Hello From Chile
Hi Everyone!
I am writing from Chile and I am really excited to start my two last courses of the MET program. I am a Social Studies teacher, and I currently work at a school (teaching two courses in grade 7 and one course in grade 9) and a University (coordinating a graduate program about Digital Tools in education and research for Humanities and Social Sciences). Hopefully, if we reach the minimum of students required for the program to start, we will be running this program from October 2011 to January 2012. In the MET journey I have learned enormously not only about diverse technological tools that might be used for educational purposes but also about theoretical underpinnings behind this use. I have been approached to collaborative learning through the web and Social Constructivism, which inspires me to promote in my students the creation of new knowledge, the development of critical thinking skills and collaborative learning through the use of different technologies, especially those that can be found in the web. I’ve been happily married since 2009, don’t have kids yet, but expecting to start a family when I finish studying MET.
My hobbies are music (I play guitar and try to play mandolin, and also compose and record songs), reading, watching good movies, and traveling. Here is a photo of me playing guitar when I was about 15 years old.
Traveling with my husband is one of the most things that I enjoy. By knowing other places I learn about other cultures, ways of living, and history of other places, and I can share my experience with others.
But what I most enjoy is to share with others what I know and what I learn. I do not have any digital photos of me in my classes. But I have this photo
She is a student I had a few years ago. I not only have taught Social Studies, I also taught guitar in some workshops for children in social risk.
I am looking forward to continue sharing learning experiences with all of you!
Cheers,
Angela.
Posted in: Week 01: Introductions
bcourey 4:05 pm on September 6, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Angela! I believe we were in 531 together just last term! This blog is a very useful way to introduce ourselves as we are more able to include photos as you have. Thanks for sharing them with us – and I am impressed with your guitar skills – missing out on learning a musical instrument is one of my deepest regrets. Great to be with you in another course!
bcourey 4:10 pm on September 6, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
oops meant 565 together, not 531
Angela Novoa 5:18 am on September 7, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks Brenda! Nice seeing you again. Yes! We were together at ETEC 565. No worries ,we all get confused about our membership in different courses, for me, it is very difficult to remember names and faces when I am not “seeing” them every day. Cheers!
andrea 8:00 pm on September 6, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hello Angela, Nice to *meet* you and hear about your interests. The program you’re coordinating sounds really interesting – will it be online or face-to-face delivery? Good luck with the enrollment!
Andrea
Angela Novoa 3:43 am on September 7, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks Andrea! Nice meeting you too. Here in Chile Universities are not so familiar with distance learning. I tried to convince the University Academic Council to create a program based on blended learning environments, because we could include participants from isolated regions of Chile, but they insisted that participants would not feel so comfortable, and because it is our first attempt to run it we should do it entirely face-to-face. I had no choice but to agree. But they assured me that if it is successful we will try to deliver it online in a second attempt. So we are doing our bets for this to have great results.
themusicwoman 9:05 pm on September 6, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi! Nice to be able to see that our passions, not only for education but music still moves us in our journeys! Even though I’m a music teacher and play most instruments, I never learned the guitar! Congrats on being at the end of the MET journey!
Michelle
Angela Novoa 3:44 am on September 7, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Thanks Michelle! Hope to get to know you better and share our passion for music. Cheers,
Angela.
mcquaid 4:17 pm on September 7, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi, Angela. Glad to see a familiar name in the course. While my musicianship (percussion mostly) is quite rusty, I’m still a big fan. I’ll share a link of one of my friend’s acoustic performances as well as a performance from another fellow I got to meet and hang around a few times years ago. I share your interest in the creation of new knowledge, or unique ways of showing and sharing existing knowledge. I also am always keen to push my junior high kids to think critically… I like pushing their thoughts and values. The collaborative part isn’t always smooth, but I try all the same. I plan on using Glogster again (and more) this year, especially its social / sharing features.
Cheers,
Steve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsc16Di1MGM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikHI7_PMFNc
Angela Novoa 9:18 am on September 8, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Steve, nice “seeing” you again. Thanks for sharing the videos. The musicians of the videos are great! I would like to have the skills to play like them. Amazing. Next month, I will use Glogster for collaborative presentations with students of grade 9. Later we can share our experiences. Cheers,
Angela.
mcquaid 9:24 am on September 11, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Sounds like a plan! Glogster’s had some sales on of late, too, for us education-types… $69 for the teacher license, and, I think, $19 for a basic teacher license.