Friday, February 24, 2012

Week Seven



Dear instructors, Sean and participants,

I would like to welcome and thank Sean for his contribution to this week. In this week I would like to talk about the learning and teaching processes. I really feel worried and anxious about coping with such processes. What makes me worried is the way that we should manage these processes. I do concentrate on the learning process much more than the teaching process. We need to pay much attention on the learning process because it is our main goal. Our goal is to improve and enhance the skills in our students. This is why the teachers keep searching and finding the suitable technique to use while teaching. In this week all the participants and myself try our best to come up with a well organized lesson plans and we did other activities regarding planning. I learn a lot this week from my dear instructors and my friends. I won't forget the" Learner Autonomy" which is a great subject that we read about. I read several articles about this subject and I found them interesting and useful to me. They help me a lot to realize the importance of the learning process. In this week we are trying to prepare for the final project and we chose partners so that we can work together. This is an excellent idea that comes from the instructors. Pair work is a means of collaborative learning and it gives the chance for all to learn from each other. This is a brilliant technique to use in order to encourage the participants to share their thoughts and ideas. I thank the instructors, Sean and the participants for making this week great.

5 comments:

  1. Dear Salam,
    I agree with you that our job is to teach and guide students how to work independently. I share the opinion that students are NOT empty vessels that we have to fill with knowledge. We have to give them the fishing rod and they will get food for themselves.
    Ludmila, Modlova

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  2. Hello Ludmila,

    I do agree with you that we as teachers have to help and direct our students to the correct way of learning.

    Thank you !!

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  3. Dear Salam,

    Really another hectic week, but with greater inputs. Sean's presence gave us additional thinking and inputs.Your laconic summing up of this week is excellent!!

    best,
    Vijay

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  4. Hello Vijay,

    I agree with you it is a busy week!! Thank you for your support!!

    Salam

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  5. Dear Salam

    Really, it was a nice week full of thoughts. Specially the learning process and learner autonomy. We must keep space for our learners, because they know their need and how to create to achieve that goal.

    Regards
    Arifeen

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