2015년 6월 8일 월요일
2015년 6월 7일 일요일
reading reflextion #2.
#2. Blogging for ELT
blog is one of the easiest ways to publish student writing on the web. nowadays, blogs is getting easy to upload writing, photos, audio and even video. Blog can be used as a great tools for language learners.
There are three types of blogs used in language teaching.
First is blog as the tutor. In this type of blog, the teacher post mainly like syllabus, course information, homework, assignments, etc. Students are normally restricted to being able to write comments to the teacher’s posts.
Second is the class blog. in this type, blog can be a shared space, with teacher and students being able to write to the main area. Students can be encouraged to reflect in more depth, in writing, on themes touched upon in class. It can be an extra-curricular extension of the classroom.
Third one is the learner blog. It require teacher to effort to both set up and moderate. Students will have their own personal online space. students can be encouraged to write frequently about what interests them, and can post comments on other students’ blogs.
The reason why we need to use blog in language learning is that it can provide a real audience for student writing. Students can not only write their own writing easily but also read other’s writing which can be extra reading practice for students. it can be a good way for peer evaluation and sharing places because students are mostly encouraged by peers.
Also, they can practice writing regardless of time and places if they can connect to internet. It also can encourage shy students to participate. there is evidence to suggest that students who are quiet in class can find their voice when given the opportunity to express themselves in a blog.
Teacher can give them feedback to one by one through blogs. It also increase the sense of community in a class especially if learners are sharing information about themselves and their interests.
There are other reasons for using blogs. to guide students to online resources appropriate for their level, as an online portfolio of student written work, to encourage a process=writing approach, to help build a closer relationship between students in large classes.
After reading this article, I realized that bolging is not just for my interests but it can help my teaching for language learners. When I used “classting”, mobile application to communicate with class students, it helped a lot to encourage students and me share informations and our stories. But it is restricted to post homework, short comments, aunouncement. Blog can offer more things than classting for language learning
I learned how to run blogs as a tool for language learning and how can be used for students thorough this article.
2015년 6월 1일 월요일
reading reflection
I read "UNIT9. Using Technology to Teach Thinking Skills"
by Chi-Fen Emily Chen
The development of technology is growing up and up. It is not an optional but essential. We, as a teacher, need to learn and think how to use it for students effectively. There are many ways to use technology in learning. I think that the most important thing in learning, not just in learning language, is making students think by themselves. This is why I picked this article for the reflection to know how technology can be used to teach thinking skills.
Technology supports thinking in three ways in general. Technology tools are selected to support thinking within an learning approach based on an understanding of inquiry, problem-based learning, and language learning. Technology needs to be examined in terms of a constructivist learning environment where students are allowed to construct meaning for themselves and learn more deeply. Also, computers are used as cognitive enhancers. It scaffold thinking and support collaborative problem solving. for example, it helps learners to remember, comprehend, apply, analyze, and reflect on information through writing, sketching, or recording with multiple modalities. Providing interactivity and user-control is an important reason why computers and the networks are likely to have a longer instructional shelf life than traditional media. There are two thinking skills. Perceptual skills, conceptual skills, Students learn through the senses first. Technology can provide visual perception to help students build a visual and intuitive understanding of objects. To make students become self-directed learners, we need to teach them how to understand program and how it works rather than just asking them to follow teacher’s directions. Web-based learning activities, such as WebQuests, can be designed to gain procedural knowledge. Webqeust is an inquiry-oriented activity which are designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Although the advancement of technology has provided immeasurable benefits and is highly advantageous in aiding the student learning, it should not be considered a replacement for independent problem solving skill development – a crucial aspect of the learning process. This is why we should build student’s thinking skills instead of just providing knowledge through technology.
The development of technology is growing up and up. It is not an optional but essential. We, as a teacher, need to learn and think how to use it for students effectively. There are many ways to use technology in learning. I think that the most important thing in learning, not just in learning language, is making students think by themselves. This is why I picked this article for the reflection to know how technology can be used to teach thinking skills.
Technology supports thinking in three ways in general. Technology tools are selected to support thinking within an learning approach based on an understanding of inquiry, problem-based learning, and language learning. Technology needs to be examined in terms of a constructivist learning environment where students are allowed to construct meaning for themselves and learn more deeply. Also, computers are used as cognitive enhancers. It scaffold thinking and support collaborative problem solving. for example, it helps learners to remember, comprehend, apply, analyze, and reflect on information through writing, sketching, or recording with multiple modalities. Providing interactivity and user-control is an important reason why computers and the networks are likely to have a longer instructional shelf life than traditional media. There are two thinking skills. Perceptual skills, conceptual skills, Students learn through the senses first. Technology can provide visual perception to help students build a visual and intuitive understanding of objects. To make students become self-directed learners, we need to teach them how to understand program and how it works rather than just asking them to follow teacher’s directions. Web-based learning activities, such as WebQuests, can be designed to gain procedural knowledge. Webqeust is an inquiry-oriented activity which are designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.
Although the advancement of technology has provided immeasurable benefits and is highly advantageous in aiding the student learning, it should not be considered a replacement for independent problem solving skill development – a crucial aspect of the learning process. This is why we should build student’s thinking skills instead of just providing knowledge through technology.
2015년 5월 11일 월요일
Part#4: Buffet Reflection
Looking back at all of the CALL tools and resources we've covered so far, which ones can you foresee yourself using in your (current and future) teaching, professional development, and personal learning? How might you use them?
Activities: Quizlet, Crossword makers, games, Proprofs
Presentations (finding online, creating with Prezi, Google Presentation, or Powtoon)
Video & Audio (downloading videos, editing with WMM, editing audio, Voki and/or Clyp.it )
Image Creation/Manipulation and Editing (Photofunia, Making Comics, Irfanview)
Site Building Gadgets (Padlet, Wordle)
these are what I can use in my teaching helpfully.
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