Class Reflection Noticed by Ülle. Comment Oct. 31, 2014

In the seminar several teaching methods were explained by participants. The following technics had been presented as useful hints for everyday work keeping the students in the role of active learners

- connect new information with students´ everyday life by asking about their experience (list the facts already known) and giving examples (put in, get out)

MIT open courseware

- more non-edited courses by MIT lecturers (and MIT, Massachusetts Technological Institute, is supposed to be one of the very best). Beginnings, real chalk-and-blackboard devices :).
https://www.youtube.com/user/MIT

fink

http://www.designlearning.org/examples-of-design/examples/

L. Dee Fink

 L. Dee Fink video about 'significant learning experience':

 http://teaching.uncc.edu/learning-resources/top-40-freshman-success-academy/schedule-events-handouts-2012-13/dee-fink-keynote

                        significant learning experience:    

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed4E2rBVvG8

                        need to teach differently:

                         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmN_2lKHFdc

                        (Arabian, up to 2.24, 4.12-6.11; 6.56-9.00)

Limericks:
http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_limerick_examples.html 

Cultural Iceberg

Cultural Iceberg

Course gap. Item design in 4 steps with 3 basic questions

Course gap. Item design in 4 steps with 3 basic questions

Class Reflection. Noticed by Ülle. Comment Oct. 24, 2014

During our task about teaching an item the participants used several methods that might have positive influence to the teaching-learning process:

Article. In the magazin director. Oct. 2014

Article. In the magazin director. Oct. 2014

Stages of a teacher´s professional development

Ways of learning. Basic psychological needs in learning environment

Tell a metaphor. Efficiency

Story telling. The Magic of Metaphor. The Secret of Success

And so the little boy went to his father and said, "Dad! Dad!

What's the secret of success in life?"

Homework: Oct. 23

Teaching an item (about 20 min). A chance for those who did not do it last week, but would still like to practice and get feedback.

Class: Oct. 24. Teaching an item (about 20 min).

We got to know more about motors (well done and good to follow!) and Baby Boomers, X- generation and Y-generation... and helicopter parents (interesting, fluent and informative - I personally especially liked the thought from the beginning of the talk: "It's good to know who we are teaching."). Ülle told us about the stages of development a teacher will probably go thorough and ways of learning (and you'll find the slides in the blog).
And we twisted our tongues, of course:

She sells seashells on the seashore,
And the shells she sells
Are seashore shells,
I'm sure.

We very much want Vera well.

Class Reflection. Noticed by Ülle. Comment Oct. 17, 2014

In the seminar several teaching methods were explained by participants. The following technics had been presented as useful tips for everyday work:

Class: Oct. 17

Failures: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26359564

Twelve cans of tunafish rag:
http://muzofon.com/search/Jazz%20Chants%20Twelve%20Cans%20of%20Tuna%20Fish%20Rag

Vocabulary: food and containers

http://www.easypacelearning.com/all-lessons/learning-english-level-1/868-food-packages-vocabulary-learning-english-basics

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-pictures-containers1.html

scroll down for lots of packs and containers

http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/learn-english/vocabulary/containers/

game: http://www.vocabulary.cl/Games/Food_Containers.htm

Linking to a slide:

Kui pean slaidide näitamisel ühte slaidi (nt esimest) pidevalt uuesti näitama (järgmiste slaidide vahele), siis teen nii:

1)      Teen oma slaidirea valmis.

2)      Lisan slaidile, mida tahan korduvalt näidata, mingi märksõna (nt slide 1). > teen selle märksõna aktiivseks  > valin menüüribast „hüperlink“ ja vajutan. > avaneb aken, kus on kirjas variandid, milline slaid/pealkiri muutub tagasikutsutavaks (= lingitavaks) > vajutan selles aknas  selle variandi peal, mida ma  vajan, et see oleks korratav. Sulen akna. Slaidil on märksõnale tekkinud joon alla.  

3)      Kopeerin selle joonega hüperlingisõna kõikidele slaididele.

Valmis.

Kui olen nüüd ükskõik millisel slaidil, aga vajan seda esimest slaidi uuesti, siis vajutan eesoleval slaidil joonega hüperlink-märksõna peale  > ette tuleb just see lingitud slaid.

Slaidi leidmine linkimise abil toimib ainult esindusvaates, mitte töövaates.

Homepage of the institution
Spreadsheet (terminology):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApYLztHzYkXsdExXVldrY3FIUDR6NlpvLUJqdnpkQ0E&usp=drive_web#gid=0
Questionnaire on home pages of institutions:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xJqbc8wyYFBCw_E9PTXph0jMdY7CH19cGJ7_wDsFYvc/viewform 

Class Reflection, Noticed by Ülle. Comment Oct. 3, 2014

In the seminar the discussion about practicing feedback in study process was been continued. The following aspects had been mentioned as important, noticed by participants:

Oct. 3: Class. Teaching an item

TASK: Teaching an item  (about 10 minutes)

Feedback: Important aspects, noticed by participants (what was suggested for feedback: "What kind of feedback would you like to get?")

o   Was the teaching process logical? Why? What made it logical in your mind?

o   What did the participants learn?

o   Usage of Language: vocabulary, fluency, grammar (sentence structure), pronunciation (any accent?)

o   Focus: e.g. language or subject

o   Which methods were used?