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TOPIC: ELT AND SOCIAL MEDIA

What did i learn on this topic:

I think, i have learnt about how ELT utilizes social media to provide learners with authentic language exposure. Even, facilitates interaction with native speakers while also serving as tools for teacher to share resources.

How does this connect with i already know or have experienced

I think, I have experienced a lot. Including, the benefits it offer like authentic content, interactive practice, accessibility and portability

What could have been done different to teach this topic

I think, students should have been taught practically how social media impacts on ELT teaching and learning. That would be more challenging and interesting.

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TOPIC: THEORIES REGARDING TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LANGUAGE LEARNING

What did i learn on this topic

I think, i have learnt about constructivism, connectivism, socio-cultural theories, behaviorism and how technology facilitates these.

How does this connect with i already know or have experienced: I think, i have experienced a lot about the effectiveness of technology in the above mentioned theories. I noticed, technology scaffold learners to construct their own understanding . Regarding, connectivism i have got experience of how using digital tools enhance digital skills and build networks.

What could have been done differently to teach these topic?

I think, something different could have been done to teach this topic. Like, giving opportunity to take a class on this subject before audience . As a result , students would feel little different vibes.

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TOPIC: Technology for grammar and vocabulary

What did i learn on this topic

I think, i have learnt a lot from this topic. firstly, some websites and apps which were very useful for learning vocabulary. secondly, I have learnt about grammar checking and spelling some apps and websites.

How does this connect with what i know or already have experienced

I think, the experience that i have got from this topic is that checking my writing using Ai and learning to use apposite vocabulary in right places. so, these experiences have bewildered me.

what could have been done different to teach this topic

I noticed, the teacher tried her best to teach ins and outs of this topic. However, something could have been added to the teaching formula like giving students long essays to find out errors by using technology and replacing those essays with different vocabulary.

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TOPIC: ONLINE LEARNING

What did i learn on this topic: I think, i have learnt about online platform and its used in education. In fact, online learning has become very popular now a days for effectiveness in educational instructions.

How does this connect with me what i know or have experienced : I think, i have got attached very much with this topic on account of its fruitfulness. I have experienced students from remote places can join in class. During, the covid time it became very popular for school, business areas.

What could have been done differently to teach this

I think, letting students judge the efficacies of online platforms in educational sectors with data driven evidence could have been more fruitful.

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TOPIC: Augmented reality and AI

What did i learn on this topic

I think, I have got enough knowledge about augmented reality and AI from this topic. I have learnt that AI and AR both are powerful, synergistic where AI enhances AR experiences by providing environmental understanding, object recognition, personalized instructions.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced : I have experienced something very interesting like AI algorithms, particularly computer vision , empower AR devices to recognize and track objects with unparalleled accuracy.

What could have done different to teach this topic

I think to teach AI, to begin with its foundational principles and practical applications , using real world examples to illustrate concepts could have been applied.

for AR, various educational tolls could have been shown.

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TOPIC: VIRTUAL REALITY

what did i learn on this topic:

I think, I have learnt a lot from this topic. I noticed ,Virtual reality is a computer - generated simulation of a 3D environment that users can experience and interact with.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced I have known from this topic that virtual reality allows users to explore, play games, train in realistic scenarios or conduct virtual meeting. so, this topic connects with me very deeply .

What could have been done differently to teach this topic

I think, letting students explore video games could have been a turning point to adjust themselves with virtual reality.

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Topic: gamification

What did i learn on this topic

I have learnt that Gamification is a way to use game elements to learn but without the entertainment value (de Byl, 2013). Gamification strives to take the best parts of video games. such as awards, badges, and so forth and apply them to pedagogy.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced.

I had scant knowledge about the effectiveness of gamification . After reading this topic i have come to know that it has great impact on education. so, it connects well with my heart.

What could have been done differently to teach this topic

I think, students should have been given opportunity to play video games . As a result , they could have learnt English language and got entertainment.

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Corpora in language teaching can be best introduced by Fligelstone's (1993) three- tiered model of teaching about corpora ,exploiting corpora to teach, teaching to exploit corpora.

What did i learn on this topic

I think, corpora in ELT is very important and i have learnt a lot from this. I have learnt about DDL proposed by johns (1991). even, i have learnt about corpus methods in language teaching, corpus evidence as teaching materials, corpus tasks in language teaching, Bridging corpus linguistics and language teaching. I have also learnt about The Macmillan English dictionary.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced

This topic is very engaged with my heart. Because, i was ignorant about this topic beforehand. so, with much excitement i learned this topic. Especially, after learning DDL, i have got much knowledge and experience.

What could have been done differently to teach this topic

I noticed, teacher gave her best to teach this topic. However, i think, alternative approaches could have been taken like giving students work to research and collect data.

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All types of education that include some aspect of face-to-face learning and online learning is described as blended learning.

What did i learn on this topic

i think , i have learned a lot on this topic. Specially, i learned about the background, effects of blended learning. i noticed the output of both online and offline learning.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced I think, i have connected well with it .Because of it's great outcomes and easy understanding process. Previously, i had experience of both. But i didn't have any specific idea about it's blessing.

what could have been done differently to teach this

I think , as a devoted fan of blended learning students should have been given more online learning classes than offline. so, that can find out distinctions about both learnings.

