Dear All,
Creating own page at Delicious has given me scope to save the pages online.
We in Bangladesh treat English as a foreign language. Before 1971 independence war, we were the part of Pakistan. the position of English was then second language.
We are monolingual country. Bangla is the main language besides local dialects. Moreover in the exam system, there is no provision for testing listening and speaking. Students don't feel urge to learn it. But some students who aspires to do better in life learn English. They practice listening and speaking.
In my teacher training, we try to give idea to the teachers that though there is no listening and speaking test, you have to prepare your learners to face the real life. More CLT requires it
I think as I have got specific ideas for using technology in teaching, I will be able to motivate them than before.
I am more powerful because now I specifically know which sites are useful in my teaching.
Making comments on course mates' sites is a good practice. Because in a nutshell, I can get my colleague's view.
Mahamud
Bangladesh
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Week 3 outline
Dear All,
I am a bit lucky that this week I have been able to tell my participants to learn about Delicious which helps me to save the useful site online. Now I can check my needed page from anywhere. This week two articles helped me to shape the way for using technology in ESL class. Skill building websites will definitely help me to be a good trainer in future. D. Hoopingarner's and L. Miller's articles have given me a very vivid idea which worked in me for many days but I could not express. I think these two articles may be used as reference. Sueanne Parker's joining has shined the path we are treading. Sueanne raised many fundamental questions to all which required very insightful thinking to response. I am worrying whether the responses, I shared, are right or wrong. When she urged for labelling, it creates panic in my mind.
I am in dichotomy that in BRAC we use Computer Aided Learning, in Oregon it is used as CALL.
For speaking skills, computer-mediated communication is treated by Aleyda.
I mention the name with gratitude of Gulsen, Ahmed, Aleyda, Bruno NIKIEMA, Ahmed Khattab, Zlatka Dyankova, Tatiana Del Carpio, Cristian Meléndez, Andreja Kovacic, Christos Kazolias, Raphaël Goossens, Mary Jow, Nina, Udan Kusmawan , HASSINA, Manana, Gaby, Farah, Luba, Nora, Andreja, Dilip, Roland, Jonathan, Kajumi our dear guest Sueanne, dear teacher Sandra and Deborah for giving so many reference. I owe to all of them.
Thank you,
Mahamud
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Activities at week 3
Dear All,
Each week is starting with lot of excitement, challenges, hope, aspiration, despondence, inspiration and motivation. This week I have started with an exciting web learning. It is Delicious. I only knew how to save in offline mode of the computer. For the first time Delicious gives me opportunity to save online pages in a single page. I have read Technology Tip for the Month for getting clear ideas of Delicious.
Before nobody asked me to remember the web page including title and for which purpose it is being used. Today I am asked to and tried to remember which website and page I am using. Why is it for and what is my view for the others?
I am trying to read the PDF file on Best Practices i Technology and Language Teaching. It has 14 pages and created boredom in my mind to finish. I am grouping to learn about CALL article but still in enigma where it is. Can anybody help me?
Tonight I have a plan to read the article on Developing Listening Skills with Authentic Materials.
I don't know it would be possible.
Thanks,
Mahamud
Each week is starting with lot of excitement, challenges, hope, aspiration, despondence, inspiration and motivation. This week I have started with an exciting web learning. It is Delicious. I only knew how to save in offline mode of the computer. For the first time Delicious gives me opportunity to save online pages in a single page. I have read Technology Tip for the Month for getting clear ideas of Delicious.
Before nobody asked me to remember the web page including title and for which purpose it is being used. Today I am asked to and tried to remember which website and page I am using. Why is it for and what is my view for the others?
I am trying to read the PDF file on Best Practices i Technology and Language Teaching. It has 14 pages and created boredom in my mind to finish. I am grouping to learn about CALL article but still in enigma where it is. Can anybody help me?
Tonight I have a plan to read the article on Developing Listening Skills with Authentic Materials.
I don't know it would be possible.
