Dear Courtney and all friends,
The time has come to say good bye to all of you and we should bow down to the law of nature. However, the sweet memories will retain as ever lasting marks within me. Courtney, the Course Coordinator was really a role model. We all wanted to be one like her.
After introducing ourselves we started with posting to the Nicenet and Blogging.The mere concepts turned into real life activities. The ground rules we all presented along with self introduction were like a revelation of character of each one. We developed strong bonds despite the fact each one lives thousand miles far away from the other.
Each week we had to post on Nicenet and the on the Blogger. From the very beginning we were informed about the final project. Commenting on the posts of the peers once again was a marvelous experience and we learned how to learn.
Nicenet, ABCD model, Delicious page, Noodle tools, Rubi star, Web quest, Level of Technology Integration were completely unheard concepts for me. Blogging, Web Searching ,Project Based Learning, Using Technology in Large Classes, Rubrics, Learner Autonomy, One Computer Classrooms, Online tools for Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing and Grammar, Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences are known but little tested concepts.
The interesting revelations about ourselves were made through Learning Styles and Levels of Technology Integration. They were pleasant surprises for me which can be useful throughout my teaching career. Moreover, I should make a note of Technology in Large Classes. They would have been frightening experiences for me forever, hadn't the web sites been provided through the course material.
I was asked to conduct a one day workshop on the web skills by the Coordinator, Extension Courses in English, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.Since I feel confident,I agreed to do it for about 50 teachers in January 2013.
All these things will be real life experiences to me because of you Courtney. You are unique and the way you conducted the course impressed me a lot.Here, I would be failing in my duties if I could not mention about my course mates. I shared knowledge, attitudes and skills with you too.Thank you very much.
Wish you joy, happiness and victory in all your future endeavors.
Disna.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Reflections of week 9
Dear all,
It's so painful to me to think the course is nearing to its end .But according to the law of nature everything started should come to an end.In spite of the busy schedule,immense happiness i derived from the course cannot be expressed in words.I was fully engrossed and I cannot think of a life without readings,discussion threads and other web resources.
My husband and the son had hard times when I was doing my work .But two of them were very cooperative and encouraged me to the very end.Nicenet forum,blogger,google docs.were all new experiences to me.For a long time ,I wanted to create a class.I never asked anyone and I was waiting till the right time comes.I'm so lucky that I got the chance to follow the web course through a friend of a mine.I worked enthusiastically,to get good grades from Courtney, my dear lecturer.I was fully engrossed with technology enhanced lesson plans,project Based Learning,Alternative Assessment,learner Autonomy,Rubrics and Blogging.Though the work load was very heavy,I didn't neglect my routing work till the middle of the seventh week .
I had a fall on the 14thNovember and my right hand was fractured I was in tears not for the pain but fear of not being able to finish my assignments at the web course.Courtney was informed the situation by my son ,I was permitted to do the assignments of week7 later.If not the words of encouragement by Courtney,the course would have been only a dream.Apart from the assistance of Courtney, I would never forget the support I got from the school. The principal, English teachers at the Advanced Level section and my dear students assisted me a lot. I conducted the class for the students whom I selected to do the project of the course. The students were encouraged by the course work. First they wrote on the class blog and then on their own blogs. I was amazed at their creativity of them and actually it was the students who encouraged me to fulfill everything on time, They wrote summaries and their future plans and commented on the work of the peers. Beside, they did online grammar exercises. They enjoyed their work to the maximum and were offering the full support.
. They were learning to learn and understood that learning was a process. Furthermore They realized the responsibility of learning lies in their hands too. They loved self and peer correction.I realized that technology related change worked out very well and they worked enthusiastically..It was the first time that they wrote on a blog and it was a big experience for them. Furthermore,they understood the correct way of using tenses and prepositions. They expressed their happiness when they got a chance to upload images on the blogs.Catering to the different learning styles may be secret of success.
We, the participants of the course should be grateful to Courtney, the Coordinator of the course. She has planned the course from simple to the complex set of information and tools. I had to seek her assistance several times and she readily offered me help .. To be frank, she is the guiding star throughout the course.I was amazed by the maturity and the tolerance she displayed to the very end. Here, I would be failing my duties if I did not say anything about my peers. Yes,my peers,you all are definitely wonderful friends and many a times I was benefited a lot by you.
Let me conclude wishing you every happiness and victory in all your future endeavors .Best of luck.
With lots of love,
Disna
Dear all,
It's so painful to me to think the course is nearing to its end .But according to the law of nature everything started should come to an end.In spite of the busy schedule,immense happiness i derived from the course cannot be expressed in words.I was fully engrossed and I cannot think of a life without readings,discussion threads and other web resources.
My husband and the son had hard times when I was doing my work .But two of them were very cooperative and encouraged me to the very end.Nicenet forum,blogger,google docs.were all new experiences to me.For a long time ,I wanted to create a class.I never asked anyone and I was waiting till the right time comes.I'm so lucky that I got the chance to follow the web course through a friend of a mine.I worked enthusiastically,to get good grades from Courtney, my dear lecturer.I was fully engrossed with technology enhanced lesson plans,project Based Learning,Alternative Assessment,learner Autonomy,Rubrics and Blogging.Though the work load was very heavy,I didn't neglect my routing work till the middle of the seventh week .
I had a fall on the 14thNovember and my right hand was fractured I was in tears not for the pain but fear of not being able to finish my assignments at the web course.Courtney was informed the situation by my son ,I was permitted to do the assignments of week7 later.If not the words of encouragement by Courtney,the course would have been only a dream.Apart from the assistance of Courtney, I would never forget the support I got from the school. The principal, English teachers at the Advanced Level section and my dear students assisted me a lot. I conducted the class for the students whom I selected to do the project of the course. The students were encouraged by the course work. First they wrote on the class blog and then on their own blogs. I was amazed at their creativity of them and actually it was the students who encouraged me to fulfill everything on time, They wrote summaries and their future plans and commented on the work of the peers. Beside, they did online grammar exercises. They enjoyed their work to the maximum and were offering the full support.
. They were learning to learn and understood that learning was a process. Furthermore They realized the responsibility of learning lies in their hands too. They loved self and peer correction.I realized that technology related change worked out very well and they worked enthusiastically..It was the first time that they wrote on a blog and it was a big experience for them. Furthermore,they understood the correct way of using tenses and prepositions. They expressed their happiness when they got a chance to upload images on the blogs.Catering to the different learning styles may be secret of success.
We, the participants of the course should be grateful to Courtney, the Coordinator of the course. She has planned the course from simple to the complex set of information and tools. I had to seek her assistance several times and she readily offered me help .. To be frank, she is the guiding star throughout the course.I was amazed by the maturity and the tolerance she displayed to the very end. Here, I would be failing my duties if I did not say anything about my peers. Yes,my peers,you all are definitely wonderful friends and many a times I was benefited a lot by you.
Let me conclude wishing you every happiness and victory in all your future endeavors .Best of luck.
With lots of love,
Disna
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