心 諶悠文/綜合報導
網路時代，只要在網路搜尋引擎Google鍵入關鍵字就能輕易查到相關資料，英國布萊頓大學媒體研究教授塔拉．布拉芭蓉便形容Google 是「心智的白麵包」，但她也指出，網路正製造出一個仰賴不可靠資訊生存的學生世代。
據英國《泰晤士報》14日報導，有18年大學教學經驗的布拉芭蓉本周將在布萊頓大學授課。她認為，資訊取得容易使學生的好奇心鈍化，同時抑制了辯論風氣。
此外，許多剛進入大學的學生根本分辨不出網路上張貼的軼聞與毫無根據的資訊之間有何差異，卡拉芭蓉稱這種教育是「Google大學」教育。
英教授批網路資訊不全正確
卡拉芭蓉指出，艱難的問題能從Google找到簡單答案。但學生無從分辨這些答案是來自嚴謹的期刊論文或者只是粗淺的概念，Google 的資訊包羅萬象，但未必是有營養的內容。
布拉巴蓉的疑慮與《業餘愛好者的教派》（The Cult of the Amateur）一書的作者安德魯．基恩的看法不謀而合。基恩痛批「線上業餘主義」，他在書中寫道：「現今媒體正在把這個世界撕碎成十億個個人化的真理，每個都看似合理而且等值。」
布拉巴蓉教授指出，學生雖身處在資訊時代，但他們欠缺正確的資訊，他們上到維基百科網站找資料無可厚非，因為唾手可得。可是由網友編撰內容的維基百科曾被批評充斥不正確資訊，甚至它的創辦人之一拉瑞．桑格在去年離開這個網站之前，曾說維基已經「無可救藥」。
資訊易得 學生不作過濾
由於傳統圖書館式微、藏書減少及圖書管理員人數下降，從Google等媒體平台尋找解答天經地義，然而箇中要訣就是學習如何善用網路工具。
布拉巴蓉認為，教師必須訓練學生成為積極批判的思想家，讓學生具備詮釋及過濾網路資料的能力，而不是照單全收。
【本文摘錄自《中國時報》2008/01/15】
迴響： 凌健
由國際教育評估協會(IEA)主導的促進國際閱讀素養研究(PIRLS)，台灣排名 22，遠落後於排名分居第2及第4 的香港及新加坡，在華人地區敬陪末座。專家認為，可能和台灣傳統語文教育方向和國際不同，及沒有獨立的閱讀課程節數有關。調查發現，台灣學生很少為了興趣而課外閱讀。學生都把閱讀當成是學校的功課，被逼著去做，所以跟其他國家的學生閱讀習慣不同。
香港於2002年首度參加閱讀素養調查時，成績也很差，但他們隨即改變語文教育模式，加強現代通俗文章的閱讀教育，學生一學期要讀2、30 本書，教法完全不同。以前學校閱讀能力，是用閱讀報告來看，現在改做閱讀檔案，可以演戲、做廣播劇、即興劇、辯論等來評量終於在這次調查時交出亮麗的成績來。
美圖鼓勵學生廣泛閱讀，對於數百萬美國學生來說，閱讀是他們課堂活動的主要內容之一，閱讀不只是學校作業，同時也成為學生們在業餘時間喜歡的一項趣味性活動。
洪蘭教授認為，很多人都知道閱讀的重要，而且開始閱讀，不過，台灣學生很少為興趣做課外閱讀，不將閱讀當「悅」讀，台灣的孩子很可憐，不但當學習是負擔，連應該快樂的閱讀，也變成苦差事。洪蘭說，知識不分課本內外，但現在不少家長不讓孩子讀喜歡的東西，她認為，開卷有益，家長應多給孩子自由的時間，看喜歡的書。
張忠謀：「網路無益於知識的累積，要知識，還是要藉閱讀與思考而得。」明道中學，不但鼓勵閱讀，還透過圖書館利用課程，培訓學生資訊技巧，提升學生「資訊素養」，即「懂得發現、評量和有效地運用資訊，以解決問題或作適當決定」。「資訊素養」是把「資訊」轉化為「知識」的重要過程，簡略不得。
本網頁為：麗山高中圖書館製→ 推薦閱讀
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Top Notch 2 video and audio script
Top Notch 2 video script
unit 1、unit 2、unit 3、unit 4、unit 5
Top Notch 2 audio script:
unit 1-2、unit 1-4、unit 1 CheckPoint、unit 2-2、unit 2-3、unit 2 CheckPoint、unit 3-1、unit 3-2、unit 3-3、unit 3 CheckPoint、unit 4-2、unit 4-3、unit 4 CheckPoint、unit 5-1、unit 5-2、unit 5-3、unit 5 CheckPoint
unit 1、unit 2、unit 3、unit 4、unit 5
Top Notch 2 audio script:
unit 1-2、unit 1-4、unit 1 CheckPoint、unit 2-2、unit 2-3、unit 2 CheckPoint、unit 3-1、unit 3-2、unit 3-3、unit 3 CheckPoint、unit 4-2、unit 4-3、unit 4 CheckPoint、unit 5-1、unit 5-2、unit 5-3、unit 5 CheckPoint
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Merry Christmas and Happy Year 2008
My dearest students
Here is a song I'd like to share with you~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8rY0Fyws20
Here is a song I'd like to share with you~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8rY0Fyws20
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
PEER FEEDBACK FORM
Presenters:_____________________ Topic:________________ Date:___________
Presenters' questions:
1
2
3
4
5
Rate the speaker on the following categories:
The opening:Did it attract your attention? _______ Was it on the subjects? _______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments: ___________________________________________________________
The organization: Were you able to follow easily? _______ Did the speaker develop ideas smoothly? _______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments on the organization:___________________________________________________________
Use of support: Did the speaker choose effective and clear examples? _______
