Today I learn, Today I question.

This week Dee presented about the variety of Pedagogical Strategies for Internet Teaching and Learning. She showed us a very function able social network-platform, Schoology. The function of this platform is nearly the same with Facebook, but after the explanation of Dee, we could see the different of handle the online learning. It is more useable because it worked just like a form teacher managing the class duty. This platform indeed very helpful for us, especially for the teachers whose use online learning as one of the part of their teaching.

Dee showed us the Pedagogical and strategies for Internet teaching and learning. She listed out some questions before we select one for our online course, we should consider the following:

a) Are the students in the course familiar with e-Learning?

b) Am I experienced in conducting interactive e-Learning?

c) What technologies are available for facilitating the course's activities?

d) Do the students have the technical skills to use these technologies effectively?

e) What exercises would help prepare students?

f) How much time do I want to use for the activity?

g) How much time do students set aside for participation in the course?

h) What learning objectives do I want to achieve through an exercise?

i) What other goals do I want to achieve?

     All these questions above actually we have to ask ourselves before started an online teaching and learning. To design an online learning is not as easier as we thought. Every single think we have to cover before planning and before started to ask students to sign in our e-learning platform. If all the questions from (a) until (i) we can answer them positively, then we are on our way to a success teaching and learning journey.

As a teacher, our mission is to educate pupils. As Mr. Wulf wrote in 2007, we are increasingly dependent on technology. We are of an era of human existence referred to as the Information Age; as such, we should be more concerned with whether individuals can use technology. We should also be concerned with they understand why we use technology and what we use it for. 

My question is, when we design an e-learning for our students, are we really know why we are doing this? And are the students know why we are doing this for their learning?