This is the first task that had been given to us. Well, when we were given this assignment, I really am excited to start it off. Partly is because, I always wanted to learn how to make photoshopped pictures, but never had a reason good enough why I should (haha)
But now, Ma'am had given me an opportunity to learn by myself how to use it.
The process went through several phases and that tooks a lot of time. I keep changing the pictures over and over again as I go through a lot of trial and error when I try using the software. Even though it was a frustating process at the start, from this experience, I learn to practice my skills in photo editing. I learn that learning a skill tooks time and requires me to do many trials and errors because only through mistakes can I learn much more than if I just follow the simple tutorials available online.
As this is among the first tasks that we were asked to do, I thought that I should do it on a subject that I am truly interested in - artists. I think Ma'am ways and mine had some similarities then (hahahaha). So I did the photo editing on my favourite Korean artist - TVXQ. I believe that everyone had the tendency to do well when they are doing it on something they they like and take interest to. As I ponder on this, I relate this to my future profession as a teacher. There are a lot of things that I as a student had experience that I think I need to remember when I become a teacher in the future.
That pictures on the korean idol was my first product. Although I like the end product, somehow when I saw what the others had done, I feel challenged to do an even better pictures. It was not simply just to get a better mark, but also to challenge myself to do better than what I had done and practise what I have learnt. I then realise how this task actually encourage a sense of competitive among us, motivating everyone to keep up with the others' quality of work.
As I began to work on other pictures, one by one, I use as many of my new skills in picture editing to create a creative and interesting product. As I did them, there were many things that I leant on the way. So, the task, actually gave me the push and desire to learn more and more the skills in photo editing. The task actually drills us with the needed skills in photo editing!
I thought that the task itself was brilliant because it was to be done on a free subjeck, meaning that we can do whatever we want. And this was the thing that pushes our interest in the task. At the end all of us are very hungry for more skills. And I think thats the best thing for us. We had a lot of fun finishing the task, especially when we were shown the other students' work, which reveals to us, many of the hidden talents in the technological expertise of our fellow friends.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Changes in The Students' Learning
After more than 10 years of studying, I have to be honest and say that only when I step into the world of University do I get to use technology as my tool for learning. Technology, had always been an unknown territory that I was always curious to explore but never got the chance to do it.
But time has changed everything now. Today's young learners however tends to take these opportunity for granted. While we were used to the thirst for technological use in our learning before, they can easily access to its use as the central of their educational purposes, communications and daily needs. The questions now, is how we as teachers should guide the students to make use of the available technology around them to the max!
Changes in Students' Learning
Learning is no longer bordered by the four walls of the classroom, but borderless and unlimited. Students becoming active learners who initiates learning and play a role in active thinking about informations and knowledge that they are to learn.
With the access to the internet, students can gather just about any informations right on their very fingertips. Students will become more and more a teacher of their own learning. Learning is no longer the traditional - teachers as input, learners as receiver -. Access to informations enables students to conduct their own researches and discovery learning. Indeed, now students can have a choice on what they want to learn, how the intend their learning to take place and how much informations they want to generate.
The wide and broad access to the outside world provide students the communication medium where interactions and collaborations among students from around the world can take place. Students can share informations and learnings with each other. Discussions and debates could took place online where students would be able to allow themselves to be exposed to different perspectives of different views of the people around the world. Malaysian students would no longer be oxtracised by the world community, as we are no longer constricted to the limited traditional perspective.
The available technology also enables students to accomplish a more difficult and complex tasks. For example, students can represent their learning in high-quality colourful graphs and able to examine and understand the deeper levels of the graphs. In Science for example, students can learn about the human body thoroughly inside and out. Experiments can be done online without the unnecessary lack of tools to hinder learning to take place.
In term of motivation, students' willingness to participate in learning has greatly improved compared to us previously. The enjoyment of learning using technology motivate students to learn and take useful advantage of it. Students would be more aware of the relationship of their learning with the real world, creating a sense of need to gain knowledge in order to survive.
But time has changed everything now. Today's young learners however tends to take these opportunity for granted. While we were used to the thirst for technological use in our learning before, they can easily access to its use as the central of their educational purposes, communications and daily needs. The questions now, is how we as teachers should guide the students to make use of the available technology around them to the max!
Changes in Students' Learning
Learning is no longer bordered by the four walls of the classroom, but borderless and unlimited. Students becoming active learners who initiates learning and play a role in active thinking about informations and knowledge that they are to learn.
