So week 2 is coming to the end and I can already share some ideas and emotions I had during this week. First of all I should say that I ABSOLUTELY loved the tasks!!! At first glance it looked like a huge amount of work but what I like about this course is that all the tasks are here for you to see and to plan your schedule accordingly. This really helps with time managing and I would like to thank Donna for that!
I enjoyed reading all the materials and was especially interested in the revised version of Bloom's taxonomy. I downloaded a lot of materials in PDF format from one of the additional resources sites provided on the course tasks page( http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy ) and I hope to use some of the ideas in my classes.
Another source of constant pleasure and interest was the "search engines quest")))))I had no idea that there could be so many useful and specialized websearching engines and at first I felt like a child in a candy shop)))) I didn't know what to download first and what to look for in the first place. I have already been asked by my colleagues at school to share the information I am getting in this course with them and I am sure that not only me and my students will benefit from this knowledge and information I am getting but much more people will be able to use it all.
I also would like to comment on writing ABCD objectives task. Frankly speaking, before I read this material and tried to write my own objective I had a very vague idea about writing lesson objectives in general. We have quite different system in our institutions so it took some time to adopt out tasks to this matrix. But I just loved the methos as it really helps to make a clear, precise and concise objective. By the way, after reading objectives written by my coursemates, I also got a lot of useful ideas so I think it's a great way to learn as much as possible from such sharing.
Project task was also interesing. It gave the possibility to compare classes and systems around the world and it was quite educational. There are some problems which we all have in common like lack of facilities, but at the same time I am impressed and even a bit envious that so many schools have the possibility to teach English 5-6 times a week. That's really great.
I can't wait for the next week as I am sure that we'll learn even more exciting things about the ways of using web interactively!!!!
I enjoyed reading all the materials and was especially interested in the revised version of Bloom's taxonomy. I downloaded a lot of materials in PDF format from one of the additional resources sites provided on the course tasks page( http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy ) and I hope to use some of the ideas in my classes.
Another source of constant pleasure and interest was the "search engines quest")))))I had no idea that there could be so many useful and specialized websearching engines and at first I felt like a child in a candy shop)))) I didn't know what to download first and what to look for in the first place. I have already been asked by my colleagues at school to share the information I am getting in this course with them and I am sure that not only me and my students will benefit from this knowledge and information I am getting but much more people will be able to use it all.
I also would like to comment on writing ABCD objectives task. Frankly speaking, before I read this material and tried to write my own objective I had a very vague idea about writing lesson objectives in general. We have quite different system in our institutions so it took some time to adopt out tasks to this matrix. But I just loved the methos as it really helps to make a clear, precise and concise objective. By the way, after reading objectives written by my coursemates, I also got a lot of useful ideas so I think it's a great way to learn as much as possible from such sharing.
Project task was also interesing. It gave the possibility to compare classes and systems around the world and it was quite educational. There are some problems which we all have in common like lack of facilities, but at the same time I am impressed and even a bit envious that so many schools have the possibility to teach English 5-6 times a week. That's really great.
I can't wait for the next week as I am sure that we'll learn even more exciting things about the ways of using web interactively!!!!
Hi Iryna,
ReplyDeleteWell, I wasn't the only one to download and even print (yes, visual learner!) a lot of materials on Bloom's revised taxonomy and a set of cards (A4 format) has been very useful. While reading the class descriptions, I couldn't help comparing either - educational systems, hours allocated to English, facilities (or lack of them)... and was quite surprised about the info written by some participants - so, yes, you voiced my thoughts :)
I just can't wait for what's coming next!
Greetings from Portugal,
Alex