ICT-Mediated Learning
An activity-reflection cycle (Richards, 2004; 2005)
After reading this essay, I am interested in the activity-reflection cycle. It is interested that there is the difference of learning between the western countries and the eastern countries. Eastern countries focus on this line: content—process. It should be traced back to the eastern education system. Take Taiwan for example. The education in Taiwan emphasizes on the content of textbooks. The teachers ask the students to memorizing lots of theories, sometimes even cramming the knowledge without digesting it well. Some of the students do not know how to apply what they have learned to practice. Therefore, the knowledge they have learned becomes “dead”. What’s worse, the idea of cramming kills the creativity of students. They fail to think and reflect what they have learned and do further research. That’s why even though we eastern people stand out in the academic Olympic but fail to achieve the Nobel Prize. Another example is English teaching in Taiwan. The teachers focus too much on the grammar and ignore the importance of listening and speaking. Therefore, many students end up learning English for many years but not able to communicate with foreigners. It is such a pity! On the other hand, western countries focus on another line: doing —thinking. The teachers in Western countries encourage creativity. The students are not afraid to ask questions. They have more opportunities to do the projects, which will apply what they have learned and they really absorb the knowledge. That’s what our education should emulate.
2008年10月19日 星期日
【Heros】-- I Am Becom Death
Link:http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/
Title: Heroes: I Am Become Death
Dates of Entry: Oct. 18th 2008
Summary: This article comments about the plots and the roles in the show Heroes this season. Besides, the blogger also compares this season with the previous season.
I am impressive of the blogger that he uses figure of speech to describe, which makes the article more literary. Here is the example:
“However, just like you'll tell your wife whom you love more than anything else that she has a piece of lettuce stuck in her teeth, I'm not going to just put on rose-colored glasses and pretend that every scene, line and moment of each episode is solid gold. If I see lettuce, I'm going to call them on it. Because the way I see it, it's just lettuce. It doesn't change how wonderful and beautiful she is in the slightest. It's just a little thing that needs to be taken care of because it's distracting me and it doesn't really fit the whole look her face is going for. Kind of like whatever's going on with Mohinder.”
There are literary sentences in his writing, however, the blogger still uses some colloquial language such as “suck” and “bitch”.
Besides, I found an interesting part in the blogger’s writing. He crosses out what he says instead of deleting it: “ And we finally learned what Sylar's true ability is I finally thought about how Sylar's ability really works”
There are a lot of interaction between the blogger and the readers in this article. For example, in the beginning of the article, the blogger interacts with the readers about the content of his previous review by responding the readers: “A lot of people have said in the comments that it appears as if I don't like Heroes. Believe me, that's not true. I'm actually a huge fan of the show”. Besides, the blogger uses the humorous way to interact with the readers by saying that “Sylar is living in the Bennett household and is a 1950's sitcom ... mom (you thought I was going to say dad).” In his writing, the readers are regarded as second person (you), which puts the relationship closer. In the middle of the article, the blogger interacts with the readers by listing lots of questions in a roll for the readers to think about together. In the end of the article, the blogger also interacts with the readers by asking their opinions like “How about you?” What’s more, the blogger holds a voting activity for the readers to express their opinions.
There are 46 comments responded to this article. It is really interesting to read the comments of this article. They have a lively discussion and interaction. The first lively discussion is started by the reader commenter 3. He complains the TV squad does not provide the current-reviews and details of the show Heroes and that the website is becoming irrelevant. He hopes TV squad to improve. However, some of the readers do not agree with his comment. The reader commenter 4 responds him back by telling him that TV squad really did with ironic tone “Apparently you don't read, Mr. Faithful Reader. They covered this last week. Archives, Mr. Reader! ”The reader commenter 5 also provides the link for him. After the reader commenter 3 reads the above comments, he feels ignorant and also thanks them to provide the information. On the other hand, some of the readers agree with the point of view of the reader commenter 3 such as the commenter 8 and 9. they both feel the same way that TV squad does not keep the quality as usual and becomes lame. It is really interesting to see them interact with each other.
Some readers will shares the extra information with the blogger and the other readers. The reader commenter 2 is the example. He shares the documentary about real-life superheroes in his comment and he also provides the link.
Some readers will use expressional symbols in their comments. For example, the reader commenter 11 uses “LOL”, the reader commenter 23 uses “*giggly*” and the reader commenter 27 uses “:D”.
Some of the readers use simplified form in their writing. For example, the reader commenter 20 uses “btw” and the reader commenter 27 uses “w/”.
I found out that the commenters in this article write longer than the other I have read. Some of the commenters use formal style in their writing. Some of the commenters uses informal style in their writing such as “kinda” in the comment 23.
