Monthly Archives: September 2012

For the course I am currently teaching, some Student Learning Outcomes are as follows:

• Given an audience and purpose, students will compose a coherent, well-developed, multi-paragraph text.
• Students will be able to incorporate accurately and meaningfully a detail or idea from a piece of expository prose into their own writing using direct quotation.

As I see it,  BlackBoard works well for my current on-ground class. However, I am beginning to see some other tools that will enrich the class and enhance the learning experience for students. For example, right now, I am using a lot of text-based or written-based materials for the lesson. Since starting the POT Program, I got so excited that I included some links to some videos for my students to watch on a specific topic that would generate discussion in-class and online. After all, if they are going to write about a topic, seeing it visually and hearing first-hand accounts on videos will only stimulate interest or passion for the topic even more. I am, basically, seeing new potential in that I do not only need to stick to texts but can also incorporate audios, videos, images, and more.

Here’s a link to one of the videos we discussed in class and online: Chris, Doomsday Prepper

Perusing over the Beginner’s Questionnaire and the POT Getting Started Chart, I realize that I am not a “control freak” or that I necessarily have to be in control of my class all the time. I do enjoy the discussions and debates, allowing my students to create materials and knowledge for themselves.  I like having the option to be both “on the ground” or online. When it comes to using technology in my classroom,  my experience with teaching a course that allows me to divide my teaching time between lecture and lab has made me very accepting of implementing new elements in my teaching. From the POT Chart, I can see that I will probably want to stick with BlackBoard for now, but I am excited about including recordings and videos to the course. Overall, I don’t think I am any different from other instructors out there. Our priorities are the students and our teaching, not technology. In the end, I am going to be reasonable and learn what my options are in the online teaching world; then, implement only those that will enrich the course.

Pto. Rico

Hello, Everyone! Finally, I am able to get things rolling. My name is Sou (Sue) Lackkaty. I am an associate faculty with the ESL Department at MiraCosta College. I am new to the POT Program. However, I look forward to learning exciting new things this year.

Having read everybody else’s posts, I am really inspired to introduce myself in detail. I am a person of few words, afterall, so I will just say: Please give me time to warm up.