Hi Donna and all 2011Webskill course participants,
It's a long time since I have seen many of you. I am doing well with skills acquired. My students have not only excelled in many web-integrated activities I introduced but also developing a good sense of self-learning.
It has been a marvelous, fantastic experience.
Best,
D. Garri
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Week 10: Its the beginning, not the end!
Hi All,
Almost everything in this course was new to me:
NiceNet with its discussion threads, Blogging with its reflections, making learning objectives according to Pennsylvania ABCD method, bookmarking at delicious.com, Tennessee Planning for Instruction, much of what is there in CALL, creating and using rubrics and alternative assessment tools, much of what is there on project-based learning, creating and using WebQuest pages, managing large classes and maintaining interactive lectures, maintaining learner autonomy and one/multi/computer classes, making use of NVIL, knowing more about learning styles and multiple intelligences, and most importantly useful comments and suggestions I received from course participants. Yes, all these are new to me.
All these tools are useful for me, but I will start with class blog, nicenet and webquest. I wished if the course allowed us to practice ANVILL much more.
Putting concluding words is always hard. I feel I am missing something that I can't live without it:
To colleagues, I cannot say goodbye.
To Donna I cannot even imagine it.
Neither can I to the course.
We are here to stay.
We are here to share.
We are here for ideas gone and to come.
See you again all.
Can I have everyone's email for sharing ideas in the future? Mine is: dhahias@gmail.com
Best
Garri
Almost everything in this course was new to me:
NiceNet with its discussion threads, Blogging with its reflections, making learning objectives according to Pennsylvania ABCD method, bookmarking at delicious.com, Tennessee Planning for Instruction, much of what is there in CALL, creating and using rubrics and alternative assessment tools, much of what is there on project-based learning, creating and using WebQuest pages, managing large classes and maintaining interactive lectures, maintaining learner autonomy and one/multi/computer classes, making use of NVIL, knowing more about learning styles and multiple intelligences, and most importantly useful comments and suggestions I received from course participants. Yes, all these are new to me.
All these tools are useful for me, but I will start with class blog, nicenet and webquest. I wished if the course allowed us to practice ANVILL much more.
Putting concluding words is always hard. I feel I am missing something that I can't live without it:
To colleagues, I cannot say goodbye.
To Donna I cannot even imagine it.
Neither can I to the course.
We are here to stay.
We are here to share.
We are here for ideas gone and to come.
See you again all.
Can I have everyone's email for sharing ideas in the future? Mine is: dhahias@gmail.com
Best
Garri
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Week 9 Reflection
Hi Everyone,
For me, this course is something more than what a teacher could put in words. Majority of technology-based tools, web resources and activities assigned are all extraordinarily useful for me. I have never felt so sad for any activity in this course except for one: I missed Friday's online discussion with Jeff. I felt so sorry for that.
Once I am back to my university, I will change about 90% of my teaching methods. I will integrate my teaching activities mainly with many technology tools made available by this course. Further, I am thinking of recommending this course to my colleagues because, I believe, if all the staff in my department are well introduced to such new technology-based teaching, it will become so easier for students to quickly adapt with the new teaching modes. How and when will it take place will be a matter of discussion with Donna later on.
Best,
Garri.
For me, this course is something more than what a teacher could put in words. Majority of technology-based tools, web resources and activities assigned are all extraordinarily useful for me. I have never felt so sad for any activity in this course except for one: I missed Friday's online discussion with Jeff. I felt so sorry for that.
Once I am back to my university, I will change about 90% of my teaching methods. I will integrate my teaching activities mainly with many technology tools made available by this course. Further, I am thinking of recommending this course to my colleagues because, I believe, if all the staff in my department are well introduced to such new technology-based teaching, it will become so easier for students to quickly adapt with the new teaching modes. How and when will it take place will be a matter of discussion with Donna later on.
Best,
Garri.
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Week 8 Reflection
Hi All,
Week 8 carries some sad news to me, and probably to you too. The lesson we were asked to prepare meant we are about to finish this course. Isn't true that teacher colleges usually give lesson plan procedures and instructions just before the teacher trainees graduate? So does Donna.
I found ANVILL tools very useful for developing teaching materials easily. Voiceboards, TCasts, Quizzes and Software can make teaching more easier and motivating.
I found ANVILL tools very useful for developing teaching materials easily. Voiceboards, TCasts, Quizzes and Software can make teaching more easier and motivating.
