ETC 558...Movin' along

Workin' on the class...lotsa stuff to do, some of it quite interesting some less so. Many of the readings are quite noteworthy and well worth the time. Others are interesting but don't hold the attention as well. The case studies are great!

Working with the group is a kick. We all get along well, have good suggestions for each other, and are all willing carry their weight and then some. We have accomplished a great deal using both the Group posting area and "Eluminate." After a few hiccoughs at first we got microphone levels and settings set. It seems superior to just a typing chat. We do sometimes talk over each other but that is to be expected. Communication is at a high level...the work progresses well.

I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now. I alway s stress quite a bit since I was never much of a student through high school and my early college days. Never quite had the motivation and started my kindergarten career on a bad note. Made me passive-aggressive with regard to school. When I returned to college at 37 to finish my music ed degree I was better motivated and was treated well by (most of) my professors. They treated me more like a grad student than an undergrad. I had a great advisor as well.

My classes in the NAU ed tech program have been great...a lot of work but that's how you learn. The "hands-on" constructivist approach is what I had needed all through my early school days. And all along I thought I was the one who was different. Well, OK, I am -- but I found out I was not alone.

OK, I'm ramblin' now...time to go.

ETC 558...continued - again

Well, as i mentioned a bit ago, I submitted my "Scholarly Paper" to two hard found sites. As of that point, neither had responded. It was a bit of a disappointment at first - not knowing what to expect from such a process.

I'm happy to say that both sites accepted my paper for publication!

The first to pubish was Articlesbase.com: http://www.articlesbase.com/k-12-education-articles/technology-in-and-for-the-instrumental-music-classroom-578863.html

(I received this confirmation just two days following my submission.)

The second was EzineArticles.com: http://ezinearticles.com/?id=1530154

(This second confirmation took about a week - as the publishers had stated would probably be the case.)

Having never published online in this manner before I found it difficult to find the site to which I submitted my article. I do, however, recommend doing posting online - if for no other reason than to know you are published online!

On a more personal note, my son, Ben, was home this week. We just took him to Phoenix today so he could head back to the big apple. (He is the standby for the lead in the upcoming opening of "Shrek, the Musical.") I can't get enough of this kid! (Ok, he's 26.) Of course, it's always tough to say goodby as we only get to see him once or twice a year. But, he's living his dream...acting on Broadway. (Most recently, he was in "Les Miserables" in the Broadhurst theater playing a number of roles, most notably, as the understudy for the role of "Javert," he "went on" at least 30 times! What a great experience...

Hopefully, we'll be able to visit him in N.Y. sometime in the next few months. As our only remaining son (we lost Tim two years ago) it's made our already close family even closer.

Enough for now...I find myself rambling.