As week 3 is coming to an end, I sit in front of my computer and start thinking of what we've done and what we've learnt so far.

There's no doubt that we have been provided with plenty of material and activities to keep us busy without suffocating us. Thanks Donna! I particularly enjoyed labeling Donna's map (week 1), starting a blog (week 1), discovering new search engines (week 2), using Delicious (week 3), researching aural/oral sites (week 3) and reading past projects (week 3).

As for the readings, I found the articles Assessment Guides and Rubrics for Language Classes (week 1) and How to Write Clear Objectives (week 2) very innovative and useful for my own teaching environment. On the other hand, I found The Employment of CALL in Teaching Second/Foreing Language Skills (week 3) by Julia Gong a bit too technical and perhaps somehow outdated, as most references are from the past century. Though the general guidelines are nonetheless useful,  my perception is that a great deal of user-friendly resources we have at hand nowadays must have been introduced in this century and could not possibly have been accounted for by Ms Gong. 

Well, this is a brief appreciation of our course so far. Needless to say, I'm really satisfied with it and look forward to learning more and more.