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     Hello! I am Dina Papachristou. I was born and lived in Greece until I moved here 3 years ago. In Greece I did my BA in English Language and Literature, and I worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language for 20 years until I moved here in 2012. At Cal Poly, I did my first MA program in English.
     Now I'm just starting my second MA in Educational Multimedia. To be honest, I am really worried because I don't belong to the generation of digital natives. When I moved here, I used to say that I'm technology illiterate. Now, after my first MA, I have moved on to the continuum, but I still consider myself rather beginner; that is why this quarter I'm only taking this introductory course. The only good thing about me is that when I want to achieve something, I am very hardworking, resilient, and persistent - even stubborn since I don't easily quit.
     Seeing what technology can do in the field of education, I decided to start the Educational Multimedia Masters program. I have read about and experienced flipped classes, and I look forward to designing such classes. It is also well known that today's students are more than open to technology. Since I love teaching, I do want to explore the combination of teaching and technology. I am sure that teaching has a lot to gain from such a combination.

7 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 4, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    Hi Dina,

    I think it's great that you're trying to use more technology. It is being used so heavily in schools today with the new technology standards. I hope that you learn a lot this quarter! See you in class!

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  2. Karlia.VOctober 5, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    Hi Dina,
    I am glad to be your classmate! I too would like to learn how technology can help students today. It would be great to get to talk one of these days. I think I can learn a lot from your experiences.

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  3. Karlia.VOctober 5, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    Hi Dina,
    I am glad to be your classmate! I too would like to learn how technology can help students today. It would be great to get to talk one of these days. I think I can learn a lot from your experiences.

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  4. UnknownOctober 5, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    Hi Dina,

    You did very well today. So far it's Dina "2" and Technology "0." You'll show them who's boss.

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    1. DinaOctober 9, 2015 at 5:11 PM

      Thank you for your encouraging words, but I hope that my relation with technology won't be a constant, relentless competition because I'm going to be the one to lose at the end.

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  5. FlorenceOctober 6, 2015 at 1:14 PM

    Hi Dina,
    You are great, you already complete a MA program! Since my mother language is not English, so hope you can help me with my English as an English teacher:)

    Florence

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    1. DinaOctober 9, 2015 at 5:17 PM

      Of course, Florence, I can help you. Do not hesitate to talk to me about any of your problems with English. And maybe you can help me with the problems I will have during this new MA, my new adventure.

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