Blog 6

After completing my online course I have a different outlook and appreciation for online course teachers. I found it a bit difficult in the beginning to set up the website. Some of the tutorials in the resources were not updated with the some of the new features so it took me a while to get everything set up. Once I knew where everything was and how to arrange everything- things tended to flow together. I also found myself going back and changing things constantly.
I think the hardest aspect to teaching the course I created will be coming up with different activities and ways to have the class interact for the whole semester. Like I said earlier- I have a new appreciation for teachers who do this for their jobs. Having to know how to communicate with the students without physically being there can be very difficult. An explanation that seems simple to you could be difficult for someone else.
The most difficult part in creating the course was just getting to know all the tools. There are so many buttons and things to explore that you don't know where to start. But once you get the idea the process is kind of fun and easy.
I personally liked the Moodle site. If I had to teach a course online I would definitely consider using the site.
I learned that teachers have to put a lot of work and effort into these courses. I will learn to appreciate the course more and be more understanding to the teacher when miss-communication situations arise.
Overall, I found this to be a great experience. I really enjoyed the activity, specially being able to break it up in sections rather than all thrown in at once.