Week 8 Reflection

 

This quote from Voltaire is exactly how I feel after trying out most of the online tools this week.  With so many resources available, it is difficult to make a decision.  I was tempted to create a class site but I hesitated because I would like to make something that my students can use in class at this time of the course which is tie to their materials.  Therefore, I created a crossword puzzle which will be used as a review of the vocabulary that students have learned.    Actually, I had started to create an exercise using “Worksheet”, one of the applications in SMILE (http://clear.msu.edu/teaching/online/mimea/smile/v2/index.php), but I got stuck.  I created a drag and drop exercise but I couldn’t drag the answer.  With the deadline approaching, I had no choice but to give up.  One interesting feature in this worksheet is to record the pronunciation of vocabulary words and students record their own after listening to yours.  I need more time to learn how to use this application, but I think it is worth it.

 

The most rewarding part of this week’s assignment is to write the first draft of our project report.  The prompts in the project report template guided us to reflect in details about what we have done, why we made certain decision and its impact to our own teaching and students.  I think reflection is essential and that is how we can learn.   Though it is not a huge leap, I did bring about small (new) changes in my teaching and my mind is fed with new ideas.