I have just read a blog post by a fellow student regarding facing demons and using this course to develop new technical skills. I am so much in agree ment with her but find that my time is so limited.
This is my reply to her:
I have been having the same thoughts as you; I must do something about my demons! I have gone with the easy option.......OU blog and My Stuff to store everything. It is working relatively well. However, my thoughts are that I am not developing new skills. The time element is a concern for me. With all the acitvities in this course (along with everyday life) I do not seem to have the time to do anything extra.
So rather than just feeling sad about the situation I decided to look at it head on. And assess the situation
1. My time is very limited; I am working 3 jobs and am a single mother to 3 boy (14,12,10) in addition H808
2. There is a lot of reading/activities in this module which I am keeping up with as long as I do a bit each night. However another part of this course is to increase my technical skills (PDP)
3. What to do about it.
4. I have decided for the present time to continue with the OU blog and My Stuff as a repostitory. This will ensure that I keep everything where I can find it and continue to reflect.
5. I will play about with any new technology so that I have a working knowledge of it but not necessarily embrace it use fully at the moment.
6. I feel I have to accept that time is one of my limitations and a working knowledge of some things is good enough