3/23/2011 Web Conference

On the evening of Wednesday, March 23rd, I attended the EDLD 5352 Web Conference hosted by Cindy Cummings. Although this conference was very large when dealing with the number of participants, Dr. Cummings did a great job providing us with the best conference possible. I feel as if the conference as a whole was successful. I think the conferences are a great idea, but I personally have a hard time keeping up with the massive posts, some of which became random messages. I think conferences such as this are more useful when discussing only one topic. When we had an open forum and there were not strict guidelines of what to discuss it was hard to decipher all of the information posted. I think the conference would be more fun if it were a group of old friends just trying to catch up on each other’s lives. The information shared in the conference will be helpful as soon as I have time to look back and really think about the questions and all that was shared to answer them. I feel as if I will use the information discussed over ILD, LCE, TK-20 and other topics mentioned at some point. Quite frankly, there is barely enough hours in the day for me to do what is directly required, so I will have to focus on future requirements or items we must complete outside the course for our e-portfolio when I have spare time. Dr. Cummings did a great job and I appreciate how she handled having so many participants in the conference. Since Dr. Cummings spoke and did not type much, she had someone summarize what she said. I really appreciated that she had this done and also think it will prove to be helpful in future questions that may arise. I also think her suggestion of the Web. 2.0 for Educators book was a great idea.