What I've Learned In My Forth Week Of Classes.

I was given an assignment this week that turned out to be very frustrating in my attempt to complete it. The important of being prepare in education can never be understated. Whether it be for the students, instructors, or the institution.

Many times when given the task as online educators and/or course designers we must depend on others with far more technical expertise to assist us with the finish product. It is really a bad practice to totally rely on this assistance without checking what is received in return before issuing it out part of coursework.

This week we were told to explore and than create a free online social networking presence using Ning, a social networking creation site. My area of frustration, Ning is now not free! Somewhere along the line, Ning decided to become a pay-for-use site, and it seems the University's technical support department did not inform the instructor. This is also true in the fact that for the instructions given in which to create our sites in Facebook and PBworks were outdated as well.

When giving assignments, it is incumbent upon the instructor to be sure all is in place to create a learning environment that is as where all elements are properly in place to achieve the best learning outcomes possible

School is a daunting experience enough as it is without the added stress of incorrect or outdated instructions.