Addendum to Blog 4

Blog 4
Summarize and reflect on last week’s group discussion and journal your reflection and learning experience. Recapture what you have learned thus far.

As I review Blog 4, I recall feeling very embarrassed that I had entered the wrong chat room and then did not feel comfortable sharing in the conversation. I recall struggling with understanding the content of the course at that time and now looking back understand that scaffolding is the support one receives from peers, the Instructor and the course content. Scaffolding can be given at any time during the course and is very important to the learner in that when the learner feels scaffolded, learning is facilitated. I had gained an understanding of positivist and constructivist viewpoints. I had learned to use the Blog as a form of communication and had learned about communities.

Looking back, I see that I was very unsure of myself and I have really come along way in learning the course content. At that time I was totally unsure that I could develop an online learning community but I have done so. Julie