This course is closing to finish. The ten week web skills course was full of learning. I was really lucky to take this course.
In the past nine weeks, I learned various technology tools as well as important theories and principles in the learner-centered English instruction. I enjoyed creating a blog, a WebQest, an Interactive Powerpoint and a wiki. Those tools will be of great help in my teaching.
I also liked to learn how to search what I need and Delicious. It makes a big difference in getting useful information.
I have learned about important theories and principles. And also, I learned about how to write objectives using ABCD and how to assess the students' performance. I thought technology is a tool and the effectiveness and usefulness of the technology depend on the teacher who has concrete objectives and adequate methodology.
Moreover, learning from the classmates through discussions, blogs and seeing their works posted in the wiki. Everyone has a great experience and an open mind to share them with each other.
I am going to miss this class.
Thank you for everything, Donna and E-friends.
Dear Tomoko
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your final week reflection post. Now the course is about to conclude, it appears like everybody is feeling sad for it; nevertheless, I believe that everyone of us must also feel happy for having learnt so many important and useful technical tools and theory.
I agree with you in the sense that all topics referred on your blog have been properly assimilated for the sake of our students. In my opinion, Donna has become the ideal that has to be followed.
Thank you, Tomoko for the fine opportunity of having met you, and for having shared your educational ideas with us.
Holguer
Dear Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteYou’ve mentioned something very important we learned in Chickering and Ehrmann ‘s SEVEN PRINCIPLES: ‘technology is not enough’. Without adequate objectives and methodology technology would be ineffective and useless.
One of the best characteristics of this course was to learn about the tools and resources and at the same time, think how they would enhance our learning environment.
Thank you for sharing this and all other posts. It’s been a pleasure to be in this course with you.
Warm regards,
Malu
Dear Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your final reflection. As you said, we learned a lot from each other and the experience we've had here will be a firm basis for our teaching journey.
I hope your project will be a huge success and I wish you all the best!
Sincerely,
Makiko
Dear Tomoko.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that everyone had a wonderful experience sharing each other.
We have the resources and now we have to apply them.
It was nice to interact and work with you and everybody else in this web course. All of us have learnt a lot and, we hope to put in practice in our future classes.
With love,
Monica Vaca
Hi Tomoko and other friends,
ReplyDeleteAs you all pointed out here, it was a wonderful experience for me to be in contact with you for 10 weeks. Thanks for everything.
Tomoko and Malu, I agree with you on that technology is as effective and useful as the creativity, imagination and willingness of the teacher to use it. I am happy that my classmates are all so creative, imaginative and willing people.
Best,
Abdullah
Dear Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteI have created a Facebook group for us, the course participants. please join.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/129969567099977/
Thanks
Akifa
Dear Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your participation and contributions these last 10 weeks. It's been wonderful to work with you, and I have enjoyed it very much (and I'm sure that your course colleagues agree with me). I wish you the very best.
Donna
Dear Donna and E-friends,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the warm comments.
I hope we will keep in touch on the Facebook that Akifa has created.
I wish you the very best.
Tomoko
Hi Tomoko,
ReplyDeleteAs usual, great description about the course!!! Everything that you say is true. It was an amazing course, full of interesting tools that helped us to become more familiar with technology, in order to increase our knowledge to be better teachers, and motivate our students using technology in their learning.
Good luck in all your projects and everything in your live.
Sylvia