The Past
What is your own experience of using e-Resources in learning English as a student? Did e-Resources help you improve your English skills? If so, how?
Provide your answer in the comment section of this post. The length of your comment should be about 30 - 50 words.
The Present
The state of using e-Resources in education is undergoing rapid change. While changes in the use of technology is nothing new, it is the pace of change that is now increasing dramatically. The present state of e-learning in schools is characterized by diversity, uncertainty and many trial-and-error efforts. Fortunately, the community of educators with successful stories to share is increasing. The following video is a glimpse of the diversity that currently exists in HK's education sector in the adoption of e-Resources in schools.
Click on the title to access a video of the television broadcast. Watch the video carefully and take some notes to help you remember the details. To check your understanding, we will conduct an online quiz about the video content. Get ready!
The Future
Most English teachers in Hong Kong were students in the 20th century. Walking into a classroom can be like traveling in time back to the 1980's or 1990's. Yet somehow many teachers have kept up with the rapid changes through a lot of effort, professional development, collaboration with innovative colleagues and proactive self development. One way to prepare for the changes in education is to imagine and envision them together. That's the purpose of this activity.
Activity:
Discuss your vision with a group of 3-4 classmates, and write your answer in the form below. Begin your answer with the sentence, "Learning English in Hong Kong in the year 2034 won't be like when we were young, back in 2019."
Answers should be at least the length of one paragraph of 50 - 100 words.
Discussion Question:
What will Hong Kong English education be like in the year 2034, only 15 years from now? Can you imagine?
I used Microsoft Word, which helped me to organize and edit my writing. And I often consulted the thesaurus.
ReplyDeleteI used e-books to help me understand the ideas or grammar when I was studying English. Until now, I still use some apps to help check meaning s of words and help me remember them.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I used e-Resources in learning English is to write a chain story with my classmates by using Microsoft Word... and saving the updated file in the floppy disk. We're all excited at that time... as we didn't have to write, and we can edit other's work easily. Teachers left comments on our work as well. We loved reading everyone's work
ReplyDeleteMy teachers did not use e-resources in the classroom. I learnt English in a very traditional way but I looked for e-resources on my own. I browsed different websites about English grammar and did quite a lot of self-directed learning.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a student, I did not have many chances to use e-resources to learn English in school. I think the only e-resource that I used to learn English was the proofreading function in Microsoft Word XDXD
ReplyDeleteI studied in international schools growing up, so the use of e-resources is an everyday occurrence and is rather natural for me. English therefore is no mere subject; it is a tool to help me connect with the world and be understood. Using e-learning resources made learning more relevant and convenient, especially when we can use the class time to do activities where a teaching is necessary. Everything else can be done at our own pace and cater to our own needs.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have any e resources when learning English in my school. Later, I like reading English newspapers and watching videos online like TED Talk to improve my English.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was studying in a secondary school, the teachers never used any eresources. They were all using chalk and talk. At most we just watched etv. Some teachers taught so fast that we could not follow. Some taught very well. We could understand they were teaching and were able to jot down notes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a student, I loved to watch various types of videos online, which really helped me improve my listening skills, pronunciation as well as learning culture of other countries.
ReplyDeleteApart from that, there were lots of blogs providing useful advice and information about how to prepare for public exam, so it really gave me more opportunities to practice my English outside classroom.
My teachers seldom used e-resources in classroom. Chalk and talk was the most common way of teaching. Instead, students were expected to use e-resources as self-study aids.
ReplyDeleteI didn't have much exposure to e-resources in the classroom when I was a student. I started looking for YouTube videos when I was in secondary school, and this has surely helped me in developing my English listening skills. When I had time, I read some English articles online and got to know more about the world.
ReplyDeleteLearning English grammar to become an English teacher fully utilized e learning. Audio, video and text with embedded assessment. At the end of the units there was an opportunity to self assess you progress and an option for help/support. At the very end, there was a timed on line assessment.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a secondary student, I did not use any e-Resources in learning English. Time has changed. As an English teacher, I still keep learning. I read online books and newspaper, check meaning and pronunciation of words. I can also learn a lot from watching YouTube videos.
ReplyDeleteWhen I learnt English when I was small. E-learning was not very popular. The use of e-resources were rather basic, such as videos and Powerpoint, which mainly served the purpose of increasing students' interest or convenience. I started to experience the effectiveness of e-resources in my undergraduate years in university. The use of Moodle and other learning platforms allowed me to share information with other students, which greatly enhanced the learning capacity.
ReplyDelete1. Certainly the e-resources do help me improve my English skills. I can surf the Internet for information to finish my assignment. I can watch those online video clips to brush up my listening and speaking skills.
ReplyDeleteI remember when I took the pronunciation course, I watched some very short video clips on the movement of the mouth when pronouncing the sounds. It is quite helpful as I can re-watch it again and again or play the clip slowly to see the movement clearly. I also watch movies and listen to songs to help with the understanding and proficiency of spoken English.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a student, there was hardly any access to computers, even when I was in the college. Elearning is something I could not imagine.
ReplyDeleteE-resource played an important role in my student years to help improve my English speaking and listening skills. I used to watch Netflix which help me improve my pronunciation and understand spoken English.
ReplyDeleteI seldom used any e-Resources in learning English when I was a student. I watched English News report on TV and I read English newspaper every day. We did not have any computers at home and we only used printed dictionaries. I think students now are very lucky. Most of them have mobile phones and they can check new words by using online dictionary. They can watch YouTube videos. There are numerous of learning tools from the internet.
ReplyDeleteI upload my teaching materials to Googleclass for my students. I t is effective to facilitate their learning. They appreciate this practice.
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