My reflection:
“Fair dealing”
Teachers always copy some books, newspaper or on-line resources for teaching and learning purposes. I agree that the dealing with a copyright work is “fair” if the dealing is for non profit-making purpose, not for a commercial nature.
I know students copy the whole or a large portion of a textbook would not be considered “fair”. The point is that the textbooks are too expensive in Hong Kong. That is why some students or some teachers or some people go to Shenzhen’s book shops and buy textbooks or books. For example, a book is about HK$200 to HK$300 in Hong Kong but it is about 10RMB-20RMB in China, though the quality of paper is better in Hong Kong than in China. If the publishing company of Hong Kong would reduce the price of textbooks or books, it may attract people to buy them in Hong Kong.
I know most schools have already entered into licence agreements with the Hong Kong Reprographic Rights Licensing Society (HKRRLS). It means if teachers copy the whole of large portion of past paper of HKCEE to students, it is illegal. In reality, some students are poor and they do not have money to buy past papers of HKCEE. Teachers are difficult to make decision to copy the whole or large portion or small portion of past papers for their students.
Learning Management Systems
I think each learning method has its advantages and its disadvantages. Though Learning Management Systems (LMS) have some drawbacks, we cannot deny LMS have lots of benefits to learners. Today, there are lots of inform learnings such as discussion forum, blog, blackboard, e-mail, on-line learning, etc. They are good for our life-long learning. `
2008年3月2日 星期日
2008年2月24日 星期日
Week 6: Theory-Driven Call and the Development Process
My Reflection
I agree that the notion of ‘fit’ is most valuable. It is the ‘fit’ between the computer’s capabilities and the demands of language pedagogy. I also think all CALL should not be theory-driven. If all CALL is theory-driven, it is not easy to put it into practice. It may have some limitations and problems. Therefore, if the framework is too ideal, it is impossible to turn it into practice.
Surely, design is not static, it is changing from time to time. It is not uncommon that the initial theory may be deformed or reinvented under some circumstances.
I know it is important that their integrated theoretical framework must be combined with a knowledge of how the technology is most effectively applied. It is the most successful to reconcile their theory, their pedagogy or their methodology with the capabilities of the technology. It is a successful fit.
There are some constraints such as funding and programming expertise. I think time is also a factor of constraints.
I think it is not easy to find the best framework, since our technology has its strengths and limitations. It is good to try to balance among a theory of instructional design, a theory of teaching, a theory of learning and the limitation of our technology.
Both formalist and procedural approaches have their potential strengths and limitations. Finally, it is better to find the notion of ‘fit’ between the goal of a theory and an application.
I agree that the notion of ‘fit’ is most valuable. It is the ‘fit’ between the computer’s capabilities and the demands of language pedagogy. I also think all CALL should not be theory-driven. If all CALL is theory-driven, it is not easy to put it into practice. It may have some limitations and problems. Therefore, if the framework is too ideal, it is impossible to turn it into practice.
Surely, design is not static, it is changing from time to time. It is not uncommon that the initial theory may be deformed or reinvented under some circumstances.
I know it is important that their integrated theoretical framework must be combined with a knowledge of how the technology is most effectively applied. It is the most successful to reconcile their theory, their pedagogy or their methodology with the capabilities of the technology. It is a successful fit.
There are some constraints such as funding and programming expertise. I think time is also a factor of constraints.
I think it is not easy to find the best framework, since our technology has its strengths and limitations. It is good to try to balance among a theory of instructional design, a theory of teaching, a theory of learning and the limitation of our technology.
Both formalist and procedural approaches have their potential strengths and limitations. Finally, it is better to find the notion of ‘fit’ between the goal of a theory and an application.
2008年2月19日 星期二
Week 5: Language Learner Behavior in a Virtual Environment
My Reflection
This article is to compare different human behavior when people communicate online and a face-to-face situation. The research has stated that people show fewer inhibitions, display less social anxiety, and reduce their public self-awareness when they communicate online. Honestly, I have the same experience with the research. When I communicate online, I really feel less anxiety and I am willingly to talk. I agree online learning or a virtual learning is one of good method for second language acquisition. Online learning is good to motivate some shy students to learn second language.
