The course is demanding, as I was
warned. But it is, after the course comes to the second week. Perhaps I have
been occupied with many other things: preparation for TOEFL, GRE, school
teaching, and a presentation in a seminar… What makes me on edge is, it seems, all
my classmates in the course are staying all the time at the computer working on the tasks. It stirs me to
work hard to catch up.
So, I cannot stay in my office, where
my colleagues like to have a chat with me, because it will deprive my precious
time devoting to my attendance to the course and the preparing work. Now, my
school library becomes a place I often linger around. For I have to seize the time
to study and work.
However, it doesn’t mean time suffices
to deal with all jobs I have now. I can feel it transient, but meanwhile the
busy life replenishes the emptiness which used to haunt me. Even so, I still
have a sense of loss. In the course, I have
the rare chance to work with my teacher in University of Oregon and other
participants from other countries. It is a pity that I cannot have ample
time to read their posts, tasks, and communicate with them. I wish to take my
time appreciating every participant's articles, posts, and interchanging ideas.
Explicitly, I have not adapted to the tempo of the course. I still leave a lot
to be done, hoping to catch up with other participants and have time
communicating with them.
Hi Chengkuo,
ReplyDeleteI read read your comments about the course and they are very interesting. Me too I am having hard time to manage my time. I am taking TKT online course, senior teacher course, and this course. I am also conducting an action research. I am sturggling. I feel that I do not have time to read all the posts written by other members but what to do. However, you asked me a question in my blog about the fish. You have to the setting of your blog and click layout. In layout , you can add many gedgets from blogger. you will find it there.
Zainab
Hi Chengko
ReplyDeleteYou have stated honestly what you feel and that is a rare thing now a days.I thank you for this.Again, I want you should not worry much about the legging behind, you are doing well ,I think.Just decide when and where you can spare an hour or two everyday to engage yourself in this course.At first every new work seems to be a difficult one, but as you start doing everything becomes familiar.
I request you to change something on your blog to make reading easier. For example you can change the background or anything like that.
These are only suggestions and you can ignore them.
regards
Kayyum
It seems that it is not just you who is having a hard time with time management. I'm as well very pressed with time, trying to divide my time among school, my family (especially my almost 3 year-old daughter) and this interesting course. I don't worry though and neither should you as I think we will become used to the pace Robert is setting...
ReplyDeleteRegards
Maria
Hi ChengKuo,
ReplyDeleteWe are all in the same boat. We are all 'living' two worlds: online and offline. Isn't that a good thing?
I myself have to work hard cope up with this class. I stayed up a bit late on one or two nights to finish up what I had to do. But it pays off. It gives me satisfaction having learnt a lot of things from this course.
So don't worry. We'll do our best and I'm sure Robert too understands. :)