I have spent most of the day in training to learn to use the new version of Blackboard that SAU Tech will go to in the fall. This program delivers our internet courses, so, as an adjunct instructor, I need to know what I'm doing. There are some great features and some new things that we were not previously able to use. Aside from obvious "tech" things I learned today, I was reminded that it has been a while since I sat in a classroom for a whole day. I have a new appreciation for my students and my own children when it comes to having a tired brain. I understand a little better why my girls need to spend a little time refreshing and playing before buckling down to do homework. There is so much that they are asked to process (and that I needed to process today) that they need a chance to rejuvenate. My brain is tired!
Now off to work on my "real" job for a while before heading home....
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