This week we have revisited some tools we are using in this course such as Nicenet, Blogger, Google doc, Google site etc. The revisit has definitely made me thinking how to use them in my context. Hopefully I could use them in my context as effectively as the way we are actively engaged with these tools.
The focus of the discussion thread this week is to have a link between these tools and learner autonomy. The bottom line of this discussion for me is that these tools have affordances to foster autonomy provided that teachers use and design them judiciously.
The project gave me hard time. Time was limited but lots to finish. I was puzzled. I felt necessity of a companion to lean against while preparing the course. It makes me realise the importance of collaboration. The draft was half done but the important thing is I was able to submit it. The feedback I got from Foli helped me to regroup my thoughts.
I felt I should create lots of tasks with all the tools mentioned in the wiki. I couldn't. However, I explored SMILE. The variety of tools available here made me amazed. The audio dropbox, the video dropbox, Mashup etc. I would definitely love to use with my students.
Now I wish I would be able to finish the project work on time!
We hope you will finish the project on time sir !
ReplyDeleteBest of luck.