Hi,
I'm one of the East Orange teachers taking this course through the ITQP program. I am working on my Masters +32 in order to have a higher pension when I retire (okay I'm honest). I will be eligible in 2 years.
I was a math teacher for many years but now I am the school's Design Coach for the America's Choice Whole School Reform Model. Another goal of mine is to familiarize myself with content areas other than math.
I'm so very excited to be here. I took the READ 600 course with Dr. Dana last year. I can think back to the first day of class where I sat wondering how someone who was technologically illiterate like myself would ever get through the course. I not only made it through, but I learned a great deal along the way. Here I sit again, knowing absolutely nothing about gaming, and once again a tad nervous, but very excited as well. By the end of this course I'm confident I will be a lot better versed about gaming than I am today(2/2/08). Well, we'll see...
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Your blog really made me feel more at ease. I too have been very nervous about this course because I feel that I am "gaming" illiterate. It is great that you had taken a course with Dr. Dana and learned so much. I too hope that this course will alllow me learn more about this media and therefore understand my students more.
I can relate to being back in the saddle again considering I haven't been back in college since the 90s. With regards to gaming however, I think I may have the upper hand. Having grown up with Atari, mastered the first Nintendo back in '85, I am an avid Wii player who is determined to achieve a fitness age befitting my actual age.
I think it's great being in a class that encourages gaming!
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