My Reflection

This is the first time for me to have an opportunity to learn using social networking. At the beginning I was stressed and worried because it was the first time for me. After a while I felt better because my instructors (Dr. Jing Lie and Leigh) and my classmates encouraged me by posting comments on my blog postings. My knowledge of social networking has changed a lot because I have learned about it through real practice and I now deeply understand what it is. "Learning by doing" is very true in this experience.

I chose "Wikis" as the topic for my blog. I had the opportunity to study about Wikis in depth. I wrote  14 articles about Wikis on my blog which were based on my real-life experiences. I used Wikis with my students in the classroom as a tool for searching for information and seeking answers to their questions. In addition, I also conducted "classroom action research" because I wanted to know more deeply about the advantages of Wikis and the users' satisfaction towards them. The result revealed that Wikis have a lot of advantages to facilitate the students to search for knowledge and the students and parents were very satisfied with the experience.

Even though I studied about Wikis, I had additional opportunities to learn about various technological learning tools through my classmates' blog postings. It helped me learn more about the things I've never known before. Every blog posting has had great value for me to fulfill my knowledge about technological tools for education. I'm always happy to read comments from my classmates. Although we didn't know each other in person, I felt as if we had been friends for a long time. I am sad to leave everyone behind. My instructors and my classmates will always be in my heart forever. I am confident that we all will create great things for the students. Although we have only worked with a small group of children, the knowledge we have acquired can be of great benefit to students around the world and can help to create competency around the globe in the future to come.


Thank you to Dr. Jing Lie, Leight and all my classmates for encouraging and inspiring me. I hope to see all of you again one day.

Love,
Wilairat Phermphoonboon

Good Bye My Wiki Friends! I won't forget you!

For the almost three and a half months that I've created and maintained my blog, I have chosen 'Wikis' as my topic. This experience has enhanced my understanding of what a 'Wikis' is. At the same time I have used 'Wikis' in my teaching and learning, and real life situations as well. You may see examples of my work from my previous blog postings. I was not only a 'Wikis' guide for my students, but also for my colleagues and parents as well. This is a part of my "classroom action research". The result of using 'Wikis' for teaching and learning revealed great benefits and everybody was very satisfied with the resulting information.

I am looking forward to seeing how 'Wikis' progress in the future. I think 'Wikis' will develop a lot and our comments will continue to help create useful information for the world to use. Although we only contribute one comment at a time, each comment carries great meaning for the advancement of collective information, the same as a drop of water in the ocean.

Thank you everybody for visiting, sharing ideas and commenting on my blog posting.  I have learned more about 'Wikis' from your comments and have enjoyed this shared experience with all of you. Although we live in various parts of the world we can communicate with each other in real-time due to the benefit of 'Wikis, which helps to facilitate the sharing of information the world over.

All the best.  Goodbye.