Computer in Education?

Computer in Education - the course that I am required to take in my 1st semester, and is solely responsible for the existence of this blog of mine here. (Yay!)

According to the course structure that we received at the beginning of the semester (and which I did not notice up until now), this course is designed "to provide students with knowledge and skills on the use of computer in education. The course content covers Microsoft applications, computer-mediated communication, the development of homepage and the use of the Internet in the teaching and learning process."

So, basically, the aim of this course is to equip us future teachers with the basic skills we would need to utilise software applications (specifically Microsoft Office) and the internet in unconventional classroom teaching; making learning more interesting and motivating students to engage in active learning.

Of course, this course does not instruct us on how to make classroom teaching more interesting, although that is one of the indirect goals. We are taught simple skills on how to use basic Microsoft applications like Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access and Frontpage, as well as the internet. How we use that knowledge in our future career is dependent on us, ourselves.

Therefore, it is my hope and desire to be an effective and well-loved teacher in the future; a teacher appreciated and remembered for teaching English in ways that intrigued and stirred curiosity. Hopefully, with the skills and techniques that I have gained from this course, I can provide my future students with just that.

Here's to hope and dreams! :)