Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Monday, 18 October 2010
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Reflections on PP107
Having made a list with all the tools I can use, made me realise how much I learnt in this course, and also that there are many others that I need to learn. I believe PP107 has worked as a trigger for me, since it created a positive need to learn and explore more about it.
During these four weeks, I have experienced different feelings as a result of not focusing on what I actually needed. It was not until I read Vance’s comment that it dawned on me what my objectives were. Fortunately, I was able to set my objectives and at this point , I can say I have achieved them.
Web 2.0 tools + examples
I have included all the tools and some examples of the things I have done so far.
Web 2.0 tools
This presentation shows the Web 2.0 tools I am familiar with as a result of doing TESOL PP100 - PP 105 – PP107.
I have included a brief description of each tool.
I have included a brief description of each tool.
Web 2.0 tools
I have just used Wordle to generate this word
cloud , which includes some of the tools
I have become familiar with while
doing PP100, PP105 and PP107.
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Are we edupunks?
What's an EDUPUNK?
Jim Groom as "poster boy" for edupunk
The term was first used on May 25, 2008 by Jim Groom in his blog, and covered less than a week later in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Stephen Downes, an online education theorist and an editor for the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, noted that "the concept of Edupunk has totally caught wind, spreading through the blogosphere like wildfire".
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edupunk is an approach to teaching and learning practices that result from a do it yourself (DIY) attitude.[1][2] The New York Times defines it as "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom."[3] Many instructional applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk.
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Porfolios work as another tool for assessment
How would ePorfolios work as an assessment system where you teach, as opposed to the standardized testing and other exam-based criteria that might be driving your curriculum now?
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Reflections on Play, Pedagogy, and World of Warcraft
While tweeting , I read Mark Pengrum's link on Reflections on Play, Pedagogy, and World of Warcraft by Landon K. Pirius and Gill Creel. As I read World of Warcraft, I immediately remembered my students (who are doing their second year at the Polytechnic School in Escuela y Liceo Elbio Fernández in Montevideo) and I thought it might be good to have a look at the article . At the same time, I posted the key takeaway part of it in a note on FACEBOOK. No more than half an hour had passed when they started posting comments about it. They became really interested in knowing more about the article, I 'm going to work with it in our next ESP lesson and see what their reaction is.
I believe the way the instructor approached the game was really holistic, I would dare to say that he squeezed WoW dry. Unfortunaley, I cannot work with WoW in class at the moment, since we are about to finish the term. I`ll show this project to my Coordinator and see how I can adapt it in order to work with it during next year.
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