Greetings from the UAE
Hi everyone!
At the Extremely Short Story Competition with student winners - Dubai
It is great to be back and I am looking forward to this course!
I am an EFL teacher at a men’s college in the UAE. I am originally from Edmonton but grew up in the Lower Mainland and visit home every summer.
I am taking this course along with ETEC 590. If I can survive both, I will be done the MET in 13 weeks, which is very exciting!
There are many opportunities out there for us to gain (financially and/or professionally) with e-learning ventures, especially for those working in language teaching and learning. I think this course will create a solid foundation for moving forward with our entrepreneurial goals and ideas.
I am looking forward to learning and sharing ideas with all of you!
Danielle
norrisedanielle AT Google’s email service
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Leonora Zefi 7:48 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle,
Looking forward to learning with you.
Leonora
Danielle 7:14 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Lenora! Thanks, you too! 🙂
Donna Forward 8:28 pm on May 7, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello Danielle,
It must be very exciting for you to be almost finished with the MET program. I’m very interested in hearing about your teaching in the United Arab Emirates.
Danielle 7:09 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Donna,
Yes, it is exciting! I have already started thinking about what to study next! Teaching in the UAE is fabulous. It is one of the nicest places to live and work – always sunny!
Danielle
Deborah S 6:10 am on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle,
It’s great to “see” you again. Wow…you’re really close to finishing. Good for you!
I look forward to working with you again this term.
Deborah
chrisaitken 6:10 am on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
The UAE – how exciting! I worked in language instruction for quite a few years and yes, it is still a huge market with lots of opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Danielle 7:14 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Chris,
Great to hear that we can share ideas about language teaching! It is a huge market indeed which is great for us but I sometimes feel sorry for learners – it can get rather expensive!
Looking forward to learning more from you!
Danielle
gillian 8:01 am on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey there Danielle,
Looks like we meet again – but it seems for the very last time (at least in the MET). I am so excited for you (and a little jealous) that you are almost done – congratulations.
Maybe THIS time we will be able to work together on something 🙂
gillian
HJDeW 8:01 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle. Our paths cross again. Good to have another chance to learn with you.
Helen DW
Danielle 8:50 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Helen!
Nice to see you again! How is the mind mapping going? I recall you made a pretty spectacular map for ETEC 512! It will be great to work together again!
Danielle
HJDeW 11:30 am on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Still enjoying it immensely. Looking at pulling together a presentation for the ECOO (Educational Computing Org. of Ont) conference in the fall – “Minds On -Mind Mapping”. Also just signed up for an educator account with Lucidchart to see what can be done with ‘cloud mapping’ options.
Helen
Danielle 6:03 pm on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Helen,
Lucidchart looks interesting! Thanks for mentioning it! Let me know how it goes!
Danielle
lisamallen 2:05 pm on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle,
Great to see a fellow group mate here! Looking forward to working with you again this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
mariefrancehetu 5:41 pm on May 9, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Danielle,
Indeed it is nice to have another language teacher to share experiences with over the term. Teaching in Dubai sounds like a pretty exciting learning and teaching adventure . . . I’d love to hear more about it sometime.
Marie-France