SHIERA'S BLOG

I had learnt about a new topic which is about a podcasting for language learning. Podcasting is a way of delivering an audio message to your audience. A podcast is made up of audio files that your listeners can subscribe to, just like a magazine. This files can be transferred to an IPod or other MP3 player using a podcasting application or we can called it as software. With podcasting, you can listen to radio programs or watch events whenever and wherever you choose. There are some equipment that you need for podcasting. The basic requirements for podcasting are a computer, podcasting software, and an internet connection. For portability, an IPod, cell phone, blackberry, other MP3 player is needed. After completing your podcast, you can upload it to your favourite podcast medium such as Youtube, iTunes, SoundCloud or Blog.  For my opinion, as a student, this podcast are very helpful to most of the students in order to learn something new. Podcast enable students to share...

For this topic, i learnt about the instructional design. Instructional design is the process of design not only for function, but for appeal. this includes problem-solving procedures, a solution. developing materials and activities, and to create instruction that is efficient. This does not mean it solely relates to education. It can be defined using the acronym ADDIE which is Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. Here is the basic steps of instructional design (ADDIE): Analysis - What are the end user (audience) characteristics? Scope project timeline, budget, project complexity. Design - Evaluate and organize content. Define graphical assets and e-learning medium characteristics. Develop - Create deliverable with appropriate development tools using information gathered in steps 1 and 2. Implement - Ensure that end-users have appropriate instructions to access and use the deliverable and work towards maximum usability withing the hosting environm...

This week, i have learnt about this topic which is CMC. Do you know what is CMC and the advantages when you are using it? Mobile technologies came into existence to enable people to communicate while they are anywhere outside the office or home. communication provide voice, text messaging thus integration of voice, data and video, such as the video conferencing which is most suitable for business meetings in case of long distances, results in minimizing costs and time for travelling. Recent mobile technologies will substitutes computers and laptops in most aspects of communication. Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) is the use of in application computer to control multimedia interactive and message-based communication to provide more effective ways of doing things. CMC is a process of human communication via computer, involving people, situated in particular contexts, engaging in processes to shape media for variety of purpose.  CMC can be devided into synhronous...

There a are a lot of search engines we can use for searching any information you want. a web search engine is a software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. Popular examples of search engines are Google, Yahoo!, and MSN Search. For my opinion, Google is the most popular search engine in today's world. Everyone are mostly like Google because they are able to find almost any information they want with efficiency that would have been unimaged a generation ago. When i needs to look up information on a subject, i will prefers the search engine Google over Yahoo because it gives more responses. Search engines utilize automated software applications, it referred to as robots, bots or spiders that travel along the Web, following links from page to page, site to site. The information gathered by the spider is used to create a searchable index of the Web. There are 2 types of search engines which are Specialized search engines and Meta search eng...

This is what i have learned about this topic which is the evolution of call. There are 3 phases of CALL development which is Behaviouristic, Communicative , and Integrated . Behaviouristic CALL is based on the behaviourist or structural theories of learning. it was conceived in the 50's and implemented in the 1960's. In their original design (programmed instructional), program entailed repetitive (mindless) drills, commonly referred to as drill and practice (drill and kill). Communicative CALL was developed between 1970s and 1980s. All Call courseware and activites should build on intrinsic motivation and should foster interactivity. The purpose of the CALL activity is to stimulate student's discussion, writing, or critical thinking. The program do not necessarily provide any language material at all, but rather empower the learner to use or understand language. Integrated CALL is the stage when the technology becomes invisible, embedded in everyday practice (...