This will be the last post for my blogs. Even though it been almost a semester, it feels too short. I wonder whether the time flies so fast or it’s only my feeling. It’s as if I had just received the lesson plan for EDU 3217 yesterday and now it’s already the final examination. Learning is tiring, but doing the task given even more tiring (though some are enjoyable). A year has passed by and after another year, IPTI’s will be in views. Aah. Forget about IPTI for now. Let’s talk about what I had learned throughout the year.
Dr. Edwin is the only lecturer that told his students (including me) to go online and enter e-forum and blogging. For me, between these two, I prefer doing blogs rather than e-forum. The reasons is blogging do not have a limit on how much I want to write or the time limit. (Stop giving anything unuseful. Straight to the point) (okay, okay. Stop complaining. I’m thinking, okay).
EDU 3217 had really opened my eyes on how the life is views; especially through the eyes of the characters in plays. Every character really does their job in expressing their feeling. I’m able to write a 15 minutes play, thanks to the lecturer in charge, Dr. Edwin and also my friends Faisal and Maahi (my partners in writing the script), without them, I will not be of who I am today.
Simulated teaching for this course had taught me the difficulties to come up with a good plan for teaching as every aspect involved needs to be plan carefully so that the lesson of the day went smoothly without problems.
Meeting Kee Thuan Chye had opened my mind to the possibility that could occur in a play. He had to rewrite his play, ‘The Swordfish then the Concubine’ according to the issue in the country. The one that we read is also current issue, but it is at the time in the past.
Learning is tiring, but not learning is even more tiring. Learning with Dr. Edwin had made me think of what would the future be without him. (Not him personally, but the methods used to teach students like me). His jokes make people laugh, his lectures never bored me. ALL HAIL DR EDWIN. See you again in the future.
Friday, April 3, 2009
teacher in training
Doing pre-reading and while reading in a go is really challenging as it was separated from the set induction. By doing this, the flow of what I want to teach might be interrupted as the gap between the sessions is wide thus student tend to forget what the teacher has said during set induction session.
My experience doing the activities for pre-reading and while reading are not that great as I am the last person to do so. People always said that if you perform the last, you need to be the best. For me, I don’t know. After all, that day was the longest lecture I ever have (only 4 and half hour, no big deal). For me, I used to that already, but to do simulated teaching (meaning to stay in the class for that period)in that time if the most ‘memorable’ moment.
During that time (simulated teaching), the clock was almost 12.20 p.m. everyone have finish their turn except for me. So I quickly go in front and present whatever that I have for them (my students). I present so quick that my course mate need to ask for the worksheet given. Luckily there are extras, so I gave it to them. During the simulated teaching, I straight away give my worksheet and ask my students to complete them. Looking at my course mate, the only thing in my mind is to finish it fast so that we can be dismissed. I just don’t care about the marks given to me as long as it is done. (I do mind)
If I was given another opportunity to do simulated teaching on the same subject again, I’m sure that I will be more prepared compared to this as the time given to present would be sufficient. I’m sure also that if the activity is done thoroughly without interruption (meaning simulated teaching is done in one go), the flow of what to be taught will be easily accepted by the students.
My experience doing the activities for pre-reading and while reading are not that great as I am the last person to do so. People always said that if you perform the last, you need to be the best. For me, I don’t know. After all, that day was the longest lecture I ever have (only 4 and half hour, no big deal). For me, I used to that already, but to do simulated teaching (meaning to stay in the class for that period)in that time if the most ‘memorable’ moment.
During that time (simulated teaching), the clock was almost 12.20 p.m. everyone have finish their turn except for me. So I quickly go in front and present whatever that I have for them (my students). I present so quick that my course mate need to ask for the worksheet given. Luckily there are extras, so I gave it to them. During the simulated teaching, I straight away give my worksheet and ask my students to complete them. Looking at my course mate, the only thing in my mind is to finish it fast so that we can be dismissed. I just don’t care about the marks given to me as long as it is done. (I do mind)
If I was given another opportunity to do simulated teaching on the same subject again, I’m sure that I will be more prepared compared to this as the time given to present would be sufficient. I’m sure also that if the activity is done thoroughly without interruption (meaning simulated teaching is done in one go), the flow of what to be taught will be easily accepted by the students.
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