Thanks,
Mahamud
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Week- 2 learning
Dear All,
This week I have learnt a lot. I think this is a very challenging week so far. Lots of work. But very effective week for gathering new ideas on web.
I learnt how to write objectives specially ABCD objective and how to use Noodletools for finding the best search in my need.
Noodletools helps me a lot to get the reliable and necessary material for my teaching.
Explaining the real class, which we now deal is a wonderful opportunity to share with the people who are technologically advanced. I think many of them can't even imagine how much we are legging behind.
I am very happy to be a part of this course as I am getting scope to share my discussion on a particular point and also receive discussion from many learned colleagues serving around the world.
Digital bloom's technology, clear difference between product and process writing, importance of lesson plan, ABCD method's degree part, planning for instruction , Revised Bloom's technology, typical problems encountered when writing objectives are the learning for the week so far for me.
I am very happy that one of participants in the workshop namely Beauty Queen's writing has been published in the today's "The New Nation" daily. It is published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She wrote on "What is language game for?". I invite you all to read her writing on http://www.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/01/24/news0082.htm.
I know it might not be 100% perfect but it is a good breakthrough.
I would like to thank you all who have given your valuable comment on my objective.
I would definitely thank my teacher Dear Sandra and Deborah for their continuous support and encouragement.
Thanks,
Mahamud
This week I have learnt a lot. I think this is a very challenging week so far. Lots of work. But very effective week for gathering new ideas on web.
I learnt how to write objectives specially ABCD objective and how to use Noodletools for finding the best search in my need.
Noodletools helps me a lot to get the reliable and necessary material for my teaching.
Explaining the real class, which we now deal is a wonderful opportunity to share with the people who are technologically advanced. I think many of them can't even imagine how much we are legging behind.
I am very happy to be a part of this course as I am getting scope to share my discussion on a particular point and also receive discussion from many learned colleagues serving around the world.
Digital bloom's technology, clear difference between product and process writing, importance of lesson plan, ABCD method's degree part, planning for instruction , Revised Bloom's technology, typical problems encountered when writing objectives are the learning for the week so far for me.
I am very happy that one of participants in the workshop namely Beauty Queen's writing has been published in the today's "The New Nation" daily. It is published from Dhaka, Bangladesh. She wrote on "What is language game for?". I invite you all to read her writing on http://www.ittefaq.com/issues/2010/01/24/news0082.htm.
I know it might not be 100% perfect but it is a good breakthrough.
I would like to thank you all who have given your valuable comment on my objective.
I would definitely thank my teacher Dear Sandra and Deborah for their continuous support and encouragement.
Thanks,
Mahamud
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Week 2
Dear All,
I was trying to learn about the ideas on writing objectives specially following A.B.C.D. method. I noticed that the well-written model objectives are very hard for me. I don't know when it would be easier to me. Moreover notes given below examples made me more confused. I have also gone to Planning for Instruction and found Revised Bloom's Taxonomy there.
I think at last I have got hope to progress because of clear classification. I am trying to grab the words for each classification.
It is to mention that I wrote an objective for a class but the verb I used is not given in any of the learning levels.
Even though I think I should not give up hope.
Will any one of you will help me?
Thanks.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
I was trying to learn about the ideas on writing objectives specially following A.B.C.D. method. I noticed that the well-written model objectives are very hard for me. I don't know when it would be easier to me. Moreover notes given below examples made me more confused. I have also gone to Planning for Instruction and found Revised Bloom's Taxonomy there.
I think at last I have got hope to progress because of clear classification. I am trying to grab the words for each classification.
It is to mention that I wrote an objective for a class but the verb I used is not given in any of the learning levels.
Even though I think I should not give up hope.
Will any one of you will help me?
Thanks.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
2nd week starting
Hello,
Sandra Jeffs refers to Noodle Tools. I am amazed with the huge amount of information one person can obtain from the internet and how many engines are there that I never come cross to.
