My Udutu project is centered around my AR which is to improve communication among athletic coaches and their players. I am a High School basketball coach and I have already created a website through webs.com for the sole purpose of extending myself socially to my players. Part of the research centers around using this means to build cohesion as a team to curb (maybe eliminate) drop-out behavior (kids quitting the team) due to negative experiences with coaches. So when viewing my course, please bear in mind that it caters to student-athletes who are new to social network sites such as this and who may be unfamiliar with how to manuever. I regret that I didn't create a glossary for some of the popular web 2.0 terminology that I used in the course. Many students are familiar with a lot of the terms for the portals, etc., but may not really know what they're purpose is. And that's where the educational part of it comes in.
So now I've been shouting "Hallelujah" because I'm finally done creating this course! I must confess: this has been the most challenging I've ever faced. I was skeptical when I realized that "I" would have to create my own course... I don't like doing these kinds of things because of the great labor and toil I know that projects such as these take... yet, this assignment exceeded my expectations! I'm sure I have spent over 2 full days (evening and morning) trying to first, familiarize myself with the interface, view the thousands of related videos and tutorials, and stressing about how I was going to put my thoughts together. It was a long, laborious experience and my brain truly has had its share of exercise handling the mental, physical, and some emotional strain I've felt during this process. And after all of that, my project is really just mediocre..! In time, I believe I will be able to produce a masterpiece, but I expect double the length of time I put in for this one!
From organizing my outline, to locating the URL to my finished work, no accomplishments came easy for me during this experience. Maybe I put a little bit too much pressure on myself, but it really took me a while to really understand the purpose for Udutu for me as an educator. And that might have been because I am not accustomed to creating courses in the first place since I've only taught Kindergarten. After acquiring my new found knowledge, I came to appreciate Udutu and the masterminds who created it. It is very deep in its wealth of information. What I've done merely scratched the surface, that's what I mean. It was like reaching my hand in a jar full of bubble gum, only to come out with one piece... There is so much more to know about this great educational tool.
I commend the work of my peers who have demonstrated expertise in skill and knowledge of the Udutu tool as a whole and making it work to their advantage. I've seen some awesome projects filled with creativity and neat stuff that I am challenged to revisit Udutu in the very near future to create an even more polished piece. I believe that I am privileged as a student to have such knowledge and endeavor as a forerunner, to produce quality courses for my students (and student-athletes) so they can have more challenging learning experiences.
Below is the link to my LMS:
I welcome your feedback and suggestions on how this can be improved:
