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Post by veronicabaig on Jan 22, 2010 17:43:25 GMT -5
I found the readings interesting and informative, and as I always do, I try to think of the applications that would fit my own particular teaching situation. I like the idea of using chat; currently voice communication with my students tends to be by telephone (I have a toll-free number for students), but it would be interesting to have several students in a group at the same time. The constraints for me are that I teach asynchronously, and I teach in four different courses. This means that I have students 'all over the place' in the courses--some are at the start of a course, some in the middle, and some at the end, and there are new students joining in each month.
For these reasons, some of the suggested chat activities would not work for me. However, I will try to add some regular chat sessions--perhaps on a specific topic--and see what results I get. The added advantage to chat is that I can write out explanations for students--I would not only be explaining something that they can hear (good for audio learners), but also showing them how to do something (good for visual learners).
One of the things I love about evo is the ideas that are generated and the lateral thinking that allows the technology that is out there to be used in so many interesting ways.
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Post by Elena Ivanova on Jan 25, 2010 2:24:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the reasons in favour of CMC tools. There can be prejudice against them but with the taxonomy it's much easier to convince people to use them. Next task - to learn how .
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Post by Mriam on Jan 27, 2010 16:15:59 GMT -5
Part of the problem is getting the people higher up to see and incorporate your point of view. Another problem is language schools are businesses. Some people don’t see the value of things like online chat, it seems too informal and unrestricted. Some people won’t take this seriously and see it as unprofessional. I think more experiments need to be done so that people can see how this can complement and enhance their traditional teaching. I think my problem is that I have been working in language schools where most directors see it as a business first, and an educational institution second if at all.
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Post by Simone Telles M Ramos on Jan 28, 2010 5:35:30 GMT -5
In my context (FATEC - STATE OF SÃO PAULO) I may say that both situations are surround the behavior teaching and learning atmosphere. We - teachers - are learning to deal with technology as a teaching resource now. We have 2 main challenges: to break a paradigm and to learn how to deal with so many marvelous tools.
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Post by gilder on Jan 28, 2010 19:58:45 GMT -5
Excellent article!
It helped me to learn more about Yahoo group, Tapped in, and other amazing tools. I think, and I’ll do it, it’s a good article for sharing with those colleagues who are afraid of using technologies in their daily teaching activities. As the author says the students feel motivated when teachers put in practice those applications from internet during classes. I just realized how enjoyable it’s been in a master program and be part of this fashion and clever trend. Thanks Teresa for sharing your experience with us.
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Post by mlujan on Jan 31, 2010 14:07:09 GMT -5
In my institution, as well as in others, teachers are reluctant to use technology in their classes for a number of reasons: they feel they don't have the knowledge, are afraid of change and think it can be disruptive. I've been working with blogs for two years, and sometimes I feel like a fish out of the pond. What I tell them about computer literacy, is that the "knowledge" is out there for them to grasp, that you learn by doing and collaborating with others. We, as teachers, can't stay behind, but always a step ahead.
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Post by gabycrocilla on Feb 7, 2010 18:41:59 GMT -5
I totally agree with the fact that it's very difficult to change your way of teaching from one day to another and it is even worse when technology is part of that change, especially because it is a completely new field and we are not "DIGITAL NATIVES". I know many very good teachers who are reluctant to use technology because they don't know how to use it. Besides, they feel there is no need for that; they believe that students will learn with the traditional way anyway, what's true, but I consider that the results are going to be completely different. I have experienced that when students are given the possibility to work with web2.0 tools, their motivation and their productions are richer than using traditional tools.
Teachers should be open to new methodologies but it is not that easy. It depends on many factors such as time and personalty. Sometimes, teachers don't have enough time to do research and read about new methodologies and technologies either because they work the whole day or because of having a family to look after when they are at home . Personalty plays a role as well, changing is not easy, you have to be willing to change and that depends on your personality.
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