Introductions

I got a bit ahead of myself and threw a few comments up before I made it to the final requirement for week 1. So here is my introduction...

I am currently teaching SOC 212 Gender & Society for MCC (Souther & Dobson), and it is the first online course this campus' Sociology program has offered - yay! I have taught a few online courses for ASU's Sociology program and am familiar with Blackboard, Sakai and WebCT. Thus far my courses have been entirely contained within these LMS' and I, in particular, find the structure of WebCT to be a bit dated and limiting for presentation of material and facilitation of learning. That being said, I had no idea this course would be so far beyond the scope of the WebCT world and I am that much more excited by the ideas and possibilities it offers.

In addition to enhancing the SOC 212 course I am teaching, I would like to see more soc courses offered online through this campus including Intro, Human Sexuality, and Marriage & Family. My ultimate goal is to choose one of these 'other' courses and develop a possible online environment wherein it may be offered.

Among other things, this is my first real experience with using a blog; my old bbs days and the call of the bulletin/discussion board seem to have had a hold on me.