For two weeks, I've been swimming in the ocean of websources, but I cannot say I've been scubadiving , I might have been floating only on the surface. Nevertheless, I have added many a source to my existing sourcebank and even started to use them in my classes, which provided variety and naturally increased student motivation. The focus of last week's classes was to use CALL in teaching listening, speaking and pronunciation. The articles were of great value as unfortunately I do very often ignore "teaching pronunciation", these articles made me think about this neglected area of my teaching practices and informed me about the practical ways CALL provides us with to facilitate this skill. Even though I do not expect my students to have perfect English pronunciation (does such a thing exist? which English? ), I am glad that now I am equipped with lots of reference websites to offer my students who really want to improve their pronunciation skills. The article about using authentic materials to improve listening skills provided me with really fresh ideas, inspiring. Before scrutunizing recommended websites I didn't know that there were that many short videos for classroom purposes, and that we can even write quizzes for such videos.
After collecting all these sources, there was an urgent need for an internet organizer.Thanks to delicious.com, I do not need to worry about how to find my most frequently used pages on a different computer, Ican reach them anywhere, anytime.
I feel having spent last week productively, and remembering how to organize my time while dealing with these numerous tasks to accomplish because I haven't had to use this skill of mine much :) since the end of my postgraduation studies
Wish you all the Best for this week
sebnem
Hi Sebnem,
ReplyDeleteI was swimming too because we need more time to scuba dive :). Wish you good luck and more productivity throughout the coming weeks.
Karen
Hi Sebnem,
ReplyDeleteVery accurate and nice reflections - I would have said the same about my impressions of the week.
Those first three weeks seemed to be very tough and overwhelming with lots of new technology and skills to be learned. This fourth week passed with more pondering, analysis and pleasant assuming that things go right direction.
Best wishes
Olena
Hi sebnem!
ReplyDeleteI love the analogy you used to capture our true sentiments about learning through Web-skills!
Glad we've got Donna as a coastal guard who won't let us drown!
Muhammad Rashid
Hi Sebnem,
ReplyDeleteEven though we are teaching in different environments, different levels or teaching from different teaching perspectives, there is one thing we all agree on as you said: CALL materials enabled us much to go teaching with great insights into how we can accommodate new teaching techniques equipped with new web-based materials.
Yes, you are right Sebnem. For I, like you, think I am now surfing on shallow water, not haven't yet dived so deep to bring out the pearls. When you find it the best place and time to scuba dive, please let me know that. I feel I have to dive deep, so deep these days.
Best
Garri
Hi Sebnem,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear about errands in the ocean of learning. Hope you gathered some pearls as well. By the way nice reflections. Honestly learnt a lot from you, Olena, Dragana, Bin Li, Mingya, Rebecca and Rashid.
Dear colleagues,
ReplyDeletethanks for all your appreciative and constructive comments. ı think that's the best part of blogging. I learn a lot from you too.
Best