Title: Heroes: I Am Become Death
Dates of Entry: Oct. 18th 2008
Summary: This article comments about the plots and the roles in the show Heroes this season. Besides, the blogger also compares this season with the previous season.
I am impressive of the blogger that he uses figure of speech to describe, which makes the article more literary. Here is the example:
“However, just like you'll tell your wife whom you love more than anything else that she has a piece of lettuce stuck in her teeth, I'm not going to just put on rose-colored glasses and pretend that every scene, line and moment of each episode is solid gold. If I see lettuce, I'm going to call them on it. Because the way I see it, it's just lettuce. It doesn't change how wonderful and beautiful she is in the slightest. It's just a little thing that needs to be taken care of because it's distracting me and it doesn't really fit the whole look her face is going for. Kind of like whatever's going on with Mohinder.”
There are literary sentences in his writing, however, the blogger still uses some colloquial language such as “suck” and “bitch”.
Besides, I found an interesting part in the blogger’s writing. He crosses out what he says instead of deleting it: “ And we finally learned what Sylar's true ability is I finally thought about how Sylar's ability really works”
There are a lot of interaction between the blogger and the readers in this article. For example, in the beginning of the article, the blogger interacts with the readers about the content of his previous review by responding the readers: “A lot of people have said in the comments that it appears as if I don't like Heroes. Believe me, that's not true. I'm actually a huge fan of the show”. Besides, the blogger uses the humorous way to interact with the readers by saying that “Sylar is living in the Bennett household and is a 1950's sitcom ... mom (you thought I was going to say dad).” In his writing, the readers are regarded as second person (you), which puts the relationship closer. In the middle of the article, the blogger interacts with the readers by listing lots of questions in a roll for the readers to think about together. In the end of the article, the blogger also interacts with the readers by asking their opinions like “How about you?” What’s more, the blogger holds a voting activity for the readers to express their opinions.
There are 46 comments responded to this article. It is really interesting to read the comments of this article. They have a lively discussion and interaction. The first lively discussion is started by the reader commenter 3. He complains the TV squad does not provide the current-reviews and details of the show Heroes and that the website is becoming irrelevant. He hopes TV squad to improve. However, some of the readers do not agree with his comment. The reader commenter 4 responds him back by telling him that TV squad really did with ironic tone “Apparently you don't read, Mr. Faithful Reader. They covered this last week. Archives, Mr. Reader! ”The reader commenter 5 also provides the link for him. After the reader commenter 3 reads the above comments, he feels ignorant and also thanks them to provide the information. On the other hand, some of the readers agree with the point of view of the reader commenter 3 such as the commenter 8 and 9. they both feel the same way that TV squad does not keep the quality as usual and becomes lame. It is really interesting to see them interact with each other.
Some readers will shares the extra information with the blogger and the other readers. The reader commenter 2 is the example. He shares the documentary about real-life superheroes in his comment and he also provides the link.
Some readers will use expressional symbols in their comments. For example, the reader commenter 11 uses “LOL”, the reader commenter 23 uses “*giggly*” and the reader commenter 27 uses “:D”.
Some of the readers use simplified form in their writing. For example, the reader commenter 20 uses “btw” and the reader commenter 27 uses “w/”.
I found out that the commenters in this article write longer than the other I have read. Some of the commenters use formal style in their writing. Some of the commenters uses informal style in their writing such as “kinda” in the comment 23.
2008年10月14日 星期二
【Survuvior】 -- It Was Like Christmas Morning
Link:
http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/09/survivor-it-was-like-christmas-morning/
Title: Survivor: It Was Like Christmas Morning
Dates of Entry: Oct. 14th 2008
Summary: This article gives the details for the show Survivor. The challengers are going to have a grouping for three tribes and then compete with each other. The blogger gives some comments according to the show.
In the beginning of the article, the blogger posts a picture of his favorite challenger, Ace, as an opening. Then the blogger quotes a line of Ace right under the picture, "We were like legless chickens racing against sleek weasels," which guides the readers into the context of Survivor. The blogger even writes in a roundabout way to make the readers curious: “One would think we were in for mud wrestling or ... read on past the jump for my review of tonight's show!” By this way, it will motivate the readers to keep reading the article.
As for the writing style, it is informal. The blogger uses many colloquial expressions. One is slang. There is lots of slang such as “dumb”, “butt”, “That’s kind of neat” and “darn” in the article. Second is exclamation word such as “Yay”and “Heck” in the article. Besides, in the article, the blogger expresses his feeling toward the episode, such as “Sounds boring, eh?”
The blogger also gives some information to the readers such as the tribe ranking and comments on some of the challengers’ performances. I found out that the blogger is really into the show. He gives his opinion of who he wants to pick up if he were in the show. When the result does not turn out in the way he wants, he writes down indignantly “They don’t know what I know” to express his discontent.
