Week Seven: Wonderful Time

WEEK SEVEN: GLIMPSE

This week has been wonderful week for me since I learned different useful ideas regarding my ongoing project work,concept and usefulness of leaner autonomy and use of computer in the classroom. Moreover, the I like the ideas of Wallwisher/ Padlet. Now, I would like to reflect on this topic:

Project Work:

I am enjoying to my project work very much and I am facing some challenges  while implementing project in my classroom. I would like to thank tutor Robert and you all for you suggestion and motivation. My project title   is Encouraging Students towards communication. I mutilating different tools in my classroom with the help of my own laptop. I already gave instruction and idea of creating blog to my students.They are very much interested in learning. I found them they are happy with their learning.

Learner Autonomy:

I have gone through article entitled "What is Learner Autonomy and How Can It Be Fostered?" by Dimitrios Thanasoulas, and got the very practical ideas about teaching and learning by making my classroom autonomous with the help of technology.  This kind of technique will be helpful for making the learner more ciritical and independent,by the result, student can carry out task with our any hesitation. I am very much delighted  and happy because this will help for my student so that they can communicate effectively  and efficiently as well. In my classroom, my students is weak in speaking and it is due to lack of exposure of English. In my context, learners' autonomy is important, because it will help for increasing their knowledge and skills. It is useful to be self reliant language learners and to be able to communicate in terms of real life situation. Use of technology is must in the classroom so that learners will be motivated, a good users of target language both in classroom and daily life situation as well.

Wallwisher: 

This is very much new idea for me. I got different ideas and it is useful for brainstorming ideas. We can teach different skills ( listening, speaking,  reading and writing) aspect ( grammar and vocabulary) This is my URL ;.http://padlet.com/wall/5b0mkpa97l/wish/7446667.






Finally, the this week was learnerable and practical so far. Now, I am very much busy in my project work. Wish you all my friends Gud Luck!!!


Thank you.

Maheshwor 


 

Seven Week: Nice Work

Week Seven:  List of Task I have done

1. One Computer Option  

Dear Robert and all,

I have gone through web http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/strat.htm and got useful ideas for using computer in the classroom. In my class there is no use of computer. There is computer in computer lab but they are very few in number. Only those students who studied computer subject are using computer lab facility.

In my school, there is no WIFI, and internet facility. Some students have computer in their home, but majority of them have been using internet for the purpose of chatting and other social network. However, I am using my laptop in the classroom to download data related with topic to be taught. For example, while teaching biography of popular people or poet,I am using laptop in my class. By the result, students are motivated towards learning procedure.

While planning the lesson, I am using computer and I am encouraging my student to connect internet to their home as well. It has been agreed that computer is pen and paper of our time. Thus, use of computer or Computer assisted language learning system is essential in the Nepalese EFL context. This type of learning strategy will certainly help to make learners autonomous so far.

Thank you.


With Best Regard,
Maheshwor Rijal

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• FROM: Maheshwor Rijal   (02/24/13 1:16 AM PST)   [ Send a personal message to Maheshwor Rijal]
  SUBJECT: RE: Week 7: one computer option
  [Edit]
  Hi,
  
  Robert,
  
  Thank you so much for your valuable ideas and suggestion, and I often download relevant materials related with the lesson to be taught. I was the problem for me before, right now I got ideas of searching, bookmarking, etc.
  
  I do have been using video related with lesson, and I used speaker for maximizing the sounds.
  
  Besides, this I have used mobile phone and it was useful for practicing songs and rhymes. I am waiting for change because I am applying the knowledge through this web skill course.
  
  With Love,
  
  Maheshwor
• FROM: Robert Elliott   (02/21/13 8:15 PM PST)   [ Send a personal message to Robert Elliott]
  SUBJECT: RE: Week 7: one computer option 
  Hi Maheshwor
  
  At first I thought you were in the "no computer classroom". But then I realized you were on the one computer classroom when you said you bring your laptop.
  
  Yes it is your own, but that is what I had to do many years ago. I took a risk and bought my own, and figured out how I could incorporate it into my lessons.
  
  That said, you have many limitations to what you can do. How about this. Can you find some speakers (they are not to expensive) you can hook into the computer for playing back pre-downloaded listening activities? You can download authentic speech, or capture radio programs off the internet at home, or download songs from youtube then bring them into class.
  
  You could also use an audio recorder in your computer (audacity is a free one), have students record dialogs or skits or pronunciation work, and play the audio back for the entire class. It is a great way to work on pronunciation and spoken language.
  
  Just a few thoughts. Can anyone think of more?
  
  Robert

2. Second Task: Learner Autonomy

FROM: Maheshwor Rijal   (02/20/13 11:48 PM PST)   [ Send a personal message to Maheshwor Rijal]
SUBJECT: Week: Learner Autonymy
[Reply]

Hi Robert, and everyone,

I have gone through article entitled "What is Learner Autonomy and How Can It Be Fostered?" by Dimitrios Thanasoulas, and got the very practical ideas about teaching and learning by making my classroom autonomous with the help of technology.

While going through article, I do agree with the view that learner autonomy is helpful making the children or learners more independent, by the result, this will helpful for developing critical reflection, decision making and developing awareness.