The teacher has asked to try something other than google. Generally I am accustomed of searching google. But I found that other engines like ask.com, Bing.com, Yahoo.com and msn.com have many useful materials for teaching learning.
I set my subject Managing Large Classroom and tried to get resources from all the sites. It is interesting that search world is vast and gives ample opportunity to know, use and refer many resources.
Today I wont get time to learn about ABCD style. Though I read this earlier but I have forgotten.
I am thinking about a class of teacher trainers because sometime I personally conduct TOT for them.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Sandra Jeffs refers to Noodle Tools. I am amazed with the huge amount of information one person can obtain from the internet and how many engines are there that I never come cross to.
The teacher has asked to try something other than google. Generally I am accustomed of searching google. But I found that other engines like ask.com, Bing.com, Yahoo.com and msn.com have many useful materials for teaching learning.
I set my subject Managing Large Classroom and tried to get resources from all the sites. It is interesting that search world is vast and gives ample opportunity to know, use and refer many resources.
Today I wont get time to learn about ABCD style. Though I read this earlier but I have forgotten.
I am thinking about a class of teacher trainers because sometime I personally conduct TOT for them.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Friday, January 15, 2010
Haiti earthquake
Dear all,
This is painstaking that at the hands of nature human abode is disturbed many times . Recent earthquake in Haiti has claimed thousand of lives. Those who survives are facing multi-faceted problems like shortage of drinking water, emergency treatment, medicine, food etc. Tens of thousands of people are homeless now.
Most people, also those who still have houses spent the couple of nights outside for fear of further earthquakes. People are camping on the streets and in the squares throughout the city with nothing to sit or sleep on; water is sold in plastic bags but will be getting scarce in a few days. The population of Martissant requests health assistance but also water, food supplies and shelter are urgently needed. The same is valid for the other areas assessed by Concern, save the chjildren and other aid agencies report same needs from their areas. Bodies are everywhere: in houses and on the streets. People are covering them with sheets or plastic sheets or just covered with rugs. Some bodies are left uncovered.
I was watching BBC, CNN and Al Jajira television channel and stricken.
We, in Dhaka, Bangladesh is in the same risks. I am thinking what would happen if earthquake strikes us. There are 20 million people. Most of the buildings didn't comply with the building code.
America, Britain and most of the developed countries are coming with their aids to support the victims. Bangladesh government has also planned to do something for emergency support to Haiti's victims.
Now I am urging to all of you to come forward to support the earthquake victims of Haiti whatever you do have or whatever you can.
Look forward to get your response.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
This is painstaking that at the hands of nature human abode is disturbed many times . Recent earthquake in Haiti has claimed thousand of lives. Those who survives are facing multi-faceted problems like shortage of drinking water, emergency treatment, medicine, food etc. Tens of thousands of people are homeless now.
Most people, also those who still have houses spent the couple of nights outside for fear of further earthquakes. People are camping on the streets and in the squares throughout the city with nothing to sit or sleep on; water is sold in plastic bags but will be getting scarce in a few days. The population of Martissant requests health assistance but also water, food supplies and shelter are urgently needed. The same is valid for the other areas assessed by Concern, save the chjildren and other aid agencies report same needs from their areas. Bodies are everywhere: in houses and on the streets. People are covering them with sheets or plastic sheets or just covered with rugs. Some bodies are left uncovered.
I was watching BBC, CNN and Al Jajira television channel and stricken.
We, in Dhaka, Bangladesh is in the same risks. I am thinking what would happen if earthquake strikes us. There are 20 million people. Most of the buildings didn't comply with the building code.
America, Britain and most of the developed countries are coming with their aids to support the victims. Bangladesh government has also planned to do something for emergency support to Haiti's victims.
Now I am urging to all of you to come forward to support the earthquake victims of Haiti whatever you do have or whatever you can.
Look forward to get your response.
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Week 1 learning
Hello everybody,
In week 1 I am learning blogging for ELT specially Aaron Campbell's cassification of blogs helped me to understand which blog is the most useful for me and my learners. In the discussion I have got some interesting points. Sometimes it takes time to understand the questions raised by different participants.
