Farewell MAODE....I hope!

Well the ECA finally left the building over a week ago!!! It has felt strange suddenly having nothing to study after 2 years. It was also strange not to be part of a learning community anymore. However those feelings didn't last too long. OU provided me with 18 (now 21) students for the final run of E124. It's lovely having a whole group of students who are experienced at studying with OU...hopefully no surprises! The course materials have all changed so that's given me some bedtime reading. As E124 is integrated into new course E100 there are one or tow training sessiosn to complete....think tomorrows telephone conference should iron out most of the kinks.
Then I only went and got swine flu...still feel like death warmed up!

I must say some thank you's to one or two people who have helped me with this MAODE.
Firstly my brilliant hubby who took all my rantings on the chin when the damn internet crashed, went to work in unironed shirts and provided copiuos ampounts of chocolate and wine. My 3 fantastic kids who have practically brought themselves up these past 2 years and have done a better job than I could!! To Enda, my fab study buddy, who along with Clive and Rick cheered me on and on and on practically carrying me to the finish line. To all my MAODE peers over 4 courses....you are all brilliant. To my great OU tutors and the MAODE course team and to OU for paying for it all....huge thanks!!!!!

Hectic few days!

I'm now marking E123's TMA 03 and next week E124's is due in so that's 4 weeks of marking....yippee! Had ECA tutorials at Northumbria Uni all day yesterday for both groups....it was the last one for all of them as they will be completing end of May so won't see any of them again....aah! Just have the last tutorial to do on Wednesday night at the Jewish nursery.
Told my boss on Friday that I couldn't apply for the new E100 course as I probably wouldn't be able to see it through due to moving to Ontario. She was really nice and there's a possibility of picking up a contract this October for those students who may still need to finish E123/E124....so all good!!
Have to go to Milton Keynes at the end of May for an ECA marking day....thought I'd apply to mark this year and got the E124 marking!