1st weblog

Personal info:
1. My name is Michael Hulseman, my hometown in Chicago Il, and my primary e-mail is cubfan010@aol.com
2. I prefer to be called Michael
3. Im not going to be a teacher, my major is accounting
4. One thing that is unique about me is that I am the 4th of 13 kids in my family.


Learning Style:
5. For me to share more intellectual conversation and creativity with a class, i prefer a class that is well structured, yet at the same time encourages discussion.
6. I would consider myself a good student who will be active in classes with interesting discussion. Sometimes i can be unprepared for classes because I am forgetful. However, I usually get all my assignments done. When I have a question, the first thing I do for a class is email the teacher. Otherwise I ask the teacher in person when available.
7. I tend to struggle with teachers who are vague with instructions or have a lack of structure in their class. In most well structured classes i have succeeded.


Technology Section:
8. To me the most important technological invention was electricity. This opened to door for millions of other inventions and innovations. At the same time it allowed for life to be much simpler and easier.
9. the internet*, cell phones, computers, cars
10. After a normal school day I usually will spend a good amount of time on the internet, whether its doing homework, emailing people, or facebook. I also might spend some time watching tv or might use my car to drive somewhere.
11. I think that computers are often used inappropriately by people. One serious misuse of this is identity theft. Hackers can use the internet to steal personal information from people that is very important. Theres only so much regulation that can be done.
12. In order for the class to go as best as it can I think that one really important factor is that it is an engaging learning community. To me this means that the class must be structured in a way the encourages input from all students. We should study useful learning technologies like powerpoint and email and we should learn how to use them in a way that is helpful for us and those whom they are teaching. We should avoid pure lecturing. I think in a class about instructional technologies it should be an interactive learning environment.
For Dr. Shutkin:
1. What types of technologies will we learn about in this class?
2. Do students ever struggle with this class?
3. Do we have a final in this class?