As for the structure of the article, the blogger gives the titles of the paragraphs in order to make the readers to get the idea better. The blogger also uses hyperlink to make the readers get further information. In the end of the article, the blogger holds a voting activity to interact with the readers.
There are 11 comments responded to this article. The reader commenter 2 interacts with the blogger by expressing appreciation of the article. (Thanks, Jackie.)
The reader commenter 3 and 4 interact with the reader commenter 1. The reader commenter 1 questions the numbers of the tribe so the commenter 3 and 4 provide the answer. The reader commenter 8 uses lots of slang in his writing like “Hi-Def”, “dude” and “She’s hot.”
http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/09/survivor-it-was-like-christmas-morning/
Title: Survivor: It Was Like Christmas Morning
Dates of Entry: Oct. 14th 2008
Summary: This article gives the details for the show Survivor. The challengers are going to have a grouping for three tribes and then compete with each other. The blogger gives some comments according to the show.
In the beginning of the article, the blogger posts a picture of his favorite challenger, Ace, as an opening. Then the blogger quotes a line of Ace right under the picture, "We were like legless chickens racing against sleek weasels," which guides the readers into the context of Survivor. The blogger even writes in a roundabout way to make the readers curious: “One would think we were in for mud wrestling or ... read on past the jump for my review of tonight's show!” By this way, it will motivate the readers to keep reading the article.
As for the writing style, it is informal. The blogger uses many colloquial expressions. One is slang. There is lots of slang such as “dumb”, “butt”, “That’s kind of neat” and “darn” in the article. Second is exclamation word such as “Yay”and “Heck” in the article. Besides, in the article, the blogger expresses his feeling toward the episode, such as “Sounds boring, eh?”
The blogger also gives some information to the readers such as the tribe ranking and comments on some of the challengers’ performances. I found out that the blogger is really into the show. He gives his opinion of who he wants to pick up if he were in the show. When the result does not turn out in the way he wants, he writes down indignantly “They don’t know what I know” to express his discontent.
As for the structure of the article, the blogger gives the titles of the paragraphs in order to make the readers to get the idea better. The blogger also uses hyperlink to make the readers get further information. In the end of the article, the blogger holds a voting activity to interact with the readers.
There are 11 comments responded to this article. The reader commenter 2 interacts with the blogger by expressing appreciation of the article. (Thanks, Jackie.)
The reader commenter 3 and 4 interact with the reader commenter 1. The reader commenter 1 questions the numbers of the tribe so the commenter 3 and 4 provide the answer. The reader commenter 8 uses lots of slang in his writing like “Hi-Def”, “dude” and “She’s hot.”
2008年10月12日 星期日
【Prison Break】-- Scylly/Breaking and Entering
Link: http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/02/prison-break-scylla-breaking-and-entering-season-premiere/
Title: Prison Break: Scylla/Breaking and Entering (season premiere)
Dates of Entry: Oct. 12th 2008
Summary: The article comments on the plots and the players of the show “Prison Break”. The blogger focuses on the ridiculous moment in the show and expresses his opinions.
The blogger quotes the lines of the leading actor Scofied in the show as the beginning of the article. Then the blogger expresses his affection toward this show like “I've always loved Prison Break. I still do.” As for the writing style, at first, the style is more formal but as the article goes on, I found out the style changes into more colloquial style. I can feel that the blogger is really into the show from his writing. He even worries about the plots and actors. Here is the example: “Self's plan has me worried though.” Besides, he uses some emotional expression such as “No! Not on this show!” to show his feeling to the readers.
In this article, the blogger uses the hyperlink to give the readers further information. The readers can choose to click or not to, depending on their background knowledge. In the middle of the article, the blogger proposes some questions and confusion in the show, which interact with the readers to think about these questions together. In the end of the article, the blogger holds the voting activity to interact with the readers.
There are 24 comments responded to this article. I found out the readers interact with the blogger and the article a lot. The reader commenter 1 praises the blogger’s writing by saying “You left out the best lines of the night,” which gives the feedback to the blogger. The reader commenter 2 quotes the sentences of the blogger and then expresses his or her opinion according the quotation. The writing style in reader commenter 4 is more colloquial. He uses expressional symbols, such as “zzzz…” to show his idea vividly. What’s more, the reader commenter 5 even gives the answers to the questions which the blogger has raised in the article. This reader solves the blogger’s confusion of the show and at the same time interacts with the blogger and the article well.
Title: Prison Break: Scylla/Breaking and Entering (season premiere)
Dates of Entry: Oct. 12th 2008
Summary: The article comments on the plots and the players of the show “Prison Break”. The blogger focuses on the ridiculous moment in the show and expresses his opinions.
