Week 10: Course Review

I can't imagine how this course flies so fast!

I must admit that I've learned a lot from this course. I love technology and enjoy being up-to-date in my teaching style - and this course has met my requirements and my curiosity very much. Each week is unique and is rich with readings, interactive discussions, tasks, and blog entries. I've tried to keep notes of everything new so that I could go back to it when I need. I like the application part of this course and that we should apply the new knowledge and adapt it to fit into our contexts. This is really useful and motivating.

From the readings of this week, I've realized where I stand at the different levels of integrating technology into teaching. I believe that, this is the first step and with what I have taken in this course I feel confident to move forward towards fully integration of technology into my teaching. I'm planning to use bookmarking, blogging, interactive quizzes, project-based learning and wiki with my students in the future.

In conclusion, we all are living in the era of technology and we should be ready to take up this challenge and exploit technology into our daily teaching. 

All the best,

Houda

Week 9: Learning Styles: Technology Connections

Hi everyone,

I believe in Gardner's Multiple Intelligence as an important aspect that all language teachers should give attention to in their teaching process. That is because students will work and perform at their best when they are given activities which are related to their interests and their learning styles. I also believe in technology as an effective tool to facilitate learning in each intelligence area.

In this space here, I would like to share the link to multiple intelligences quiz which would help teachers to discovery the learning styles of their students. It is the following: http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz

In addition, I would like to share this link http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic68.htm It suggests various types of technology tools for each and every types of intelligence.

Hope language teachers will benefit from both of them

Best wishes,

Houda