Week 10: "Good Bye" Web-skill Course and "Welcome" Web-skill integration

LoTI tools

As we come to the ‘terminal’ of the online Web-Skill Course in this week, it is tempting to look back in order to see what we have been through, where we have been and to congratulate ourselves as a field for all our accomplishments. During this course, we have been brought through a vast range of technology knowledge and tools to help teachers in and out of the classroom.

Going through the path of reminiscing and reflecting on the past, I can say that Blogging, interactive PowerPoint, Audio Podcast with AudioBoom, Delicious, Padlet Wall, Nicenet, Google Sites have been so influential for me to use predominantly outside the studying hours. These tools are not only captivating but also ideal for my students who need more practice outside the class.

Week 9 : Technology for Multiple Intelligence and Final Project Report

The 9^th week discussion covers the most prominent knowledge for teachers to succeed in teaching as it breaks down the different learner styles which teacher should realize and conduct the lesson accordingly. 
As usual, our instructors provide the resources of the topic which I go through and I also search some additional videos and articles to get more comprehensive insight, such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPkMeIYiISA (multiple intelligence and technology) and

http://www.onestopenglish.com/support/methodology/teaching-approaches/making-the-most-of-multiple-intelligences/155773.article . From the latter website article, I learn that teachers really need to figure out the student learning styles particularly when encounter problem with the students.  I am interested in the way David Lazear recognize learner styles. He gave an experimental task, as follows:

“A man and a woman are going for a walk. They want to walk arm in arm, but their steps are of different lengths. In fact, the woman’s step is two thirds of the man’s step. They start at the same time, and their first step is onto their left foot (so they are both standing on their right foot when they make the first step). Obviously, since the woman’s step is shorter and they want to walk together, she will have to take more steps than her partner in the same amount of time. How many steps will they each have to take before their left feet hit the ground at the same time again?”

Week 8: Final Project Draft and Tech-tools for exercises

Unbelievable! Our Web Skill Course is inching to the final Project work submission. It is week eight, a super busy week. We are inquired to complete the Project Draft for Peer Review by the mid week and to checklist (comment on) our peer’s draft by the end of the week.

Flash Cards: Reducing Your Study Time

Week 7: Student autonomy and Padlet

Wall Vandalism is a crime! Why does it happen? Vandals exhibit their boredom, anger, defiance or alliance by expressing it on the wall to bring public attention. Isn’t it a freedom of speech, or  a doer’s ‘autonomy’? I strongly doubt that. However, there is a legitimate means to do ‘graffiti’ on ‘the wall’ and to foster learner autonomy concurrently. These are the topics of the sixth week’s discussion and task. Ha! This is fun and let’s read more.

Week 6: Techniques to engage students

Tell me and I will forget. Teach me, I will understand. Involve me, I will remember.” This proverb has been my motto, especially while I am teaching. I think this is the rationale why an interactive classroom which engages students in the learning is more effective than a one-way classroom. Nevertheless, engaging and motivating students can be challenging, particularly in a class of 30 students with different levels of English.

Go on with your blogging and podcasting

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