I noticed that some of the participants' comments are mostly refered by the many of us specially Farah, manana, Hassina and andreja, aleyda. Their thought provoking questions and probable solution helped me a lot to use rightly the class blog for getting result from my students. Raphael and ahmad are also the persons who make me engage in thinking.
Today I found that nicenet works well. But I am still facing some problems regarding using my blogger.
Deborah's reflective blog helps me to give a shape of learning for the coming weeks.
If you have any interesting points to share, pls. do this.
Best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
In week 1 I am learning blogging for ELT specially Aaron Campbell's cassification of blogs helped me to understand which blog is the most useful for me and my learners. In the discussion I have got some interesting points. Sometimes it takes time to understand the questions raised by different participants.
I noticed that some of the participants' comments are mostly refered by the many of us specially Farah, manana, Hassina and andreja, aleyda. Their thought provoking questions and probable solution helped me a lot to use rightly the class blog for getting result from my students. Raphael and ahmad are also the persons who make me engage in thinking.
Today I found that nicenet works well. But I am still facing some problems regarding using my blogger.
Deborah's reflective blog helps me to give a shape of learning for the coming weeks.
If you have any interesting points to share, pls. do this.
Best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Orientation Week
Hello everybody,
How are you?
This is for your kind information that I have finished my orientation week. At the outset of the week I became helpless. I was instructed to open an account on Nicenet. I opened an account on nicenet that's why I didn't try it again. But I found that I am not receiving any information from the course teacher. Nevertheless I was informed by my teacher that I haven't started to work.
I wrote the problem to my teacher about my problem. She gave me a solution and I became tension free. In the orientation week, I have learnt how to log and post on nicenet, ground rules and make comments on the other's ccomments. I have rubrics that helped me to prepare myself to pass in the course successfully. I have also filled up a needs analysis format to help and ensure that the course topics are appropriate for me.
I am happy that I have started my journey to know a lot of teaching using net.
Many thanks for reading my feelings,
With best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
How are you?
This is for your kind information that I have finished my orientation week. At the outset of the week I became helpless. I was instructed to open an account on Nicenet. I opened an account on nicenet that's why I didn't try it again. But I found that I am not receiving any information from the course teacher. Nevertheless I was informed by my teacher that I haven't started to work.
I wrote the problem to my teacher about my problem. She gave me a solution and I became tension free. In the orientation week, I have learnt how to log and post on nicenet, ground rules and make comments on the other's ccomments. I have rubrics that helped me to prepare myself to pass in the course successfully. I have also filled up a needs analysis format to help and ensure that the course topics are appropriate for me.
I am happy that I have started my journey to know a lot of teaching using net.
Many thanks for reading my feelings,
With best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Building teaching skills through interactive web
Hi
I am happy to inform you that I have got an online scholarship from The U.S. Department of State. The title of the course is 'Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web' online course. University of Oregon offers this course.
I think this course will enable me to cope with the web based learning and teaching.
I am facing some problems regarding some of the terms used in the course topics. These are Podcast, WebQuest, blog and formative assessment etc.
These are relatively new items for me but I am trying to gather some ideas i.e. for formative assessment we use chain drill or instant speaking test, direct Q & A, calling SS for demonstration etc. Is it Ok?
Best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
I am happy to inform you that I have got an online scholarship from The U.S. Department of State. The title of the course is 'Building Teaching Skills Through the Interactive Web' online course. University of Oregon offers this course.
I think this course will enable me to cope with the web based learning and teaching.
I am facing some problems regarding some of the terms used in the course topics. These are Podcast, WebQuest, blog and formative assessment etc.
These are relatively new items for me but I am trying to gather some ideas i.e. for formative assessment we use chain drill or instant speaking test, direct Q & A, calling SS for demonstration etc. Is it Ok?
Best regards,
Md. Mahamud Hasan
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