The experience this week has been instrumental in my view of the approach we want to give my English teaching project for SMEs.I had a clear general idea of what I wanted to teach and therefore assess, but after what has been learned from the first week until the fifth, I am quite certain of how I must to do the following:
1. Define my goals.
2. Define lesson plans.
3. Define the resources available and appropriate for each lesson plan.
4. Define my methods of assessment and rules of the game.
Even now I am convinced of 2 things:
1. The importance of establishing methods of interaction between group members efficiently.
2. I want to implement (starting with the basics of course) a project of Teaching English via the Internet, aimed at SMEs. In a completely virtual e-learning scheme. I know it's a great challenge, but I'm confident that it is entirely possible.
Fully motivated to continue my own race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQY7cp3dOJ0&feature=related
I really like your disposition to start an Online Teaching Project. Online teaching has many benefits. Imagine never having to deal with tardy students, absences, disruptions. These benefits are huge and cannot be overestimated. But precisely because it allows for so much freedom, online teaching requires a lot of self-discipline.
ReplyDeleteAnother benefit of online teaching is that it allows you to really get to know your students, sometimes even better than in the traditional classroom. This is because online learning provides one-on-one learning opportunities as teachers call and talk to their students. There is an opportunity to get to know them as people and not just as pupils in a classroom.
The mind of an online teacher works completely differently from a traditional teacher's. For one thing, the online teacher has to be much more flexible. One student might be working in an early unit, while another is just about done with her coursework. This situation does take some getting used to, but it is better for students because it does not force them all to conform to the same schedule.
Thank you so much for your comment, it was very interesting for me.
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