Week 7 Reflections

WEEK 7: Learner Autonomy

  Congratulation to all Week 8 has come to an end . Two topics were discussed : the first was about learner autonomy ; and the second about one-computer classroom .

The task for the first topic was to discuss the ways and the techniques through which I can encourage greater autonomy in students either with or without technology . Though I read the articles and explored the additional reading provided in the reading section .

During this week I have learned  about the learner autonomy. There was an interesting article written by Thanasoulas Sheu, Interconnections  who explains that learner autonomy does not mean that the teacher becomes redundant abdicating his or her control over what is transpiring in the language learning process.

It is important to understand that the learning autonomy is a  dynamic process amenable educational interventions rather than a static product, a state, which is reached once and for all.

The term autonomy has been used in different ways but it includes independence, language awareness, self-direction. The autonomous learner takes a proactive role in the learning process. To develop the learner autonomy could involve: learner needs, motivation, learning strategies and language awareness. Autonomy does not mean teacher less learning. It means that the teacher must show the way to use or discover the mental steps or operations that learners use to regulate their effort to learn.

The task of the second task was about using one computer in the classroom .  My  areas are :

1-  to make new learning blog for my students ;
2-  to create an online course on Nicenet ;
3-  to create online Jupiter Grades  for our students' grades . 
Then, I 'm going to make a new sample of one computer class plan. In the sample I'll mention general information about the class, theme, duration, number of students, the materials used in class, the introduction to the class, the ABCD objective for this lesson, the procedure, the activities, the way I used technology  computer, projector, internet, etc, and the final activity.