Saturday, July 11, 2009

I am again an immigrant

I was totally aware that I was an immigrant when I came to the US as a young adult. I had my green card and always checked "permanent resident" on an form I had to fill. Time passed and I became a US citizen and the paperwork became easier. Here I am taking courses in Distance Education and discovering that I am again an immigrant: A digital immigrant no less!
Will I ever be a native of somewhere or something? I guess that is the price to pay for being a citizen of the world and a learner!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

It is never too late!

This is my very first time blogging and I am entering this world with caution. I guess I am a true Digital Immigrant. I used pen and ink (purple ink in a small white ceramic container)in elementary and middle school. I never used a calculator in high school (we had a sliding ruler)I never used a typewriter when I was in college, I used to hire someone to type my papers because the professors did not want the "onion skin" paper used and that was the only way I could have survived typing a 20 page document - it allow me to correct my mistakes. When I went to graduate school I did get a computer (a mac)and that was scary. I had to remember to save regularly and label all my disks in order to stay organized.
Well here I am today, in a DE course. I feel like an explorer in a jungle, wondering what will jump at me next but keeping my eyes wide open at the extraordinary adventure I am in.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

OMDE 603

I am now entering the world of blogging for the first time.