VS 2: All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn´t hurt!

I find myself eating a piece of chocolate while writing reflections on VS2.

GIVE: I think me and Peter  handled pretty well the session. We were in schedule, we gave possibility to everybody to share opinions and we acted as active listener. We supported each other.

GET: My expectations for the VS2 were pretty much the same as for VS1 with one exception: this time we were going to be a chair group. So I was prepared for the worst....To be a chair group is not as easy as it looks like: you have to be careful in many small details including the tecnical problems (and last time we indeed had them).
Team Earth opened the session. Even though there wasn´t so much to learn in their video, it was absolutely funny and a relaxing way to open the session. After that I was really full of energy and relaxed.
They presented the theme using popplets: what PI (Progressive Inquiry) and PL (Project learning) mean? They were using beforehand material. It was useful for me to have a little back up and during the session the same sand box where to make the castle. It was pity that my computer crashed...in the middle of everything. Based on this experience with planet Earth I am definitely going to insert popplets wherever it is possible and try to fix my computer...I still don´t understand why this machine doesn´t let me in the popplet page.
Team Jupiter present reaaaalllly delicious theme: they choose practical example to speak about how the skills of PI and PLE can be taught - They taught us how to make chocolate. Their presentation went also really well. It was important for me to see the differences in practical ways between PI and PL. The theories are pretty similar in many ways but Jupiterians gave me better ideas.
Saturn: the last but not the least. They chose to show us a video and also a blog:  How lecturing can be enriched in virtual learning? In the blog there were videos that showed how to use google drive (for instance). I believe lecturing in virtual learning is possible in all fields - also for those who are really hard to believe that technology can be used in all kind of levels. If you are studying to become a farmer - where do you need technology? Well for example using iPad to track some animals like reindeer for example or to make some video which teaches the younger ones how to drive a tractor.
So from all presentations I have got something and from some, how can I see the big picture step by step. I am almost tempted to write down again my Personal Study Plan from the beginning.

What was really usefull for me was that all groups gave practicial examples. This is probably what I haven´t noticed in my previous virtual sessions.

I am still thinking pros and cons of PI and PL. Does it depend from the group in front of me what am I going to use? Which methods are suitable for my actual students? They both seem to be working.

AVOID: for the future sessions I would avoid watching videos. We definetly can do that beforehand and use our time in building and learning something new. If pre material has to be studied, I suggest to give at least one week’s time to the people to read it.
If we are using popplets we must be sure that everybody is invited.
Using popplets instead of writing a chat is faster.
One must definitely use three different sessions instead of that one with three breakouts.
If someone isn´t able to come (for really, really good reason) to the session give him/her extra material that can also be visualized in Optima so that others can also find ideas and learn new things.


Of course while you are reading at this post you could also listen to: 
All you need is love (Beatles)