seventh week reflection

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Success or failures of the ELT materials or resource in the classroom are dependent on particular aspects. These aspects or what we called characteristics of successful utilization of teaching and learning material are the foundation of every successful learning experience. In other words, it is inevitable and crucial for every teachers or teacher to be like me to know the aspects. In the seventh class, we were introduced first to the e-book, a name that was not new but still its use in the education sphere was not prevalent to me.

Before this, I only knew that e-book that I usually found in the internet was in the form of PDF or in more particular, a magazine changed into the PDF format. Therefore, when the e-book presentation was showed to us, it opened up my mind and created new sets of schemata. Besides that, we were given the characteristics that are required in making the e-book successful and effective. This includes features of the e-book such as colour and clear organization or structure, background of the e-book that was also deemed important for successful learning experience, songs that must be wisely utilized in the e-book beside fonts that should be appropriate for the pupils such as using comic San ms font as it is more similar to the hand writing. In addition, effects in the e-book was also deemed essential as it can provide necessary attractiveness and condition that can make the lesson which utilize the e-book enjoying and successful.

Apart from that, we were also introduced to assignment 2 and assignment 3. The assignment 2 concerned with the manipulation of video that require us to download Michael Jackson’s Earth song and use it for teaching and learning process in the classroom. This includes how to use its and its rationale. While on the assignment 3 part, we were require to be in groups and produce an e-book. Actually there were lots of confusion regarding the two assignments but with the help of my friends the burden could be well alleviated to certain extent. More discussion needed and it is crucial for us to help each other. The assignments was definitely a new challenge for me as it requires certain degree of high consideration and thorough look and insights of the assignments in order to produce a meaningful and effective resources that is well exploited and utilized.

All in all, I learned new things and realized that success does not come easily. Only hard work, patience and ability to exploit important variables such as time will lead to success. Before I ended this blog session, I would like to share some of advice that I obtained from a book named ‘Don’t Be Sad’ written by Dr ‘Aidh bin ‘Abdullah Al-Qarni. It says, “Today is your day. Live it to the best as if you will die tomorrow and live it to the fullest as if you are going to live for another thousand years”. By means, it encourages us to do the best in everything we do.

Thank you.

6th class reflection

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The sixth class was particularly concerned with video editing. In other word, the importance of the video editing to be used in the classroom or other purposes such as entertainment or commercials was highlighted here. The class was first exposed to the video made by seniors of the first cohort. The video was rather simple and more towards slide shows made in Windows Movie Maker application but it was good in the sense that the message delivered by it was clear and simple. Next, we were showed another video which was more colourful and interesting, thus helped to deliver its desired purposes which was for the educational benefit as well as entertainment.

As explained by the lecturer, the half part of the semester is meant for exploring the knowledge of technology and building the skills before we are given the assignment. So in order for all of us not to be lag behind while exploring the application, tasks was given which required us to form a pair and group. On the pair task part, we were required to create a video which I opt for ‘merdeka’ title in conjunction with our independent day and later uploaded it in the Youtube. Along the way, we were expected to learn the skills of uploading besides the video editing skills. While on the group part, we were required to download episodes of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ television programmed from 8TV using the given application. Along the way, the six of us have to cooperate in producing what the task wanted which is downloading the raw or the original episode, combining the episode into one and extracting the important part.

Patience and hardworking is the keyword that kept all of us strong. Without it, even a small challenge can drift us away from the true path. There was lots of benefit obtained from the task even though it was tiring physically and mentally. But as I said earlier, patience is a very important factor in learning. Without it, the world would never become like today.

Thank you very much to my friend for helping me and not forgotten the lecturer who helps to clarify and assist in the tasks.

blogging for pupils

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I found one of educational video which helps to address the importance of blogging for pupils. Before this, I only knew a little about the importance of blogging particularly for the pupils. Besides that, I was overwhelmed with the negative side of the blogging but now, I realized that everything that we do must be based on the positive side in order to benefit all the parties concerned.
Ok, enough of my mumbling. the video was obtained from http://www.teachertube.com
Enjoy it.

5th class reflection

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Audio editing is one of the important skills in today’s teaching and learning process. In other word, in order to become an effective and up-to-date with today’s fast changing education environment, a teacher to-be like me has to master the skill with good understanding and application. Even a simple editing can make a different. This was seen when the lecturer viewed us to one of her edited song version. She only cut the unwanted part and it became better.

Theories and understanding developed by the experts is inevitably crucial. It helps to underpin the creation of the teaching material and resources that are deemed essential in providing pupils with successful learning experience. Thus, we were given notes on the importance of this theories and understanding as a complement to the exploration of various teaching and learning material. My group was given the topic of the significance way of treating mistakes. Fortunately, I was able to recall back some of the schemata from the previous class in the maktab. The understanding of Erik Erikson theory particularly, helps in giving information pertaining to the ways of treating the pupils’ mistakes in the right way without hurting their effort and enthusiasm.

At the end, I was given the task of presenting the notes to the others. It was a bit startling at first but I managed to get a grip on what we were doing. Alhamdullillah, I felt confident and managed to deliver the presentation to the end, even though not as good as my other friend. I believe the use of presentation was good and it helps me to build my confidence as evident in the presentation. All in all, the class was informative and constructive in a way.

Thank you to my friend and lecturer.