DifferentExperiencebutSameEagerness(ReflectiveSummaryofTrainingOnline2010)ZhaiShenjunTeaching&ResearchDepartmentofZichuanAllofusareeagertobeinformedinsomeways,summertrainingisoneofthem.Inmyeyes,it’smorethananonlinetrainingforhighschoolteachers;it’satestforusall.Herearesomeofmyunderstandings.It’satestoftheintenseheatforme.Asayinggoeslikethis,‘Toilmatters’,morethanfourhoursinthebaking-hotofficeeverydaymademedizzybuthappy.Whydizzy?Evenjustdrinkingicedteawithoutdoinganythingelseinsuchsurroundingscouldmakeawateringface;whyhappy?Becauseofsomanyvaluablereading,video,andauditorymaterialstodealwith,theenjoymentofthesematerialshadmefeelnothingbuteagertogetwhatIneed,it’sshort-termpainbutlong-termgain.It’satestofcommunicationforme.‘Speakerscontributeandlistenersbenefit’.Watchingvideosandnotingkeyideasisoneofmytaskseveryday.Theplatformisabridgethathelpsmetalkwithmycolleaguesandwealllearnfromoneanother.TheverychangedthingformeisIliketowritetomycolleagues,Iliketotalktomypeers,andIliketoexchangeexperiencewithoneanother.It’satestofcooperationforme.Weallknow,‘twoheadsarebetterthanone’,wepooledwhatweknewandsharedwhatwewanted.ValuablethingsthatwouldaidmyworkinfuturecomeintomymindfromnotonlyexpertsbutalsoteachersI’mworkingwith.Ihavetheslightestbutveryimportantfeelingthatthetrainingonlinehastrainedmehowtogive,howtoshare,andhowtobeateam-worker.It’satestofinnovationforme.Nothingismoreriskythanyesterday’ssuccess,letaloneIhadnosuccessbefore.Ivalueseekingdifference,Iamaslowwalker,butIneverwalkbackward(AbrahamLincoln),soImadethe54commentsand6tasksinmyownwordsandtriedtodescribetheminanotherperspective.I’mhappytosaymanypossibilitieshavebecomefacticities.Thoughit’sb&b(blazingandbusy),sometimeslikeburningthecandleatbothends,yetitisenjoyable.Inaword,it’struethatI’vegainedalotthroughthe10-daytraining,whichisfarbeyondthefourtests.(Forumcontact:youredgar@yahoo.com)