Wk 1 - that was the week that was

Week 1 expored getting to know the tutor group, material from the UK and Australia about the google generation debate, discussed our own experiences and preferences for learning technology and realised why we need to be aware of the debate because of pracitioners beliefs about what learners need.

The Learning outcomes for wk1 were:
Knowledge and understanding of choices that learners make about their own learning - we looked age divides and seeking information, Australian students' use of technologies and found out about the preferences of the different people in your tutor group.

Knowledge and understanding of a range of conventional and innovative technologies, drawing from own experience and experience of others. - I've used the web, forum, webcasts, audio files and search engines.

Your ability to locate, read critically and extract value from a wide range of formal and informal sources - I've read and discussed a newspaper article and a report, a research paper, an audio interview and webcast.

Your ability to articulate your ideas - you've started to build your learning community

Your ability to participate in online networks and communities to enrich your personal and prof develop