Previously, in week one we are adjusting with many new tools to be constantly used throughout the course. And this week of class, we are guided to learn more serious matters. The most interesting topic discussed in week two is about utilizing web search engine for academic needs. As my previous post, I managed to learn how these thousands search engines on the web can actually give you better search results. As what everyone experienced and learned, Google is everyone favorite, nobody needs to argue about it.
In line with the discussion about search engines, there is a very informative article in Noodletools.com that actually offers a quite interesting discussion in the class. The article gives very detailed categories of information needed and the suitable search engine that will give more accurate search results. Some search engines are happened to be some of the class members' favorite search tool. I managed to try education.iseek.com, sweetsearch.com, wikipedia.org, idebate.org, ask.com, intute.ac.uk, and biography.com, which are recommended by some of the class members. All the mentioned search services offer good results. And as for Wikipedia, there are some arguments on the net that the information it provides is not trusted, which I believe to be too naive to judge. Needless to say, Wikipedia has helped many students and teachers to build the overall picture of the information they are looking for. Noodletools has a positive reason to include this web service in the list. Nevertheless, I believe that noodletools should also include web directory search, the open directory project, dmoz.org. This website is a directory portal that enables the user to search for specific information within the website's directory collections. Similar kind of directory portal is as well featured by delicious.com based on internet users' submitted favorite bookmarks.
Another topic that I learned in the second week is about developing learning objective of a class course. The ABCD style is not that new to me. I have had some discussions with my colleagues in the university where I teach regarding this learning objective model. By reading my classmates' ABCD learning objective, I have learned more about how to develop a lesson that enables the teacher to see the concrete behavior of the students after they had a series of teaching learning interaction in the class. I also learned that the objective must be specific, and measurable. Now I am trying my best to link the two discussion about describing a class/lesson and the ABCD learning objective that will give a stronger concept about integrating internet media technology and various webskills in the class with a decent learning objective. I can't wait to get into week three. I believe the class has lots greater ideas to offer in the upcoming topics. Thank you for reading.
Best,
Rahmat
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