Second Life Adventure

My first experience using second life were both interesting and challenging as i explored a variety of places from Waterheads, Jade Island Home, Virtual Native Lands, Gypsy Forest etc.

It was interesting because of the opportunities to use new technology of this kind to do most things like visiting places, meeting with people from different part of the countries within hours which could not have been possible in real virtual life.

It was challenging because it was difficult for me to navigate around at first and i couldnt do most of things i would have loved due to insufficient knowledge about Second Life and time constraint.


Nevertheless, I am so optimistic of Second Life as a technology with many potentials for teaching and learning. Second Life could be used as a useful classroom collaboration tool, offer opportunities for students to immerse in the learning environment due to its engaging feature and also educators could join and share resources in their respective fields.

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GROUP REFLECTION

Facebook Group Reflection

As part of assessment for one of my course units Emerging Technologies, I joined a group related to my interest on facebook even though i already had a facebook account before now but participating in a group discusion on this social network was my first experience.

I joined the groups "ICT", "ICT Student group", "Hope of Africa" and the group "Want to Become the President of Nigeria". i would express my feelings and observations for each of the groups joined under two subheadings below; ICT AND Politics.

ICT

I joined this group because i am interested in the use of ICT in and outside the classroom> i am curious about the use of ICT in other countries of the world. I joined the ict group in South Africa and Ireland, made some contributions and followed discussions for a few days but it was unfortunate that these groups have not been very active because i got no reply to all my contributions so far.

Politics

I was more than excited to find and share ideas and beliefs with this group of people who have genuine concerns about the future of our country and Africa as a whole. I strongly believe in my generation as a revolution of change for my country .

The discussions that had gone on before my joining this group was about the youth as the of a new Nigeria and Africa as a nation and about the issue of corruption that has so pervaded Nigeria. I was happy when i got a reply to my contribution by one of the group members. I disscussed corruption, Corruption is everywhere and not only limited to Nigeria and Nigerians shouldd endeavour to promote good sides of the nation and stop celebrating its negatives all the time. We have Nigerians all over the world who are making us proud, example are Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as the former vice president and managing director of World Bank and Prof. Obi Ezekwesili etc These are Nigerians, honest, transparrent and incoruptible as they are, they are to be proud of and indeed they are my mentors. Nigeria is not afterall corrupt as it is been promoted.

Joining a group on facebook had made me realise how facebook could actually be more than a site for connecting and chatting with friends but serve as well as an educational platform and also a socio-political terrain to harness ideas, information, resources to form a formidable force whose product could benefit the nation as a whole.

Using facebook as a learning network could have been more effective and impacting if discussions could be kept more alive and active!

About Me! Me!! Me!!!

I am Atinuke Olusesi. They call me Tk for a short. I am from Nigeria, a country located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the West, Chad and Cameroon in the East, and Niger in the North. Nigeria, popularly known as the "Giant of Africa" is the most populous country in Africa and the eighth most populous cuntry in the world with a population of over 140 millions. I was born on October 12, 1977. I had my Bsc degree in Political Science Education at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. After which i went for my National Youth Service where i served my country for a period of one year in the administrative department of the ministry of water corporation.

My interests are watching movies preferrably drama, travelling, reading novels basically best sellers like Danielle Steel, Sidney Sheldon etc, also reading motivational books such as Myles Munroe, John C. Maxwell, Robert Greene etc, listening to music and dancing especially to hip-hop and r'n'b lyrics.
I love cooking as well because i enjoy eating good foods. I am always enthusiastic about learning new recipes.

More importantly, I am passionate about caring for the needs of the lee priviledged in the society like the poor, orphans, motherless and the widowed. In the nearest future, i would like to find a voluntary non-governmental organisation which primary and only motive would be to cater for the educational, social, and economic needs of the disadvantaged.
I strongly believe helping others realise their dreams and achieve their full potentials in life is what would make me a fulfilled person.