Tuesday, May 13, 2008

SCALE

IT IS MAN'S MISCALCULATION OF REALITY THAT BRINGS ABOUT THE TRAGEDY.

JAMES MARTIN













Survey Results for teachers on-line learning:

Almost none of the teachers have not taken an online course before. (17/18)
Teachers often use the internet, for teaching materials, to do research and to check their e-mails. (17/18)
They primarily access web materials at home. (14/4)
Teachers often spend time online.(17/1)
Online format is an effective way for teachers to learn. The main reason is its time saving and experimental learning but they complain about difficulty in being able to find the exact thing. (15/3)
Finding ELT materials and resources online is convenient but not easy. They have to spend hours on the internet because they do not know the appropriate sites. (14/3)
Teachers are comfortable with online interactions. They haven’t used a blog before.(14/3)
Teachers use the internet to prepare, revise and update materials.
All of the teachers enjoy exploring new technology. (16/2)
All of the teachers have basic technology skills. (18)
Most of the teachers (12/18) are comfortable with online reading. They have difficulty on long readings.
Most of the teachers are comfortable with working and communicating with people they have never seen (12/18). The rest thinks that this is a matter of trust and they prefer familiar friends.
All teachers have an active email addressee. (18)
The internet, online technologies and information technology is partially successful for effective language teaching. (10)

Source:British Council Teacher Development