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| Coordimentoring | The ABC's of Wikis||||||
Have you ever thought of such a word?, We both have!!!! and Coordimentoring became alive when we consciously decided to join efforts, Coordinator and Mentor, towards a common goal: orienting teachers to get the best of their practice. This workshop will show how the Coordinator-Mentor-Teacher cycle rolls, through sharing the presenters' personal experiences plus practical examples. | Prof. Valeria GuerraProf. William MachadoHaving seen how technology has changed people's way to see the world it is of out most importance to adapt our teaching to this new environment.In the last couple of years wikis have become an important part of our teaching practice. Additionally, students have welcomed and adopted our educational wikis as an essential part of their learning process. Therefore, it is the objective of this presentation to share our experience using technology and guide the brave teachers who have taken the leap to further their skills as well as encourage those who are reluctant to it. ||||||
| see the presentationVideos:How to create a wikiHow to create pages, add links and imagesHow to insert chartsHow to attach an mp3How to embed a videoIf you can't see the videos, you may need the following codec click hereThen, open the videos with your internet browser.valeria.guerra@alianza.edu.uywilliam.machado@alianza.edu.uy
Your Strategies and Their Strategies: Pressing the Right Buttons! ![[Untitled]](http://image.wetpaint.com/image/1/yaFAaZ9-P7B-nhq8IabLNQ8180/GW78H93 "[Untitled]") Prof. Fabiana Hernández Reflecting upon the rich mixture of students’ backgrounds in a classroom, I cannot help thinking that teaching a second language is much more than merely teaching the four skills. In order to do our job effectively, we must offer students a wide variety of strategies that allow them to become autonomous learners. Putting the blame on them every time they do not know a word, tense, structure, format, or answer is just the easiest way out. We must leave our comfort zone and understand that we cannot take things for granted. Could it be that they truly did not get the question, or did not have enough exposure to a certain piece of information, or were not taught in the proper way? Might it be that they have not yet learned how to study? If you stop to think about this, you will be surprised to find out that, many times, we discover the resourceful teacher within when pushed to go the extra mile. After starting that journey, both you and your students are going to confirm that, the secret of effective learning relies in the power of connecting past successes with future actions. Once we do something that is successful, we continue doing it that way. We hit those buttons and we make it happen!
| Wikis + Digital Tech = Win-Win Combination.Prof. William MachadoProf. Valeria Guerra It is undeniable that most students are immersed in a world that is full of technology. From smart phones to iPods our students are exposed to technology 24/7; therefore, it’s clear that our teaching practices have to be updated in order to fulfill all the expectations brought about by these new technologies. As a consequence, it is the objective of this presentation to share why and show how to transform traditional activities into their digital-era version using wikis as a tool that might integrate these activities. see the presentationwilliam.machado@alianza.edu.uyvaleria.guerra@alianza.edu.uy
