What topics were most successful for you during our course?
I loved most of the articles and resources related to language teaching and learning pedagogy we did in our course, I loved the discussions we had and how my colleagues participated in them and their opinionated comments. I also loved exploring options for incorporating computer-based tools and resources in face-to-face, blended, and online learning environments.
Most useful for you?
Everything was useful and every part and bit we did and studied was the necessary element for gradually molding our understanding of the way we can and should use the technology in our classroom
Which tools will you use in your classes?
I believe I will use nearly all of them or at least most of them. I guess it all depends on the tasks I have to do or the needs of my students but I think we've been equipped with so many resources that there's always something useful to match the needs of every lesson.Which, if any, do you think were not relevant to what you do or will do?
I can't think of anything that I regarded as optional or unnecessary, all of the tasks and materials were important to improve our understanding of the subject matter.
What other tools might we have covered or would you suggest that we could have looked at?
I regret that we didn't cover the most popular and for me the most efficient and modern tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype or Google primarily because they offer the best technical solutions possible at the moment.
Thank you for your commitment. I like your best choice of using Facebook, Twitter, Skype or Google primarily because they offer the best technical solutions possible at the moment.
ReplyDeleteUpendra
Gorkha Nepal
Your post is really nice and I agree with you, nowadays social networks have been become a very useful way to keep in touch with people from all over the world and it is also an excellent tool to practice languages.
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JC
Dear Upendra and Juan Carlos, thank you very much for your comments and also thank you both for being great classmates and friends.
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Alicja
Alicja:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the use of "social networks", specially because our students are involved in its use.
On the other hand, I really liked your blog. Congratulations!
Best regards.
Alex Baltazar
Guanajuato, México
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ReplyDeleteDear Alickja,
DeleteMaybe one of the reasons why popular tools were not discussed anymore because it is widely and overly used that we are already so much accustomed to it. Actually I prefer the tools that I barely know that they are existing. Anything new is always exciting and worth trying for me.
I am with you in loving the candid discussions, reading the articles on pedagogy and learning, and a lot more. They truly warm our hearts and fill our minds with intellectual thoughts.
Thank you for being such a kind spirit. I love having you as my classmate. Please keep in touch friend.
Xoxo,
Sonia
Dear Alex, thank you very much for your comment. Yes, I regret that we haven't learned about some other ways of using those tools in our EFL classroom. Perhaps it's for us to explore.
ReplyDeleteDear Sonia, thank you so much for being a great friend. I do hope we keep in touch. There are so many projects for us to be done! Will write to you a message soon!
All the best for you both,
Alicja