Week 8

This week we've read and talked about learner autonomy. There were two interesting articles, and I enjoyed reading the reflections left by all on the discussion.

The big question here is what is the teacher's role in the classroom. Do we have, as teachers, all the knowledge and so the students have to take it from us, or can the students, as intelligent human beings, learn on their own some time.

According to several theories, learning is a social activity. What we learn comes from others. But is that "others" always the teacher? Could it be a peer student? Could it be the internet?... Besides, learning requires high cognitive activity in the student's brain. And so, students need to engage themselves in their learning.

We've also prepared a lesson plan for a one computer class. In my case, I've prepared a plan for a teacher training session. That was not too difficult, since most of these lessons are carried this way.

And finally, we've chosen a partner for the project. That is an exciting experience, since we are going to have someone to scan thoroughly what we do in order to make it better.