The blogger quotes the lines of the leading actor Scofied in the show as the beginning of the article. Then the blogger expresses his affection toward this show like “I've always loved Prison Break. I still do.” As for the writing style, at first, the style is more formal but as the article goes on, I found out the style changes into more colloquial style. I can feel that the blogger is really into the show from his writing. He even worries about the plots and actors. Here is the example: “Self's plan has me worried though.” Besides, he uses some emotional expression such as “No! Not on this show!” to show his feeling to the readers.
In this article, the blogger uses the hyperlink to give the readers further information. The readers can choose to click or not to, depending on their background knowledge. In the middle of the article, the blogger proposes some questions and confusion in the show, which interact with the readers to think about these questions together. In the end of the article, the blogger holds the voting activity to interact with the readers.
There are 24 comments responded to this article. I found out the readers interact with the blogger and the article a lot. The reader commenter 1 praises the blogger’s writing by saying “You left out the best lines of the night,” which gives the feedback to the blogger. The reader commenter 2 quotes the sentences of the blogger and then expresses his or her opinion according the quotation. The writing style in reader commenter 4 is more colloquial. He uses expressional symbols, such as “zzzz…” to show his idea vividly. What’s more, the reader commenter 5 even gives the answers to the questions which the blogger has raised in the article. This reader solves the blogger’s confusion of the show and at the same time interacts with the blogger and the article well.
2008年10月2日 星期四
【ANTM】-- The Ladder of Model Success
Link: http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/10/americas-next-top-model-the-ladder-of-model-%20success/
Title: America's Next Top Model: The Ladder of Model Success
Dates: Sep 10th 2008
Summary: This article comments on the models’ performance in a week. Also, it holds a voting activity to gather readers’ statistics of who readers’ favorite contestant is.
The blogger comments on the contestants with subjective point of view. He is brave to express his own opinion. He writes down his favorite and least favorite contestant. Sometimes he writes down with very agitating and subjective words such as “she is a ridiculous individual. A ridiculous, horrifying, ugly individual.” Besides, I found out that the blogger uses many transition words, such as “however, but, on the other hand…” in his writing, which provides dramatic feeling in reading. In his writing, he also uses some colloquial language, such as “Come on”, trying to shorten the distance with readers.
In the writing, the blogger also gives some information about the order in which the models received their pictures. In the end of the writing, the blogger holds a voting activity, not only gathering readers’ statistics of who readers’ favorite contestant is but also giving reader the chances to interact with the blogger and the content of the blog.
There are 46 comments responded to this article. In their comments, the readers 2, 3, and 4 express their opinion that they want the controversial contestant, a transgendered person, out off the show. These readers even use ironic title to emphasize their point of view, such as “it's titled "America's Next Top Model", not "America's Next Top Female Model".” The interesting part I found out is that some of the readers read the above comments and then retort fiercely as if there were a war of words happened here. Some readers recognize the other’s point of view. They will use “I acknowledge your point…(Comment 10)” as the beginning of the sentence, and then further point out their own different or unique aspects they want to elaborate more. I also found out that some readers will use abbreviation in their comment, such as “BS (comment 13).”
Title: America's Next Top Model: The Ladder of Model Success
Dates: Sep 10th 2008
Summary: This article comments on the models’ performance in a week. Also, it holds a voting activity to gather readers’ statistics of who readers’ favorite contestant is.
The blogger comments on the contestants with subjective point of view. He is brave to express his own opinion. He writes down his favorite and least favorite contestant. Sometimes he writes down with very agitating and subjective words such as “she is a ridiculous individual. A ridiculous, horrifying, ugly individual.” Besides, I found out that the blogger uses many transition words, such as “however, but, on the other hand…” in his writing, which provides dramatic feeling in reading. In his writing, he also uses some colloquial language, such as “Come on”, trying to shorten the distance with readers.
In the writing, the blogger also gives some information about the order in which the models received their pictures. In the end of the writing, the blogger holds a voting activity, not only gathering readers’ statistics of who readers’ favorite contestant is but also giving reader the chances to interact with the blogger and the content of the blog.
There are 46 comments responded to this article. In their comments, the readers 2, 3, and 4 express their opinion that they want the controversial contestant, a transgendered person, out off the show. These readers even use ironic title to emphasize their point of view, such as “it's titled "America's Next Top Model", not "America's Next Top Female Model".” The interesting part I found out is that some of the readers read the above comments and then retort fiercely as if there were a war of words happened here. Some readers recognize the other’s point of view. They will use “I acknowledge your point…(Comment 10)” as the beginning of the sentence, and then further point out their own different or unique aspects they want to elaborate more. I also found out that some readers will use abbreviation in their comment, such as “BS (comment 13).”
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