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Lesson Planning & Course Design

We're working towards creating clear, precise and innovative lesson plans using the principles of course design and materials development. We will also look at the way ICT tools can be incorporated into our lesson plans through the activities and materials we create. This is the blog where participants in our session will hold discussions.

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Name: Leticia Esteves
In this session we will be reading, discussing and reflecting on theoretical and practical aspects of Course Design which can guide us to effective lesson planning. This blog has been designed as the place where participants will post their comments and reactions to the readings assigned each week. Group discussions will be lead in this blog.

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Friday, 22 February 2008
Thinking about our classes

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Have you ever had a course with two classes where you used the same lesson plan?.  Is there any occasion where you got to class and everything was perfect, just the way you wanted it to, and then  you went happily into the next class and disaster!  Can you think of the reasons why?  Was it your plan? the class? the environment? or you?? Tell us about it....

posted by: lesteves at 14:13 | link | comments (1) |
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Monday, 04 February 2008
Reflecting on materials in our own learning process

Reflecting on materials in our own learning process.


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Close your eyes and visualise one of your most enjoyable classes as a learner. Can you remember the activities you did? Can you remember why you thought they were so enjoyable? What did you learn from that class? Share your experience with us by posting a comment here.

posted by: lesteves at 03:42 | link | comments (9) |

Saturday, 12 January 2008
Goals and Objectives

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Do you write goals and objectives for your classes?
Do you think about them, even if you don't write them?
What are the difficulties when writing G&O? 
Why is it so difficult to do, even after years of teaching?

posted by: lesteves at 22:18 | link | comments (19) |
goals and objectives

Friday, 11 January 2008
Video Discussions

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We have included a series of videos in our session weekly plans and would like you to discuss them here.

What do you think about them?
What do you think about using videos in your lesson plans?

  • A Vision of Today's Students (Week 2)
  • The Selfless Teacher (Week 2)
  • Direct Instruction: Parts I, II, II, and IV (Week 4)

posted by: lesteves at 05:08 | link | comments (27) |
video discussions

Wednesday, 09 January 2008
Introduction to Needs Analysis

tn_peopleDifferent people have different needs
Some different people have the same needs
Different teachers have different needs
Some different teachers have the same needs
Different students have different needs
Some different students have the same needs
 

What do you understand by planning? What does planning include?

What are your major concerns while planning a lesson?

What does a lesson or a course need to have in order to be labeled as “good”?

What are the characteristics of good teachers?

What is the real reason for the meeting between teaching and learning?

posted by: lesteves at 20:51 | link | comments (20) |
needs analysis

Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Welcoming Words to Participants

Welcome to EVO 2008 session

"Effective Lesson Planning 

following the principles of course design"

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with

leticia                                            Leticia Esteves

            &

RubeRubena St Louis

 

posted by: lesteves at 22:02 | link | comments (17) |
welcoming words