Thursday, January 13, 2005
Week 2
This week has been a fruitful week. I've learnt to use the two web tools; using Microsoft Word to create webpages as well as NIE online file storage and website server, MyDisk.
Pertaining to using webpages for teaching purposes, will it be merely used as a platform for students to download supplementary materials for the subject or can it be used more prevalently? I personally feel that unless we can attract students to come to my website designated for the course frequently, otherwise the online file storage MyDisk would suffice for students to extract or upload relevant exercises or material. Hence, to increase the practicality of setting up a website, we can add in information that are of interest to the students, for instances, fashion, graphic, computer games etc and set up related discussion groups for them to discuss their interest. In this way, the website will serve as a gathering point for like minders in the class to raise their points and also avoid them to surf other such websites and run into the danger of meeting lurking predators who prey on innocent students. We have better control, so to speak, if we can attract the students to surf the websites that we've created. Moreover, the website can serve as an avenue for students to relate problems to teachers without the coyness of face-to-face talks. As such, problems can be addressed quickly without them being complicated in time to come.
Furthermore, the using of Microsoft Word to create webpages has it advantages; websites can be set up quickly and the software is available in all schools. Being in a technological era, the using of websites to teach will also be in synchronous with tech-savvy students and hence increase their acceptance to this tool.
To sum up, the setting up of a website will be a successfully one if it can be visited regularly and act as a bridge of communication between the teacher and students. The failure of these objectives will deem it as a glorified online storage system.
Pertaining to using webpages for teaching purposes, will it be merely used as a platform for students to download supplementary materials for the subject or can it be used more prevalently? I personally feel that unless we can attract students to come to my website designated for the course frequently, otherwise the online file storage MyDisk would suffice for students to extract or upload relevant exercises or material. Hence, to increase the practicality of setting up a website, we can add in information that are of interest to the students, for instances, fashion, graphic, computer games etc and set up related discussion groups for them to discuss their interest. In this way, the website will serve as a gathering point for like minders in the class to raise their points and also avoid them to surf other such websites and run into the danger of meeting lurking predators who prey on innocent students. We have better control, so to speak, if we can attract the students to surf the websites that we've created. Moreover, the website can serve as an avenue for students to relate problems to teachers without the coyness of face-to-face talks. As such, problems can be addressed quickly without them being complicated in time to come.
Furthermore, the using of Microsoft Word to create webpages has it advantages; websites can be set up quickly and the software is available in all schools. Being in a technological era, the using of websites to teach will also be in synchronous with tech-savvy students and hence increase their acceptance to this tool.
To sum up, the setting up of a website will be a successfully one if it can be visited regularly and act as a bridge of communication between the teacher and students. The failure of these objectives will deem it as a glorified online storage system.
# posted by keithsong @ 10:03 PM 
