2. What you do not like about blogging?
Overall, I do really love blogging. After this course, I determined to open my own blog. Personally, I believe that blogging provides a chance for us to reflect on what we have learned in the class each week. Well,perhaps I do not like designing part such as designing and decorating the blog as attractive as possible. Other than that,sometimes I do found that some settings in blog is quite confusing to use.
3. What have you gained from blogging e.g. Language skills, improved fluency, critical thinking, improved thought processes, technology skills etc. How?
Definitely,blogging helps me to improve my language proficiency. This is due to the more we write, the better the language will be. That's what I believe! For instance, in this course,we are required to update our blog. As a result, we really need to write which can help us develop our language skills. Other than that, it helps me to sharpen my thinking skills to be critical and creatively whereby I really need to reflect on what I have learnt in the class when writing the blog. Apart from that, I learned how to upload, design and decorate a blog in the technological skills.
4. What do you like about this course?
Well, the title itself suggest that it is very resourceful. Thus, I love it very much. Although, there are so many modules to do but we have to bear in mind that all the modules are helpful whereby we can use the knowledge that we get from the modules. As a result, we can apply it in the classroom. As a result, I believe there will be a meaningful learning process will occur and definitely the students can acquire the lesson easily in a fun way because all the teaching aids are quite resourceful!
5. What you do not like about this course?
Too much of workload.
6. What have you learnt from this course?
We have learnt a lot of technological skills in this course such as how to download song and video, or certain software, learn about photo editing, audio editing, video editing etc. We are exposed to a variety of sottwares such as moyea downloader, keepvid, Ulead, etc. All these are very beneficial whereby we can use it in our lesson plans.
7. What have you learnt from this course that you did not expect to?
To be honest,I have never expected that we are learning all the technological skills before I attended this course. At first, I thought that I will be learning some facts and perhaps some simple teaching aids but I really never expect that we will be exposed to so many softwares to create the teaching aids to be used in the class.
8. What have you expected but do not learn from this course?
Perhaps, some hands-on activities or games.
9. Comments regarding modules:
1) Internet and computing skills
a. What do you like about this module?
We are introduced to all kinds of internet websites such as 4shared.com, gif animated cartoons etc. It widens my perspectives which make me realize that there are actually a lot of websites that we can exploit to create teaching aids.
b. What do you not like about this module?
There are so many softwares in this module. As a result, some softwares really took a lot of time to be installed which really makes me to be late in doing this module. However, thank God I able to finish it!
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We can search for different websites that can be incorporate into the lesson plan and realised there are so many useful softwares available.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
The resources that can be used to suit our topic or learning objectives are very limited, thus, caused difficulties when we need the most suitable one from the internet.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
We can use different softwares to download a video. For example, we can use either moyea downloader or realplayer to download the video from Youtube. Personally, I like Real Player because it easy easy and quick to download too.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
We can use the skills to search for the things that we want easily as we were
introduced to a variety of softwares as well as websites.
2) Photo Editing
a. What do you like about this module?
I love this module a lot although it needs lot of work.For instance,we can edit on different kind of pictures.Other than that, as a future teacher we can also edit pictures based on students' interests and preferences.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Too much of editing work for the module.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We can edit the pictures to suit our lesson which is planned to carry out in the classroom according to the pupils’ level. For example, we should make the picture to be very colourful, attractive in order to capture the pupils’ attention. I also remember what my lecturer said,' A picture speaks thousand of words'. Thus, I really need to do some pictures like that in my classroom to develop creative thinking skills among the students.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
It takes a lot of time because to edit a photo meaningfully, it really needs some patience and time.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
I learnt how to edit a picture by using different types of software such as photoshop cs3 and photoscape, triscape fx foto, and much more.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
We can edit the pictures ,so that they are suitable to be used in the classroom.
3) Audio Editing Skills
a. What do you like about this module?
We can know how to edit audio and convert them into different formats. We learned how to make the audio nicer by putting in fade in and fade out etc.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Too much of skills included. There are so many steps in the module. Thus,we need to explore one by one and it is very time consuming.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We can choose our own song to be edited. Personally, I felt comfortable after completed editing one song. Other than that,we can even convert the song into the format that we want and save them as our ringtone in our handphone.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
There are so much of skills in editing a song.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Learn how to edit songs and also making them a better quality such as cutting off the background noises in the song etc.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
Song is very appealing for young learners. Thus, we can use this skill to edit the song that suits the lesson. For example, we can always edit the song to a shorter one which can be used during the closure part before the lesson ends.
4) Video Editing Skills
a. What do you like about this module?
We learnt how to create and edit a video using windows movie maker. For example, we can enliven the pictures by making them into a video which is accompanied by songs. As a result, the lesson will be much significant and fun then before.
b. What do you not like about this module?
It is a bit tedious as we have to find a variety of pictures to be used for creating a video.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We can create our own video to bring out the message that we would like to deliver to the pupils.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
Some of the tasks are quite difficult.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Creating and editing video using Window Movie Maker.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I think that many students love to watch video because it makes them happy and keep them alive and able to bring positive environment in the classroom. Besides, it helps to lower their affective filter as well. Thus, video editing is appropriate to be made as teaching aids.
5) Software for ELT
a. What do you like about this module?
We can design and produce a variety of brochure, banner, flyers, and advertisement based on our preference by using Microsoft Office Puiblisher.
b. What do you not like about this module?
It requires a lot of details to be filled in so that it looks comprehensive especially the brochure, banners, award certificate and much more.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
We are allowed to have an imaginary kindergarten whereby we need to come out and produce all sorts of things such as banners, advertisement, business card, etc in order to promote our kindergarten.So, it was really fun doing it.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
We need to put all the details accurately and comprehensively when creating the banners, award certificate and so on.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Learn a variety of skills in producing a variety of products which helps to do a project.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can design and put in the details that I want in order to meet the lesson’s language focus, learning objectives as well as the pupils’ learning ability.
10. If you can change anything about this course, state what is and elaborate?
It will be better if we are given more time to complete all the modules and tasks so that we can have more time to explore on what we have learnt.In brief, I am happy that I have learnt many things in this course and I am glad that I have completed all the modules with God's grace. Last but not least, I believe that my friends and I can be called as resourceful teachers onwards!
On a scale of 1 – 10, please rate your computing and technological skills for both before and after undergoing the course.
My rate for computing and technological skills before attending this course is 3 and after attending this course is 8.0.
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