Aside from a few glitches with voice volume (soon sorted by quick phone calls)
everyone else was present and eager to start.
The students have got the hang of communication in world and our session ran smoothly, at break time the learners all got up at the same time and did the thriller dance - they had conspired against us before we got there - effectively working with each other!
I had to practice my shocking typing skills - repeating everything Helaine said for the students that had difficulty hearing at first – an issue soon sorted by a quick phone call in the break and some volume adjustment. We sat down as a ‘proper’ class and discussed Norm’s and our major assignment.
Our trip to the women's Resource hub ran like clockwork and so did our talk about Occ Health and Safety. Some of the women have already got together via facebook and started working out locations for their excursion next week, and I've seen a few log into SL out of class hours.
Feedback from students continues to be mostly positive despite the technical hiccups. One student stated that it was irksome waiting for her partner to respond (we know the feeling) but as Helaine pointed out; this shows that working effectively with others requires patience and tolerance.
We also have problems with students responding in a timely manner and so have decided to incorporate question and answer quizzes into our session plans
It's encouraging once again to see the students interacting at their own instigation on facebook. Some strengths are emerging in different aspects of SL skills - a prime example being Urshie’s photographic skills. It's something she does a lot of in real life too and it’s interesting to see the two worlds overlap.
Having the class perform so well was a great boost and Helaine and I started our Egems conference
(Can you hear me now? - Communication matters) later that day feeling good.
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