Course management is an online tool that instructors create for their students. This type of tool allows students to collaborate, interact, discuss, submit, email, login, etc. via a variety of posted materials, within the resources of a particular standardized system (such as WebCT or Blackboard). This learning environment is designed to meet course objectives while incorporating computer based proficiency (such as learning how to navigate WebCT) in order to enhance education of distant learning.
The tool that I chose to explore on the classroom 2.0 website was course management (cms). On one of the comments I was able to check out some useful and interactive educational technologies. The best part was that the majority of these programs are free. On one site I came across upon were testing modules, wikis, blogs, chats, and slideshows. This was interesting to discover because we are learning these tools in class. Other sites include creating and sharing lesson plans, as well as viewing thousands of others already made. The resources are countless. Many people pointed out some minor technical difficulties with various sites, but aside from those the majority used these resources in their classrooms. What I found interesting was that there was a lot of media learning. I like how the presentation of this material caters to many different learning styles. Personally, I enjoy audio features, and animation versus plain text. I think that this model of teaching instills fun and interactive learning for teachers and their students. There was also a feature on some of these sites that encouraged discussions, and feedback.
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