Basic ICT Course for Teachers of English

Assignment

Explanation

Course participation
25 points

due: ongoing 

COURSE PARTICIPATION: Participation means going to the Nicenet Classroom and to this site on a regular basis (preferably several times per week) and posting comments, questions, helpful hints, responses to other participants' postings and posted projects, useful information, and resources, Respond to my focus questions and/or post your own! (I don't expect you to answer each and every one each week... they're a starter for thinking about the issues.)

Posting your questions are a must for it may help others formulate their questions. Whenever you answer another participant's question, you'll find that your understanding increases. Good reason for being an active participant, isn't it?!

Well, and since this is an online class, the only way I'll know if you have participated is if I can see your postings. I will be looking for quality and quantity of postings.

NOTE: Feedback to other participants (when requested) is heavily weighted.

Online assignments
40 points 
(10 assignments at 4 points each)

1: due: 9/
2: due: 9-
3: due: 10/
4: due: 10/
5: due: 10/
6: due: 10/
7: due: 11/
8: due: 11/
9: due: 11/
10: due: 12/

These assignments are more formal than the online participation/contribution assignments but have similar rationale. They are meant to help you process what you are learning.

These assignments are not graded. You will get either full points (5) for each assignment or will be kindky asked to redo it.

See additional details about these assignments throughout the course materials.)

#1 Critique educational websites: In a posting in the Conference area, list at least 2 websites you visited (including URLs) and your analysis of the instructional design of those sites. Also discuss: What did the sites you like have in common? The sites you didn't like?

#2 Write a description about your favourite search engine and post it to the Conference site.

#3: Choose a site or sites you could use in one of your classes from Week 3 material. Once you have decided on a site, post a message to the Conference area and share your ideas with us by responding to the specific questions found there.

#4: Work on the choosen site or sites with your students and comment on your experience in the Conference area (Nicenet site).

#5: Making a simple webpage by using Yahoo Geocities.

#6: Develop a webpage activity by using a recommended tool.

#7: Post your answers to the specific questions put to you in the 4th exercise in the week 7 page.

#8: Create a Filamentality activity.

#9: Provide feedback on this course giving both perspectives: as a student and as a teacher.