Week 10 Relection

Hi, everybody

We are at the end of this course, and I would like to let you know what I actually learned from the course. I wouldn’t be able to tell you everything I learned, but I can tell you I learned a lot of great things in the 10-week period.

First, I learned some social skills like interacting with other people, the type of language I should use in the interactions, developing team spirit through discussion threads. This course made me realize that I belong to a community, and that community is all the participants in this course, in particular and all the teachers in general. In addition, the assignments helped me refine my thinking skills.

Second, the course helped me become familiar with web search engines and web searches and I was able to make a list of useful URLs related to education and teaching. I learned how to create a blog, a delicious site, a PowerPoint presentation, and exercises on line with exercise generators, with a view to promoting teaching and learning. In a nutshell, I learned how to use online tools for enhancing teaching and learning.

Third, I learned that my teaching should aim at developing learner autonomy. For that I should engage my students in active, interactive activities inside and/or outside of the class through class projects. For the implementation of such projects I should train my students to use the computer and the Internet in order to gather relevant information and materials. And the information and materials for performing the tasks should fit the students’ needs and interests.
Fourth, this course helped me develop my sense of punctuality and my ability to keep deadlines.

All in all, this course made me a new teacher with innovative teaching ideas, methods and tools.

Sincerely,

Bruno