Hi everyone,
Ta Chi Lee is my legal name, but I am more used to be called Margaret Lee. I immigrated to Canada 20 years ago from Taiwan, so I think of Vancouver as my home now. I am a bilingual instructor teaching ESL and Mandarin as a second language. In Vancouver, I had taught at Langara College and SFU and I am now a language program coordinator at a private college. Having read many of your posts, I have learned that each of you have diverse backgrounds and are living in different places, so I’m quite excited to work and learn with everyone. This course uses UBC Blogs instead of the Vista and Connect, so I think this would be another intriguing experience which can extend my practice in both learning and teaching application.
E-learning has changed the way we educate and at my college, our plan is to focus on expanding this market to Asia. This will be the first step for us in attempting to balance the theory and practice to successfully create market plans and find e-learning business opportunities in this digital generation. This is why I am here to further my knowledge and expertise in the field of education as an enterprise through this course. I am looking forward to working with everyone.
Best,
Margaret
Hello Margaret,
It’s really nice to meet you! Expanding to the Asian market is a near necessity at this point. I’m currently working on a curriculum project that is to help Chinese and Korean high school students prepare for immigration into Canadian high schools. I still think there is a lot of room for improvement on the way we bridge students from learning overseas, in their home cities, to studying at a Canadian institution. I’m excited to hear some of your incite into the matter, as you seem to be highly experienced.
Welcome to the course!
Brendan
That’s an interesting position that you have! Teaching ESL and Mandarin? Did you work with the same company? Like a special position?
Hi Brendan,
Nice to meet you too! What you are doing sounds great! I would love to try to help new immigrants/students have a smooth transition here in Canada too. That is why I am taking this course to further educate myself first. I’d love to hear from you too and thank you! Have a great semester.
Best,
Margaret
Hi Rocky,
It is indeed very interesting and also fun although it’s not something most would quite expect. I have been a teacher for some twenty years and currently hold an administration position in a private college, but I certainly wouldn’t say it’s anything special like you have suggested.
Cheers,
Margaret