My First Day as an Adult Learner

What have I done !!!  

I have been full time facilitating classrooms of young adult learners for 3 years. I have always given consideration to setting a warm and engaging classroom presence. As a mature student I determined to help advance my career to take on new certification- Provincial Instructors diploma. 

The easy part the application process, enrolling and...
surprisingly logging in (after receiving assistance) 

So I start my course optimistic- I am going to be a great student, yes renewed enthusiasm for new learning principles and engaging classroom techniques.  

I open the moodle and begin to navigate the course.... 100 % I got this!  how hard can it be? 

Our instructor has conveniently organized resources, labelled curriculum, provided overview sheets and resource tid bit clearly and concisely... Until Technology??? 

OMG this caused childhood flash backs, immediate anxiety and many tears. My new instructor is speaking about Skpe and Blogging and resource libraries. 

Ok do not panic !!!!  Call you son, he knows technology ask your spouse he uses skype, GCFlearn free tutorials and of course youtube... 3 days later. I abandon skype and request a telephone conversation with my instructor. Putting skype in the back burner. 

Move onto the blog assignment ... my heart sunk my stomach knoted and tears again began to flow, self-doubt why am I doing this, why does anyone do this? 

Oh !!! My poor students is this what they are going through... Perhaps I was braver as a youth. 

Using a call friend- I navigate blogging as a topic, and gain clarification. 

Will I survive this venture ? Uncertain at this point... The only thing that indicated I am an adult learner was drying my eyes with tissue instead of my sleeve !