Week 3 Reflective journal

This week was also a busy week like the previous one. I am tempted to say that we are already adapted to the system but definitely again, I am able to make it because of the checklist I have from the instructor. About CALL, I knew a little about it in the past, but the reading of the week has given me more insights into it, mostly as to the advantages and disadvantages of using CALL for learning. Now if I am to recommend it to a learner, I will know what to add as guidelines for the leaner. What was also interesting this week is Delicious; it is really delicious as you can put your links and have access to them on any computer with internet connection. I think I will start using it, even after this course, as my browser is full of bookmarks. This will avoid my keeping many links on the browser and probably it will get faster. This week is also a rich one like the previous weeks, and I am already excited about what I can learn next week.
Jean-Baptiste
Burkina Faso

Week 2 Reflection

This is the second week of the course and though we are not used yet to things, I think that it is better than last week and we are less confused. Definitely, I would say that I am using basically the checklist as a reference for the activities. However, going to the websites, I realized that the checklist is not enough as the instructions for the assignments are usually on the websites. Then, I would consider things as complementary.
This week I have learned how to create a less objective using the ABCD model, a very interesting one among others. I do admit that this is not my first time to see this model but repeating it helps me know more about it and master it more, so it was worth. Besides, I have learned how to look at my students, describing them. I also learned to look at the materials or the technology I have access to in class and outside the class. Usually, because we have the lack of materials in mind, we forget how valuable or useful the ones we already have could be. Therefore, we may not have the best materials but we can make the best of the material we have.
Another interesting thing for this week is related to the websearch. There are so many websites that we can have access to but this instructions gave me insights into how we can use them better and make the best of it. Definitely, I have learned something this week.

Jean-Baptiste
Burkina Faso

Week 1 post

Week 1

This week is the beginning of this course, with a few things to do. As it is the beginning, it is a little confusing as we are not used to the system yet, and it is not on only one website or blackboard so it is a little confusing sometimes.
Creating a blog with this course is the first time for me to create one as I usually do not use one. It was not so difficult as I had only to follow the instructions of the teacher step by step so I made it easily. Maybe it was easy too because I am used to the internet and many things related to it so I just had to use my "electronic common sense" to make it. It was not that hard but new as a whole

But I liked the way the instructor kept contact with us throughout the week, for us to know step by step what we have to do and the checklist was very useful as it helped me complete certain tasks I had not perceived (I am sure I am not alone). I look forward to writing more things, about the weeks to come.