Yes, it is true, Generation C rejected me, or i just didn’t fit in well. Hmm…i have read many articles regarding the emergence of generation c and their preference of creating rather than just simply assuming knowledge [discovery learning and constructivist theory]. They have high computer technical abilities and are very familiar with Web 2.0. That is just some of the characteristics of this super race. But sadly, i cannot even transfer a simple blue tooth video to my computer. I know the theory of a lot of technical processes but fail to properly execute them.

I decided that instead of typing my blogs, i would podcast them or put an audio file onto the web. But two factors halted this process. One- i didnt have the cord to connect the phone to the computer, and secondly, i didnt know how to do this process without the cord…Hmmm. Lesson learnt= always make sure you have the right equipment and skills before attempting to try any e-learning tools!

I interviewed a few people at work regarding their knowledge, understanding and attitude towards e-learning and used the video camera on my phone to film it. One funny comment that regularly popped up from the interviewees was in regard to the content of the video…Typical conversation

[*All stressed out*] “Please please PLEASE do not show any one the video…how embarassing!”

Ok but i am going to put it on the net and not on private…

The interviewee begins to relax…”Oh well, its only the internet, no-one is going to look there!”

Ok, so they thought it would be less painful to post the video on the net rather than show it to a few people in the store based on the element of anonomynity and the distance between the two parties means that even if one person is laughing or doing something to hurt the person’s self belief, they are fine. I found that rather interesting. I would say that no i would rather not have it posted on the internet but shown to my friends but that is a complete lie. I would actually hate both. I found it quite scary that i found a file of photos that i had once put on the net but later taken off, still available. As can be said, once posted, lost in space. And i guess it is time for me to log off! Goodbye!

Over the past few weeks we have been learning about the principles of multimedia design and i read something about how when you want to design a website page or any other type of page, you should divide your page into three coloums/rows- 1 top row where the icons are usually held, the side column where you are given more options and then of course the final column which takes up the most space of the page and generally contains the most amount of content. I had a light bulb moment as soon as i read that…Ding! There are many times when you want to copy something off from the internet, and on the surface it looks like plain text with a few pictures, but as soon as you copy it into the word document, suddenly you are bombarded with tables and lines that dont fit in your page, and no matter how many times you adjust the page margin settings, it never comes out right. And so you are either stuck with a very messy page, or if you are a perfectionist [to a degree] like me and sit there for the next half an hour or some until you have individually moved each item of data and pasted it outside the box. By the way, this totally eliminates the reason for cut copying and pasting…

Well that was my lightbulb moment for the day! Harzaaaa!