September 20, 2008
It is Saturday and very beautiful autumn in Finland but I am sitting in my working room (at home) with my computer and listening to Elluminate Live! academic sessions – and I like doing this. It is quite possible to follow the conversations, even jointly by hearing and by reading short chat comments. There is a whiteboard to write and so on. I have to participate next time ( not at three o’clock at night but in the evening time).
I am learning English and I am testing my thoughts in my mind. I love the orientation of this course: this means testing all kinds of perspectives and NOT finding only one of thousands possible truths. I really enjoy.
What are my own interests? I have to concentrate on this question – so that I can choose the ways to participate. Time is limited and this studying is a freetime hobby to me. I want to understand learning as a phenomenom better : what role the mind plays and different knowledge sources. It is very complex.
I have seen many interesting blogs that I could follow and I linked some blogs here in my blogroll. I have to study RSS feed more, and Delicious: how to use them during this course (and generally).
Learning produces new needs to learn! Technorati, Twitter, Pageflakes and so son. But first I will go to walk out and enjoy beautiful colourful trees in Finland just now. See you all in the course ( I feel that I am a member of CCK08 network).

September 23rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
Hei,
Happy to hear you are enjoying your Elluminate experience. Wanted to let you know that if you want your own free 3-person virtual room to meet and collaborate, all you have to do is sign up for Elluminate vRoom. Learn more at:
http://www.getvroom.com.
Keep on Elluminating!
- Beth, Elluminate Goddess of Communication
PS. My maiden name is Juntunen. My family settled in Minnesota in the 1800s and had a large dairy farm for many years.
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September 24th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Hi Heli, I’m not so desperate at all anymore with the unexpected need to relocate my blog to http://connectirmeli.wordpress.com/ . After quite a wondering.. I was able to find my Blogger posts, links etc. cached in Google search engine. So my Wordpress is now practically at the same stage I was yesterday with my Blogger.. Hope the Wordpress is more reliable – at least I actually like the layout more
See you online! Irmeli
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September 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
you say that you are learning English but you are doing so well now!
I realize how difficult is is to study and particpate in a second language because I have done it myself here in Italy where I live. I got a Masters at the University of Florence and forum posts were the most challanging because I knew so many people were observing me and were so expert in discussing in a beautifull academic Italian!!!
Susan
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September 24th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Thanks for comments!
Nice to know that one of Juntunen family is working in Elluminate! I was in a session last evening.
I have changed the address to Irmeli and I will comment your writings some day. I can see many blogger- blogs here and was astonished of the vanishing…?
Susan: you are in my blogroll now and I will follow you. Thanks for your words!
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