Hi everyone.
I learned a lot from my coursemates this week too. Websearching: Having read coursemates posts, I found that some of them already knew many types of search engines, and already used them in their teaching practice. I think that is impressive since I did not know many search engines until this week. Many of them agreed that Google is the wonderful search engine to get a rich list of results. I agree with this idea. However, each search engine has advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, I think users should select the search engines according to their needs. I find “Better Web Searching" by Deborah Healey is very useful. I even did not know the usage of quotation marks. I realize that my students need to obtain more online research skills including how to type in precise search words including the usage of quotation marks. I did not have a course to build up online research skills in our school. I wonder if my coursemates’ schools have such a course in their school. I will find a time to teach online research skills in my classes in the future.
ABCD Behavioral Learning Objective:
I had feedback from Donna, and I was able to improve my ABCD Behavioral Learning Objective. You sometimes think your objective is clear enough, but your colleagues think it is not clear enough. I think it is important that instructors share objectives of classes and do the peer observation of classes. Then instructors can improve their objectives and their teaching practice. This year I did the peer observation once in June, and I will do that in September.
Project task#1- describe a class:
Describing a class is the important first step to improve my teaching practice. Now I can see my students’ needs clearly. By implementing a new technology tool into my class, I hope I can find a way to meet their needs.
Megumi Japan
Hi Megumi,
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with you that each teacher should choose a search engine that best suites his/her needs. As for your question, the answer is no, my students don't have courses at school to teach them such skills, but I make the time for such issues especially when asking them to do write s research paper.
It is true that others will see what you do not notice, that is why I was anxiously waiting for Donna's response to my objective.
Good luck with implementing new technology tools in your class.
Nahla
Hello Megumi,
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful that we can learn from each other. What you have learnt this week will definitely help you in teaching process. I guess, web searching skills
are not taught at schools or universities, and we, teachers, have to constantly update our web skills ourselves. This online course is one of such examples and we are lucky to be its participants.
I wish you good luck.
Satsita