WEEK 10

I cannot believe it, but the course is coming to an end. It has been a lot of work, a busy summer. What is more, I was even on the beach with my laptop finishing the assignments!

However, it has been an invaluable experience; among the things I enjoyed the most are, for instance, reading about alternative assessment or project based learning.  Besides that myriad of activities of inestimable worth, which help enhance communication and collaboration in the classroom. Online resources such as Padlet or vocaroo; and the fact that we have written a technology implementation plan to be brought into our lessons. This course was about bringing theory into practice; that's what I liked the most. I have reflected a lot about my own practice, and I have discovered new ways to use technology in my lessons; ways that are based on cooperation and communication among students. I tended to forget my main goals while I was using technology in my lessons, now I see it. I have learned to plan, develop and teach with technology in a significant way. I will use interactive Power Point presentations again; I now have a clearer view about how to use it efficiently. I am going to include mobile learning tools too; I am already doing some research on the free apps which can be used in the classroom in order to introduce WarmUp activities before the lessons. I am very interested in Just in Time Teaching, and I think mlearning is very useful for that purpose.

Many thanks to all my classmates; for their kindness and for sharing their knowledge and a lot of wonderful web resources. Also, I want to thank and send my warmest regards to our instructor, Donna Shaw. She has been an active and understanding teacher. She encouraged all of us to participate in the forums from the very beginning, making us feel we were not alone. The experience wouldn't have been the same without her. Had it not been for her level of involvement and expertise, I wouldn't have enjoyed the course so much.


An immense pleasure!


Begoña
Spain