples of when someone gave them really good customer service? Be prepared with a couple of examples of your own. If a story pops up that shows poor service, ask the person who brought it up "Have you ever felt less than your most cheerful self? Maybe that person slept in because the alarm didn't work, raced out of the house without breakfast, twister his ankle while running to catch the bus, and when he got to work found that two other people hadn't arrived so he would have to do three people's jobs." On the other hand, how often do we tell someone that we are glad that they came to work today? I have never heard anyone complain that they receive too many compliments. Sure they may shuffle their feet and look at their toes while you are saying thanks, but i bet they feel better when you walk away. And guess what is uppermost in their mind? What a nice person you are! Whether Johnnie the bagger is true or false doesn't really matter. Those, like you and I, who want to believe it can make a difference. Those who want to debunk it will continue to go through life looking for negatives. You have a chance to make a real difference by sending your students out to look for opportunities to give people compliments. And just think how wide that effect can be. the person who gets the compliment, the next person they serve, the person who feels good about having given the compliment, you .... The line-up will go all the way down to the frozen food aisle. John Concetta
Johnnie the bagger may or may not exist. But people like him do. My wife must have been looking bewildered when she was carrying an empty coffee cup at the train station yesterday because a CityRail staff member came up to her and asked if she was looking for a garbage bin. She said yes, and the customer servant pointed towards one and then asked if there was anything else she needed. My wife asked where the toilets were, and was shown. the staff member went away smiling.

My wife was so impressed that she decided to tell the station manager. He told here that he was very proud of his staff and he often received compliments like that about each of them. But Sue was a special case and she had been selected for a monthly customer service award, although he hadn’t had a chance to tell her yet.

That story was not in this morning’s papers, but it is not uncommon to see stories about general dissatisfaction with customer service on the railways. Who do you believe? The newspapers or your own eyes.

I wouldn’t hesitate to use the story in class. but rather than promoting one individual in an unnamed store in an unknown city, why not ask your students for examples of when someone gave them really good customer service? Be prepared with a couple of examples of your own. If a story pops up that shows poor service, ask the person who brought it up “Have you ever felt less than your most cheerful self? Maybe that person slept in because the alarm didn’t work, raced out of the house without breakfast, twister his ankle while running to catch the bus, and when he got to work found that two other people hadn’t arrived so he would have to do three people’s jobs.”

On the other hand, how often do we tell someone that we are glad that they came to work today?

I have never heard anyone complain that they receive too many compliments. Sure they may shuffle their feet and look at their toes while you are saying thanks, but i bet they feel better when you walk away. And guess what is uppermost in their mind? What a nice person you are!

Whether Johnnie the bagger is true or false doesn’t really matter. Those, like you and I, who want to believe it can make a difference. Those who want to debunk it will continue to go through life looking for negatives. You have a chance to make a real difference by sending your students out to look for opportunities to give people compliments. And just think how wide that effect can be. the person who gets the compliment, the next person they serve, the person who feels good about having given the compliment, you …. The line-up will go all the way down to the frozen food aisle.

John

]]> Comment on It must be true, I saw it on the Internet by concetta http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/73/#comment-17 concetta Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:55:36 +0000 http://frontlinelearning.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/73/#comment-17 I watched the video of Johnny the Bagger I was absolutely taken in. I was going to use it with my work to explain the importance of the emotional connection when it comes to user-generated video. Now reading your posts I'm going to have to have another little think about that. What I'm thinking though is that the important thing for me as a learner and teacher is to approach each learning experience with a questioning mind. Then it's less important whether the video is authentic and more important how all the information I have at hand fits with what I need to know. Also I wonder if learning styles change depending on the type of content, motivation and all the other factors that affect learning. I watched the video of Johnny the Bagger I was absolutely taken in. I was going to use it with my work to explain the importance of the emotional connection when it comes to user-generated video. Now reading your posts I’m going to have to have another little think about that. What I’m thinking though is that the important thing for me as a learner and teacher is to approach each learning experience with a questioning mind. Then it’s less important whether the video is authentic and more important how all the information I have at hand fits with what I need to know.

Also I wonder if learning styles change depending on the type of content, motivation and all the other factors that affect learning.

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