In this article, more importantly, I like the ideas of promoting learners autonomy. Self report, diaries and evaluation sheets are helpful for making learners more autonomous. While making the learners more autonomous in learning process teacher should act as facilitator, co-learner. In my classroom, my students is weak in speaking and it is due to lack of exposure of English. In my context, learners' autonomy is important, because it will help for increasing their knowledge and skills. It is useful to be self reliant language learners and to be able to communicate in terms of real life situation. Use of technology is must in the classroom so that learners will be motivated, a good users of target language both in classroom and daily life situation as well.

Thank you.

Maheshwor

Third Task: 

FROM: Maheshwor Rijal   (02/23/13 3:57 AM PST)   [ Send a personal message to Maheshwor Rijal]

SUBJECT: Week 7 Task: Wallwisher/ Padlet
[Reply]

Dear

Robert, and all friend,

This work is very interesting and useful for me.This is the first time that I  am using this ideas. Find the my web URL:

http://padlet.com/wall/5b0mkpa97l/wish/7446667

thank you.

Maheshwor

Week Six

Reflection : Week Six

I am writing the reflection of this week very soon, In this week I have learned  practical ideas of using Technology in my classroom. This is very first time for me and I got scholarship for this course. I am amazing, that use of technology, email, internet are tremendous in EFL setting. I faced many challenges and obstacles while doing assignment and applying those ideas in my class as well.

I learned how to manage large class and role of  technology  with the help of article. I am thankful to instructor and all classmates. I would like to say that use of technology in Nepalese EFL context is must. So far as EFL classroom is concerned, teaching method is still teacher centered in most of the public school. Due to lack of sufficient amount of exposure, it is difficult for developing proficiency in English.

I like the use of Power point in the classroom, it is because it provides motivation and create collaborative learning environment as well. It will develop skill of presentation on the part of learners and teachers as well. I have created one interactive power-point and shared in Wiki.

I am working in my project, " Motivating/ Encouraging Students towards Communication". I choose this topic since my students are facing problem while sharing ideas with each other in English. I am using different web technology and links. I am facing difficult situation right due the the bitter problem of load shading. However, I am very much happy with my learners as they are very much interested in learning with use of different technology for teaching different language skills and aspects ( vocabulary and grammar). Thank you.

Thank you so much.


Maheshwor

WEEK FIVE: REFLECTION

Reflection- Week Five

This week was very significant and precious for me, and learned new things like creating rubrics, knowledge of Web quest. In the earlier phase creating rubric was quite difficult, later I was able to the specified accomplish task.  Now, I want to  make brief review of the work that I have done in this week.

Describing Technology Related change: 

In my class, students are not able to communicate fluently. I, thus, particularly need to focus on encouraging and motivating students towards communication. The topic of my project is "encouraging students towards communication with the help of web tools". I am grateful with instructor Robert for his valuable suggestion,  and for providing other relevant links for my project. I am very much eager to establish conducive environment for learning through the use of web tools and technology. 

Creating Rubrics & the use of PBL

A rubric is an assessment tool that provides the criteria for evaluating students' product. Specific levels of performance are listed along with a rating system such as needs improvement, satisfactory, good and excellent. Project based learning model is very useful for engaging students in group work so that they can easily show their creativity. For, this I read the article " Less Teaching and More Learning" by Suasan Gaer and got the idea of designing the project . I like the ideas as expressed by Gaer and it will be useful for me.

Last but not a least, the class was practical an learn-able  and I am delighted from tutor Robert and you all course mates since I got ideas and knowledge from your experiences. 

I am very much delighted from tutor Robert and you all course-mates since I got the ideas and knowledge from your experience 

With Best Regard,

Maheshwor 

REFLECTION: WEEK FOUR

This week was the best of time for me. Before writing the my reflective understanding, I would like to quote one saying by Bill Gates as " Technology is just a tool, in terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important". Gradually and day by day, I am realizing that I am one of the smart teacher who implement web tools in my class. Thanks Web skills course and my dear all course-mates.

I read the article in detail regarding "Using Internet in the ESL Writing Instruction"  by Jarek Krajka and learned many useful and practical ideas for making my classroom setting more technology friendly. I realize that using the internet in the EFL pedagogy is best way which ultimately energizes students for learning. I agree with the writer that internet is the best tools " to explore the whole world just by clicking the mouse". I, of course, believe that web is multinational and without borders,.and it helps for developing cultural awareness, to know the discourse and knowledge of the world and most importantly, useful for providing authentic exposure. Secondly, This week was remarkable as I got chance to review the article by Mei-Ya Liang on " Three Extensive Reading Activities for ESL/EFL students Using E-book". This is new experience for me regarding the use of E-book in my classroom. I got the practical ideas with of using E-book for the purpose of teaching different genre to my students. Now, I have gone through the website 

 http://fog.ccsf.edu/ and http://www.backyardnature.net/, got useful idea. 

In the same way, I discussed on my project and elaborate the issue. The main issue of my class is students’ feels hesitation while speaking. It is because of the reason that they are from different cultural, linguistic and ethnic background. My aim is to encourage  students towards communication with without feeling any hesitation and shyness. For this, I do use knowledge of web skills. .

This web skill course, furthermore, gave me new ave-new  for making technology enhanced lesson. I came to know that lesson plan is important so as to make our lesson as complete and objective oriented. It facilitates teaching learning procedure. The class will be more lively.  There is no doubt that computer is like pen of our time, so the use of technology in EFL setting is important. 

It is the golden opportunity for learning and developing academic leadership by using web tools and internet in classroom. 

Thank You.

With Love,

Maheshwor