With the access to the internet, students can gather just about any informations right on their very fingertips. Students will become more and more a teacher of their own learning. Learning is no longer the traditional - teachers as input, learners as receiver -. Access to informations enables students to conduct their own researches and discovery learning. Indeed, now students can have a choice on what they want to learn, how the intend their learning to take place and how much informations they want to generate.
The wide and broad access to the outside world provide students the communication medium where interactions and collaborations among students from around the world can take place. Students can share informations and learnings with each other. Discussions and debates could took place online where students would be able to allow themselves to be exposed to different perspectives of different views of the people around the world. Malaysian students would no longer be oxtracised by the world community, as we are no longer constricted to the limited traditional perspective.
The available technology also enables students to accomplish a more difficult and complex tasks. For example, students can represent their learning in high-quality colourful graphs and able to examine and understand the deeper levels of the graphs. In Science for example, students can learn about the human body thoroughly inside and out. Experiments can be done online without the unnecessary lack of tools to hinder learning to take place.
In term of motivation, students' willingness to participate in learning has greatly improved compared to us previously. The enjoyment of learning using technology motivate students to learn and take useful advantage of it. Students would be more aware of the relationship of their learning with the real world, creating a sense of need to gain knowledge in order to survive.
Friday, July 11, 2008
The PBEY3102 Resources Classroom
The first time stepping into the classroom of PBEY3102: Choosing and Developing Resources for the ESL Classroom, excitement and nervousness (of the nature of the course) sets me to a determined start that I had injected with the motivation to do well in the course to keep up with the pointer that I had gained from our previous college - Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas.
May I introduce you to my class in our beloved Maktab Perguruan Ilmu Khas 
*We are a close family. We might sometimes be a bit of a rebellious bunch when we feel the need to be so.. but we really are, unbiasly; creative, hardworking, and enigmatic students that has contributed a lot to the college. We are a happy, close family that looks out for each other ^^
My first impression on our class is that the class holds the probabilities for a fun and enjoyable year. Our lecturer, Puan Foziah, who seems very approachable (I found out that we shared the same interest - asian music and drama, which made some of us to feel close to her), explain to us the expectations that awaits us. There will be many interesting things that we shall do and many new knowledge that we shall learn. I am very motivated to do well in the class and on a side note, make a personal reminder to enjoy the lesson along the way.
When I first look at the name of this subject, I immediately thought that we are going to be making and creating all of the materials in many different forms throughout the semester. My prediction did not come too far from the truth as it turns out to be. I was however, merely suprised to see that we are only going to learn on how to choose and manage resources that are technologically-based only. For me, internet and technology is only one of the many sources for learning. And we simply cannot just depends on them as a whole, because, like it or not, I think technology can bring a more disasterous effects than any other sources. Nevertheless, I had think about this throughoutly and I beginning to understand why exactly we have to learn about this. My next post will explain why, but simply put, it is because, the world is changing and we cannot be left behind. As much as technology can bring disasterous effect, it can also bring such advantages to our students as long as we know how to manipulate the resources.
*We are a close family. We might sometimes be a bit of a rebellious bunch when we feel the need to be so.. but we really are, unbiasly; creative, hardworking, and enigmatic students that has contributed a lot to the college. We are a happy, close family that looks out for each other ^^My first impression on our class is that the class holds the probabilities for a fun and enjoyable year. Our lecturer, Puan Foziah, who seems very approachable (I found out that we shared the same interest - asian music and drama, which made some of us to feel close to her), explain to us the expectations that awaits us. There will be many interesting things that we shall do and many new knowledge that we shall learn. I am very motivated to do well in the class and on a side note, make a personal reminder to enjoy the lesson along the way.
When I first look at the name of this subject, I immediately thought that we are going to be making and creating all of the materials in many different forms throughout the semester. My prediction did not come too far from the truth as it turns out to be. I was however, merely suprised to see that we are only going to learn on how to choose and manage resources that are technologically-based only. For me, internet and technology is only one of the many sources for learning. And we simply cannot just depends on them as a whole, because, like it or not, I think technology can bring a more disasterous effects than any other sources. Nevertheless, I had think about this throughoutly and I beginning to understand why exactly we have to learn about this. My next post will explain why, but simply put, it is because, the world is changing and we cannot be left behind. As much as technology can bring disasterous effect, it can also bring such advantages to our students as long as we know how to manipulate the resources.
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