Sunday, 15 April 2012

WEEK 1 - Ready, steady... go!

Hello and welcome!

This is my reflective blog, where I'm going to be posting ideas, doubts, learning and teaching experiences and anything else that may come to my mind while taking a 10-week course by the University of Oregon: E-teacher Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web. I'm really glad that I've been given the opportunity to join the course, and this blog will only be a small part of my final project.

This first week I've met a very friendly and varied group of teachers (mostly EFL teachers) and we have interacted with each other using a tool I had never come across: Nicenet. So far, so good.

Right now I'm just a bit concerned about the deadlines and the workload the course will involve, since May and June will be quite hectic for me at work. But let's finish on a good note: I'm very excited to meet teachers from all around the world and I'm sure we'll share and discuss many teaching and technology issues in just 10 weeks, which can only be highly beneficial to all of us. I can't wait!




5 comments:

  1. Hi Patricia!
    It's great to see your blog up and running. Good work! Deadlines and the course load can be a bit intimidating. Try to get going as early in the week as you can so that you have a sense of what is needed and how to manage your time, and I know you'll do fine!
    Jodi

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  2. Hi Patricia!
    The scenery of your photo reminds me of a Greek island, santorini. Where was that photo taken anyway?
    Good luck with the class... At least, i know I need it!

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    1. Hi Georgia!
      Good guess!! It was taken in Malta, so not far from Greece ;)
      Thanks for stopping by and good luck to you too!

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  3. Hi Patricia, glad to see you. It is really interesting to have conference with experienced English Language Teachers from all over the world through nicenet. I am slow at first to join this wonderful program, just like the old machine which does not start and go. I believe that all my friends are kind and helpful and especially our instructors Jodi and Celeste who are always busy helping us. I do learn a lot of new things from this program. Good luck.
    Hermanto

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  4. Hello, Patricia

    I like your blog, especially this Stat box on the right side. I hope that these 10 week will be fulfilled with lot of useful things and nice communication! We are in the Week 2! Time passes by so quickly!

    Nice to meet you!

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