Hello Donna
and colleagues,
This week was somehow tough for because it
required me to spend hours and hours exploring some online tools and also
working through the draft of my project to meet the deadline and also editing
my partner project. I created a padlet that I could share with my colleagues on
the wiki group. I also read some great ideas of my colleagues about how to use
online tools and their constraints and the way one could follow to overcome
those constraints.
Online tools are nowadays are making it easier
for many teachers. Teachers used to spend time and times on some specific work
without even giving their students the opportunity for learning independently.
But with the help of the many technology tools, we are able to see some spices
that we can add to our way of teaching. And to link these tools to the learner
autonomy, we see that students are doing the half of the work which means that
they learn more independently than it used to be. But still there is a big
problem about the link between the learner autonomy and these online tools.
Teachers cannot control whether the work is done by the students themselves or
their colleagues. And also when doing the work like correcting students
assignments, reading their productions etc. teachers should log on to the
internet regularly to do so.
As I stated earlier, I have spend more time
this week writing my project and reading it over and over. And also reading and
editing the one of my partner. I really loved the idea of sharing the draft of
my project with other course participant (my partner Mohammad Azizul Hague) to
be edited. I love his draft and I loved also editing it. This is a great
experience in my life. I will never forget it.
Looking forward to sharing more with you,
Brahim Abdoulaye Thiam
Mauritania
Hello Brahim,
ReplyDeleteYou've raised very important points in your post regarding learners' autonomy and technology tool. It has always been advocated that teachers should no more lecture or teach traditionally but should rather work as facilitators who pave the way to their learners and help them choose the best teaching/learning style that suits their needs. Unfortunately, some teachers think that technology tools are there to substitute them, which is not true. Technology tools are there to help ease and facilitate the learning process. And yes, there are always constraints that can be overcome only if there is good planning.
Great post
Wadha,
Kuwait
Hi Brahim,
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you that we spent hours and hours exploring working project or plan to meet the deadline and editing partner's project. However we can enjoy the result in the end of the week, right?
Good luck for you in enhancing your students' English skill.
I'm really glad to know more about you. Thanks for your time that you spent on chatting with us..
Husni
Indonesia
Hi Brahim,
ReplyDeleteIt was really interesting to read about your experience this week. When things work right, and we as teachers are the first to create an atmosphere of globalization and open-mindedness - the sky is the limit!
Liat
Israel