I think the skill of a face-to-face conversation is more difficult than online communication. It is not only about the accent, but also the grammar, the content and the time. For example, if the native-speaker speaks very fast, the second language learner may not catch the meaning. Then, the second language learner may be no respond or may be respond wrongly to the native-speaker. It may create some hinders for their face-to-face communication.
Different second language learners may have different behaviors on online learning. They may well benefit from computer based language learning tasks or the learning outcome is poor.
Though there are many advantages of the online learning, I think a face-to-face conversation is better for second language acquisition. For example, if a native speaker talks with me, I will try my best to communicate with him. I feel a face-to-face communication could attract me and motivate me for second language acquisition. I may take the online learning is a supplementary method for second language acquisition. I also agree at least the virtual environment can work as scaffolding for second language acquisition
Finally, this article gives me an alert of students’ behavior changes and the perception of students’ behavior when students are online learning.
This article is to compare different human behavior when people communicate online and a face-to-face situation. The research has stated that people show fewer inhibitions, display less social anxiety, and reduce their public self-awareness when they communicate online. Honestly, I have the same experience with the research. When I communicate online, I really feel less anxiety and I am willingly to talk. I agree online learning or a virtual learning is one of good method for second language acquisition. Online learning is good to motivate some shy students to learn second language.
I think the skill of a face-to-face conversation is more difficult than online communication. It is not only about the accent, but also the grammar, the content and the time. For example, if the native-speaker speaks very fast, the second language learner may not catch the meaning. Then, the second language learner may be no respond or may be respond wrongly to the native-speaker. It may create some hinders for their face-to-face communication.
Different second language learners may have different behaviors on online learning. They may well benefit from computer based language learning tasks or the learning outcome is poor.
Though there are many advantages of the online learning, I think a face-to-face conversation is better for second language acquisition. For example, if a native speaker talks with me, I will try my best to communicate with him. I feel a face-to-face communication could attract me and motivate me for second language acquisition. I may take the online learning is a supplementary method for second language acquisition. I also agree at least the virtual environment can work as scaffolding for second language acquisition
Finally, this article gives me an alert of students’ behavior changes and the perception of students’ behavior when students are online learning.
2008年2月13日 星期三
Assignment 2: Proposal and Reflection guidelines
The procedure of our presentation:
First: introduce our groupmates: Kelvin, Chung and me.
Second: show our chosen website: ESLvideo http://www.eslvideo.com/
Third: state our target learners: P4 or P5, age, motivation and learning environment, etc.
Fourth: evaluate the website from the points of operational description (Activity type), teacher fit (computer as delivery system) and learner fit (Learner focus and language difficulty). We point out the strength and weakness of the website from the above-mentioned three points.
Next, we overall evaluate this website whether it is suitable for teaching and learning language. We evaluate its advantages and its disadvantages.
At last, we give a comment to decide whether teachers could use this website for language teaching or not.
You are welcomed to give any comments.
Fanny
First: introduce our groupmates: Kelvin, Chung and me.
Second: show our chosen website: ESLvideo http://www.eslvideo.com/
Third: state our target learners: P4 or P5, age, motivation and learning environment, etc.
Fourth: evaluate the website from the points of operational description (Activity type), teacher fit (computer as delivery system) and learner fit (Learner focus and language difficulty). We point out the strength and weakness of the website from the above-mentioned three points.
Next, we overall evaluate this website whether it is suitable for teaching and learning language. We evaluate its advantages and its disadvantages.
At last, we give a comment to decide whether teachers could use this website for language teaching or not.
You are welcomed to give any comments.
Fanny
2008年2月1日 星期五
Happy New Year!
New Year is coming. Wish we are Happy New Year. Wish we have good health. Wish we are successful everyday.
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