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TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS

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What did i learn on this topic: I think, i have learnt the most anticipated skills in proliferating speaking skills. I have gained experience of MALL, MULTIMEDIA, RADIO technologies for developing speaking skills.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced I think, i have got emotionally and mentally connected with technologies i have used for this. I knew nothing about the use of MALL till i use it. Mobile assisted language learning helps to improve speaking skills. I Noticed, the use of multimedia, radio really help to enlarge speaking skills. These are experiences i have accumulated.

what could have been done differently to teach

I think , students should have given enough opportunity in participating multimedia classroom. whereby, they can have practical knowledge about the using technology . Real life experiences could have been given to them of MALL in developing speaking skills.

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TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING WRITING SKILLS

Owing to, increasing writing skills the use of technology has been very fruitful. It has made writing quality thousands time better than previous times.

What did i learn on this topic

I think, i have immensely learnt from this topic when it comes to speaking about the use of technology in developing writing skills. I noticed, i have known new things like writing structure, grammatical error correction, use of great expanse of vocabulary variation.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced I think, it connects me very positively. I didn't have any experience beforehand about using technology in writing . I noticed, i have got new opportunity in enhancing writing quality very effectively. Even, i have experienced something awe- inspiring while using technology.

What could have been done differently to teach this topic

I think, if the teacher had adopted alternative approach like giving writing task to students to complete with the help of technology. I think, that would help them to know the procedures of using technology .

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TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING LISTENING SKILLS

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With a view to developing listening skills the usage of technology has been blessing for students. Through

multimedia, podcast, ted- talks listening skills can be enhanced.

Question : What did i learn on this topic?

answer: I have learnt how to use technology for developing listening skills. Ted- talks, audiobooks have hugely inspired me in this regard. Listening audiobooks can highly enlarge listening ability through repetition. Ted talks can play a key role in augmenting listening skill.

How does this connect with what i already know or have experienced?

answer: It connects with me very engaging way and i am really astonished at it's impressive impact in my learning process. I had a little knowledge about using technology for enhancing listening skills. For example, I had idea about podcasts, audiobooks. Unfortunately, i had no knowledge how to use them effectively. I have experienced something different recently when i used technology with proper knowledge . so, i have got fruitful outcome of podcasts, audiobooks.

What could have been done differently to teach this topic?

answer I think, some creative tasks could have been given to students. Such as, providing audiobooks to each student . That could have helped students listening skills. Apart from, arranging Ted- talk competition could have added more listening skills.

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TOPIC : TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING READING SKILLS

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The use of technology for developing reading skills has been an integral part of technology usage in education. Technology develops reading skills by providing interactive and personalized tools, such as e-books, reading apps and educational games, that engage learners with features like audio support, text to speech and personalized learning paths.

I think, my learning lesson from this topic is beggar description. Because, from this lesson i introduced myself with the technologies connected with reading skills. I have experienced some fascinating reading apps really helpful for reading.

I noticed some beautiful strategies the teacher adopted to teach students. But some more effective strategies could have been applied to give better feeling to students by giving them reading tasks to use technology by themselves.

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Digital citizenship is the ability to navigate our digital environments in a way that is safe and responsible and to activate and respectfully engage in these spaces.

I think, i have learnt a lot from this topic. Because, it allows acting as responsible citizen in both the online and offline world by using technology. I have earned knowledge about online safety, digital literacy, digital law and rights, digital health and wellness, digital commerce.

I noticed that i can connect with it , because in everyday life i face various challenges about use of digital tools. Especially in protecting personal information , managing passwords i really need knowledge of online safety. For understanding legal aspects of online activities such as copyright i previously felt the need of knowledge about digital law and rights.

I think, the way this topic has been taught in the class was amazing. However, it could have been taught differently by giving opportunity to students to express their own experiences they have faced in real life.

In conclusion, this topic was very useful and it has been learning lesson for me to acquire knowledge about digital citizenship.

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Digital literacies include the skills of twenty- first century like information, media, technology skills which are also known as 'digital literacies'. In the following parts what did i learn on this topic, how does this connect with me and what could have been done differently to teach this topic will be delineated .

I think, i have learnt a lot from this topic . Firstly, i learnt about the basics of digital literacies. for example, critical thinking, internet safety, digital plagiarism, digital search skills, online identity management.

I think, digital plagiarism is something that i can connect with me. Because, i am acquainted with plagiarism and i know how it happens. so, when i was taught digital literacy felt comfortable to understand it. Even other elements of it like digital search skills, internet safety i can connect with my previous knowledge.

I noticed, some strategies were very useful when i was taught this but something could have been done differently like checking some articles for digital plagiarism in the classroom or giving students this task to do by themselves.

In conclusion, it can be said that this topic was very useful for me to learn about about digital literacies. Apart from, i could connect myself a lot with this topic as i experienced previously some elements of digital literacies.