We had a first group SKYPE
for this term today. It was great to hear everyone introduce themselves and
catch up on what returning students are up to. You might notice are numbers are
swelling we had 14 people (I think) in that conversation! We talked about a
number of things and got to share and ask each other questions. Some people are
going to write specific blog posts about topics raised.
Helen is going to post about
student info/benefits etc… How to get your student card and what it can be used
for.
Jamie is going to write
about the MAPP community, Mary about the global network we form;
Sarah about useful books as
you start module one.
I am writing about the next
SKYPE meetings:
Because there are so many of
is now and we are across the globe we are going to have two times for skype
meetings. So you can attend either an earlier or later one in the day, which
also helps people in time zones outside of UK. So our monthly group SKYPE
meetings are:
October 5th 11am (London
time) and also 7pm (London time)
November 2nd 11am
(London time) and also 7pm (London time)
December 7th 11am
(London time) and also 7pm (London time)
I will write a post near to
the date reminding everyone about the meeting. If you plan to attend you could
write in the comments of that post, so I know to look out for you and when
(11am or 7pm). If you miss the post you could also email. Lastly if it gets to
the time of the session and you were expecting a call but don’t get one then
write me a message over SKYPE and I can add you to the call. So in other words
be proactive in making sure your are a part of the group call.
Come to the meetings with a
question, idea or experience to share. We will keep each session to an hour so
it is a good idea to prepare by having a note about anything you want to
discuss or share. That way we can make a kind of agenda at the beginning of the
meeting and make sure everyone gets to cover what they hope to talk about.
Of course it is ok to just
listen to the conversation; just connect with peers and hear how people are
doing. I really believe that community, collaboration and cooperation are a part of how we can shape the 21st century.
Try to find a quiet room to
meet: any back ground noise from any of us makes the reception funny, and makes
people hard to hear.
Just some up-front planning, As always it was a great chat today, very inspiring and left me excited
about getting started this term.
Adesola
