The Last Reflection

My understanding of blogging is estimated in both ways: i.e. Blogging could be a way for people to express their individual thoughts and experiences, starting from sharing and communicating from different points of view. Meanwhile, it could also have a negative impart to the blogger in the sense that people could read and make wrong decision based on their individual perspectives.

What I have gained from blogging is numerous to count on. But in this course, blogging has been a medium for us to reflect on what we learn every week by analysing one’s strength and weaknesses. It is also a key tool for one to practise writing, and has be the window for me to know more about other people’s objectives and thoughts i.e. get to read blog from others and share thoughts (etc post comment)

What I really like about this course is I get the opportunity to learn how to be creative by using the latest software to develop resources for teaching English. Unlike before, now I can edit the materials that I found from the internet using the appropriate software on my own. Group work and self-discovery is the best way to acquire the skills. In the beginning, I wished the lecturer would guide us step by step on how to use all the software but I later begin to understand that we will be able to comprehend better by learning it on our own…no more spoon-feedingJ.

However, I wish this course could have been exposed us to non-tech materials that we can find around us. Since that there is another course which focuses on integrating technology in ESL classroom, it would be better if we have the chance to learn how to be creative using ‘fresh’ materials like recyclable products. With this, the course will be more interesting and innovative as pupils can express their creativity through their ‘DIY’ product. The books can only guide us but they cannot give the precious experience.

Indirectly, the opportunity to work with others and the experience in self-discovery enable me to capture unexpected experience throughout this course. I learn about team-work, time-management, creativity and patients.

Hopefully, I would keep on improving my skills in producing effective teaching aids….I would miss everything about this course, for sure…:)