It's my first experience to post class instructions on a web-based technology. I found that very interesting, though I feel that class blog is far from being exhaustive.
Best,
Garri
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Week 7 Reflection
Hi All
Many technology-based materials for enhancing teaching are now also at hand. Learner autonomy, one-computer class and finding a partner are the 'headlines' of this week.
Learner autonomy links are assets for me. They forwarded new definitions, more relevant ones, to those I used to know. Preparing a lesson for one-computer class is also another merit I gained in Week 7. I found it the most useful part because it closely touched areas and special needs I always strive to meet.
Elsewhere, I found Week 7 much more lighter, both in content and burden.
Best,
Garri
Many technology-based materials for enhancing teaching are now also at hand. Learner autonomy, one-computer class and finding a partner are the 'headlines' of this week.
Learner autonomy links are assets for me. They forwarded new definitions, more relevant ones, to those I used to know. Preparing a lesson for one-computer class is also another merit I gained in Week 7. I found it the most useful part because it closely touched areas and special needs I always strive to meet.
Elsewhere, I found Week 7 much more lighter, both in content and burden.
Best,
Garri
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Week6 Reflection
Hi Everyone,
Week 6 offers me a special relevance. It offers me all those useful techniques for managing large classes. It offers me how I can effectively design PowerPoint materials and present them in such a precise manner. Week 6 also offers me much about 'Interactive Lecturing' which will enables me to keep my students involved in every activity.
Week 6 offers me a special relevance. It offers me all those useful techniques for managing large classes. It offers me how I can effectively design PowerPoint materials and present them in such a precise manner. Week 6 also offers me much about 'Interactive Lecturing' which will enables me to keep my students involved in every activity.
Most of what I need to do is there: 'think-pair-share,demonstrations and role playing', 'just-in-time teaching', 'problem-and-solution', 'out-of-class group assignments', 'cooperative learning', 'variety, pace, interest, individualization, speaking style', only to name some.
I think I will make great changes i my teaching techniques from now onward.
Best,
Garri
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Week5 Refelection
Hi Everyone,
As my colleague Sebnem commented in her week4 blog page, I too, felt that I no longer be able to go snorkelling under the strong currents in " the ocean of websources." Snorkelling suits shallow waters but we are now diving deep into oceans. So, I too, like Sebnem, have to be a scuba diver to go deep, so deep onto seabed, where exotic slippery creatures live. The deeper a scuba diver goes, the more charming sceneries s/he discovers. So do I with Donna's wesources.
In this week I created my rubric pages for assessing "Academic Presentation Skills" at (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?ts=1319652031), went over other similar assessments alternative. In addition I gleaned handful PBL materials describing what the PBL is, its benefits and how it can effectively be implemented.
Further, I was able to navigate and learn from several Webquest links. I found these extra useful for maintaining learner autonomy skills. My students will no longer be dependent on my teaching materials. They are there provided with relevant webquest links at which they can access whatever interesting for them.
Creating rubrics is another technology-based teaching material that I found it useful in this week. Compared to those I used to create from scratch, these are exhaustive and easily manipulated. Web-based rubrics are designed in a so an appealing way that learners can prepare their performance in advance (rehearsal, group work, pair work, etc.). When actual work begins, learners can know level of their performance themselves.
Best,
Garri
As my colleague Sebnem commented in her week4 blog page, I too, felt that I no longer be able to go snorkelling under the strong currents in " the ocean of websources." Snorkelling suits shallow waters but we are now diving deep into oceans. So, I too, like Sebnem, have to be a scuba diver to go deep, so deep onto seabed, where exotic slippery creatures live. The deeper a scuba diver goes, the more charming sceneries s/he discovers. So do I with Donna's wesources.
In this week I created my rubric pages for assessing "Academic Presentation Skills" at (http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?ts=1319652031), went over other similar assessments alternative. In addition I gleaned handful PBL materials describing what the PBL is, its benefits and how it can effectively be implemented.
Further, I was able to navigate and learn from several Webquest links. I found these extra useful for maintaining learner autonomy skills. My students will no longer be dependent on my teaching materials. They are there provided with relevant webquest links at which they can access whatever interesting for them.
Creating rubrics is another technology-based teaching material that I found it useful in this week. Compared to those I used to create from scratch, these are exhaustive and easily manipulated. Web-based rubrics are designed in a so an appealing way that learners can prepare their performance in advance (rehearsal, group work, pair work, etc.). When actual work begins, learners can know level of their performance themselves.
Best,
Garri
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