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Exploration of Online Teaching and Learning Practices - Annotated Bibliography

Routledge (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals . Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf Provides insights in relation to the different sides of online teaching. Compares and contrasts some aspects of online and on-site teaching and learning processes. Affords guidelines on important matters related to online education and debunks some beliefs held by educators in this field. Provides parameters for categorising online learning. Explores the effects of technology on societal behaviour in relation to learning. Puts forward the hazard that the escalation of technology implies to formal education and the importance of educators' roles in such a state of affairs. References Routledge (n.d.). The theory and practice of online teaching and learning: A guide for academic professionals. Routledge, Taylo...

Outline: Overview of The Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning

Outline of the book: Routledge (n.d.). The Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning: A Guide for Academic Professionals . Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/FreeBooks+Opened+Up/Theory_and_Practice_of_Online_FB_final.pdf · Purpose : To provide an overview of what is voguish in online teaching and learning. · Thesis statement : Technology has introduced some changes in teaching and learning practices. · Audience : Educators who are interested in online education 1. Introduction 2. General considerations for online teaching and learning 2.1. Interaction between students and instructors 2.2. Changes in the roles of students and teachers 2.3. Distinctiveness of tasks in online courses 2.4. Suggestions ...

The Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning - Critique

The book Theory and Practice of Online Teaching and Learning, a Guide for Academic Professionals offers tips and advice about the online teaching and learning processes. In order to explore what is in vogue in the world of online teaching and learning, the book provides guidance to those educators to whom the internet still remains an unknown zone. The purpose of this paper is to examine the chapters of the book and evaluate it in terms of balance and consistency to accomplish the intended objectives. The present paper delineates specific concerns which should be revised by the authors. Chapter one is an excerpt of Teaching Online written by Ko (2010) It explores some of the basic points about teaching online and tries to answer some common questions about this. The excerpt is out-of-date, because it belongs to the 3 rd edition, from the year 2010, while this book is now in its 4 th edition, which was released in the year 2017. Maybe this is the reason why some of th...

In-text Citation and Reference Paper Analysis

The manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), whose seventh edition was published in 2020, was designed to provide authors with a standard way to improve their texts in terms of clarity for readers, as well as to acknowledge the sources that influenced their works. Regarding in-text citations, the APA manual recommends using them judiciously, providing sufficient references to support ideas while avoiding excessive or unnecessary citation. Some examples related to formats, sources, resources, and personal communications are provided, as well as directives for paraphrasing and quoting. Additionally, the reference list encompasses detailed information associated with every work cited previously in the text. It is imperative to acknowledge that in order to comply with the APA format, the sources that should be acknowledged in the reference list are those which are cited in the paper, either as direct quotations or paraphrased. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is ...

Annotated Bibliography: The Effect of Feedback on Students’ Performance

Yamashita, T. (2021). Corrective feedback in computer-mediated collaborative writing and revision contributions. Language Learning & Technology, 25 (2), 75–93. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/73434 In this article, Yamashita (2021) effectively investigates the consequences that corrective feedback in in-class computer-mediated collaborative writing has on grammatical effectiveness in learners' success and individual performance. The writer convincingly insists on the fact that collaborative tasks help students in real-world interactions and contribute to individuals’ second language acquisition. According to Chandler (2003) and Ferris & Roberts (2001), direct corrective feedback is related to the provision of the correct form and it promotes foreign language acquisition. Methods, as well as research procedures of the study, are explained in detail and reflect interesting facts. Furthermore, Yamashita (2021), claims that computing-mediated platforms provided...

A Memorable Teacher

September blossoms in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. At this time of the year, the 6th grade learners are the most joyful and vigorous group in primary school, since their graduation is coming closer. Today they start an English lesson with teacher A, who is a fresh young substitute teacher that has been working with them since August. She kindly greets the students. During the time they are saying hello, a classmate enters the classroom. A bittersweet atmosphere is sensed within the place. Thinking he is a new student, the teacher greets him and asks his name, but he just glances and sits alone at the back of the room. The rest of the class remains silent, until one student claims that his classmate’s name is “X”. Teacher A says nothing for a few seconds but in her mind this feels like ages. She tries to recall her didactic lessons, pedagogy, psychology, a concept, an example, anything that can help her to be successful from this episode. How should she cope with this...

Welcome to my Path to Academic Writing!!

You are very welcome to my blog, which will be the reflection of my path to academic writing. This, the first blog entry, is certainly something to be treasured, as this is the starting point at which we will look back some day in the future having gone through all the way towards the Bachelor’s degree, or at least part of it, and we will hopefully be able to perceive change, growth, not only regarding writing skills, but also regarding new perspectives that will be gained along the way. Now, at this point, I look at the path that unfolds in front of us with great enthusiasm and expectation, not knowing what the future holds, but dreaming of a professional life full of challenges and achievements. Thank you very much for your visit, and I am looking forward to reading your comments!