Things to do while not at work

Message for Aninag.
Verses for Christmas Cards.
Chapter in TfT book.
Minutes of AAC meeting and Student Org Meeting.
Journal website.
Management 203 lecture presentation.

Book: Technology for Teaching

I mentioned in my previous post about writing a book. So, after many reasons to do so but not having the time, I decided to make time for writing my book.

(I cannot say first, because my real first book, although never published, has been written.)

I will write about existing technological opportunities to enhance the teaching and learning experience. Without the jargon.

In that short book (which I will create as an e-book first for feedback of my teacher friends and graduate course classmates), I will discuss the technology, when to use, and some issues related to using technology in the teaching functions.

Of course, when I say 'teaching,' I mean all responsibilities expected of a teacher: Develop curriculum, instruct, research, link, and develop professionally.

This book, by the way, is a long-delayed book. I had this idea since first month of working as information officer in the college (For those who can look at my desktop at the Dean's Office, you may have seen at one time my mind map for the idea.). This is just actually a small section for a broader book on training, which I and my former co-trainers at eSynergy (now working at Business Processing Association of the Philippines and ePerformaxx) were planning to publish. In 2008.

What do you think should the technology for teaching book contain?

I want to write a book

No. I want to write many books. I want to write books on topics that I know some unique perspectives about. For example, I want to write about my experience in planning, organizing, promoting, implementing, evaluating a conference. I want to document this unique experience and lessons I have learned about organizing a conference. Maybe, other people would be interested.

I also want to write about using technology for teaching. I am really frustrated with seeing the premiere university of the country not being able to take advantage of technology, all the while complaining about the limited resources present. I want to show how educational institutions and learning facilitators can utilize offline and online technology to create a better, more enabling learning environment.

I want to write about training, based on my experience as a trainer and with new perspectives from my graduate education. I want to underscore ethics in training and how training functions in business and how it can be a business.

I want to write about crisis management - selling the idea for institutions which think it is a waste of time. It is critical - like development.

Of course, I want to write my old books - ZAIJE, 6SAR and Blue Light.

Sharing experience badly handled by other people - ethical?

Now, it is time to reflect--for myself.

1. As a communicator, did I do the right thing?
2. If I did, did I do it properly?
3. If not, what wrong exactly did I do?
4. What should I have done instead?

Sadly, not I--a BA Organizational Communication major and a Masters of Management candidate--can assess the situation.

I guess my emotions got the best of me.

This is not revenge. This is documentation. I believe that if lesson will be learned by me--it will not be about ethics or patience, no. It will be that however ideal institutions maybe, they can only be as strong as their weakest link--human emotion and ego.

Did ego play a part in my writing of these posts? Or how about revenge? Did I really do this to teach a person a lesson?

I will not make any justification for my action. Again, this is just documentation.

And documentation of human experience has never been objective.