Final Entry

What do you like about blogging?
Blogging helps me to reflect my own learning process critically and enhancing my soft skills.

2. What you do not like about blogging?
Its time consuming and the layout are dull. So I often feel like its no use telling out what’s in your head into blog.

3. What have you gained from blogging e.g. Language skills, improved fluency, critical thinking, improved thought processes, technology skills etc. How?
Think I’ve gain several skills on reflection something critically and creatively. This reflecting process requires an in-depth understanding in something then only we can identify the issues related, makes an argument and eventually find the best way out to overcome or improves shortcomings regarding the issues. As this is my first attempt in blogging, so I did feel that uncertainty when sharing my own thought to the rest of the world and yeah its challenging.

4. What do you like about this course?
What I like about this course is the skills exposed to us through the use of module. I found it beneficial when I see myself edit my own photos, creating my own ringtones, video etc. its fun when you know that you’re now able to do what others can do before.

5. What you do not like about this course?
Honestly, I don’t see the purpose of us getting the module and need to print screen it back the whole module. It’s like you’re copying it out the whole thing. One more thing is the task. For me the task is OK but still I don’t feel like it has something to do with classroom instruction as a future teacher.

6. What have you learnt from this course?
I get to know lots of technology software such as Adobe Photoshop CS3, FxFoto, Audacity and many more. Besides, I have improved my skill in creating the technology-based teaching aids such as video, e-book and also podcast.


7. What have you learnt from this course that you did not expect to?
I didn’t expect that I’ll be given the task like what they have in the Module.

8. What have u expected but do not learn from this course?
The book actually, because I thought we’ll be using it in formal classes but it wasn’t. I think the book is cool coz it has everything about how a teacher can use and develop such an effective teaching aids for ESL classroom.


9. Comments regarding modules:
1. Internet and computing skills
a. What do you like about this module?
The module has got everything we need in equipping ourselves with technological skills.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Too many tutorials in that and sometimes there’s certain module which I think not necessary to include as the skills is too basic.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
The task helps me to explore things that I never knew before and trained me to produce such a creative teaching aids for my future teaching career.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
The repetition of the task and it’s not necessary I think.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Downloading skills especially using Moyea Youtube Downloader.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can know able to have varieties in producing teaching aids by integrating all the skills that I’ve learnt so that the classroom activities won’t be dull.


2. Photo Editing
a. What do you like about this module?
This module provides knowledge and information on how we can use software like Adobe CS3, Triscape FxFoto, ACDsee etc to edit the application is possible to produce such an awesome editing works.
b. What do you not like about this module?
There’s certain steps in the tutorial which are unclear because it was printed screen and after photocopying it, the layout won’t be that visible that eventually makes me to search the tutorials online. And sometimes I feel it a waste of time.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
I may now edit pictures and its satisfying when the picture looks outstanding even more after being edited.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
Its frustrating when I wasn’t able to upload the movie on Youtube on time and need to keep trying like hundreds time till we manage to upload it.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Editing skills of course using Adobe Photoshop, Photoscape and many more.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can vary the materials used in preparing interesting activities for the kids.

3. Audio Editing Skills
a. What do you like about this module?
I like when I able to do audio editing works like cut the song to make it as ringtones, combine the songs, convert audio files etc.
b. What do you not like about this module?
There are certain tutorials which I think complicated and hard to follow that finally I’ll have to search the easier one online.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
What I like about the task is the fact that the instruction which is simple and not complicated.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
Its time consuming.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
Specific skills that I’ve learnt is edit an audio files using Audacity.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I can integrate all those skills to produce an interesting attractive teaching aids for the use in ESL classroom.


4. Video Editing Skills
a.What do you like about this module?
What I like about this module is the fact that I may now able to create a video using Windows Movie Maker.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Time consuming.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
The task which is producing our own video is interesting as its something new to me.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
It’s difficult to choose videos that suit the KBSR list to be used in planning a lesson.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
The specific skills would be how to extract pictures and audio from the video using Windows Movie Maker.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
The skills help me to think of interesting teaching aids to be used in ELT classroom.

5. Software for ELT
a. What do you like about this module?
The module taught me to create brochure, banner, poster, invitation cards and etc. using Microsoft Publisher.
b. What do you not like about this module?
Nothing because I think it’s useful and new to me.
c. What do you like about the task given for this module?
The task prepares me with the skills of producing teaching aids using MS Publisher.
d. What do you not like about the task given for this module?
Too many tasks included for each task given and the instruction is also complicated.
e. What are the specific skills that you learn in this module?
The skills would be creating teaching aids by using MS publisher such as brochure, business cards, poster, banner, greeting cards and etc.
f. How the skills learnt in this module can help in the making and choosing of teaching aids for the ELT classroom?
I might now create a more interesting teaching aid using the software.

10. If you can change anything about this course, state what is and elaborate.
The use of module which is printed screen is a bit frustrating because some of the steps are not clear. So sometimes we need to look for another tutorial online that made me feel like it’s no use referring to the steps on the module when you can search for something better on the net.

On a scale of 1 – 10, please rate your computing and technological skills for both before and after undergoing the course.
Before (4), After (8)