A whole new world has opened up for me. I feel like “Alice
in Webland”!
It is amazing to think how much technology has advanced and
how much it can benefit us. I was going through the different links and
suggested readings sent by Courtney, Hanna and others and was pleasantly surprised
to find that everything was new to me. On the other hand, so many new things
were available for me to learn now.
I am so happy that the U.S. Embassy of India selected me for
this course. It is absolutely by chance that I got to know and send my
application for this course. I was so surprised when I received the letter
confirming my selection.
I have always tried to do new things in life, things that
challenge me and also allow me to grow as a person. Each year I make it a point
to learn or try to learn something new. This year started off by my venturing
into a new field of work, planning and coordinating events for a bunch of
organizations. Last year I renovated my house, learnt to drive and bought my
first car. The year before I learnt swimming and riding a scooter. Before that
I ventured into a totally new sphere, conducting workshops related to Finance
by becoming a certified financial trainer. This is a totally new subject for
me and I am very proud that I could do so well in it. These seem to be small
achievements, but to me these are great.
UO AEI’s webskills course is the best thing to have happened
to me in the last quarter of the year. It is what I had been waiting for. I do
a lot of work on my computer on a daily basis and go online too. However, in my
school work (my primary job) I have very little opportunity to utilize my
knowledge of computers as I work in a Government Sponsored school where a
blackboard and chalk are all that we, language teachers, are provided as
teaching tools. For a long time I have been advocating the use of technology on
a daily basis to impart education in my school and have personally tried to
start it at a basic level with my students. However, a lot still needs to be
done to convince the authorities. Taking up this course would be the best way
for me to hone my skills and introduce my colleagues to the benefits of
technology-driven education.
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It has been about three years that my school got an overhead projector as part of a Government grant. Since then, I have actively utilized its potential. Although my school has a few computers, students are allowed to use them only for computer classes. There is no internet accessibility for the students, as of now. I intend to change the present scenario. I know it will be a difficult task, but I am sure that I can convince the authorities about the great benefits of using technology in the language class with the help of my acquired knowledge from this wonderful course. It will, after all, open up a whole new world of possibilities for my students.
It has been about three years that my school got an overhead projector as part of a Government grant. Since then, I have actively utilized its potential. Although my school has a few computers, students are allowed to use them only for computer classes. There is no internet accessibility for the students, as of now. I intend to change the present scenario. I know it will be a difficult task, but I am sure that I can convince the authorities about the great benefits of using technology in the language class with the help of my acquired knowledge from this wonderful course. It will, after all, open up a whole new world of possibilities for my students.
Wish me luck and success, friends!
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