With the hectic start of semester I've missed the 1st week of the 10 week challenge set by Colleen as part of the DCLP project.

However, the first challenge, Connect with my DCLP colleague was an easy one and something that Tessa and I have been doing anyway.

I thought for the second challenge I'd look at the 100 top tools and analyse what I use and how, some of the tools mentioned I don't use for learning, they are either blocked at work or are frowned upon, or I consider them personal tools rather than work tools.  The last category there, personal tools doesn't mean they can't be used for learning but rather could be considered informal learning tools.

The more tools we are exposed to the more I think we should focus on what is available and what is TAFE approved. I remember when learning about audio editing and processing a statement that has stuck with me. "It's better to know to use a couple of effects really well than have 20 effects that you don't know how to use."

Wikis, blogs, forums are examples.  They are all available in my.tafe, the approved, preferred learning tool of DETE.  Even if they aren't implemented in the best, most attractive way compared to other tools, it's what we ask our students and teachers to work with.  If we as leading practitioners can harness these in the best way possible and learn how to work around the supposed clumsiness then we can provide great examples for others to follow.

I've posted my uses on the my.tafe forum, along with the links.

The resot of the challenge items I'm confident will be done as part of the wrap up for the project.  Creating video presentations of the final product etc.

Now I need to get back into completing the project.......