Were there enough of them_______? Were the speaker's arguments logical and relevant?_______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments Use of support:___________________________________________________________
Language: Was the language clear, easy to understand, at the level of the audience?
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments language:___________________________________________________________
Overall Presentation:Did the speaker speak slowly and clearly?___________________
Did he/she make eye contact and use nonverbal communication?______
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
_____Preparation (make sure equipment work in advance),Content (focused, informative, detailed explanation and elaboration)
_____Organization (present information in logical sequence which you can follow), Critical thinking /creativity (original ideas/questions raised/evaluation)
_____Eye contact/body language, Delivery (clear pronunciation, fluency, no misspellings/grammatical errors, maintain the interest of the audience)
_____Visual aids (use visuals to reinforce screen text and presentation), Time management (pacing, too short or overtime)
Strengths: (What was the strongest element of this presentation?_______________________________
Areas for improvement: (What elements require improvement?)_______________________________
Total: _______
Source: Strategies for Academic Communication
Presenters' questions:
1
2
3
4
5
Rate the speaker on the following categories:
The opening:Did it attract your attention? _______ Was it on the subjects? _______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments: ___________________________________________________________
The organization: Were you able to follow easily? _______ Did the speaker develop ideas smoothly? _______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments on the organization:___________________________________________________________
Use of support: Did the speaker choose effective and clear examples? _______
Were there enough of them_______? Were the speaker's arguments logical and relevant?_______
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments Use of support:___________________________________________________________
Language: Was the language clear, easy to understand, at the level of the audience?
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
Comments language:___________________________________________________________
Overall Presentation:Did the speaker speak slowly and clearly?___________________
Did he/she make eye contact and use nonverbal communication?______
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Poor
Needs improvement
Good
very good
Excellent
_____Preparation (make sure equipment work in advance),Content (focused, informative, detailed explanation and elaboration)
_____Organization (present information in logical sequence which you can follow), Critical thinking /creativity (original ideas/questions raised/evaluation)
_____Eye contact/body language, Delivery (clear pronunciation, fluency, no misspellings/grammatical errors, maintain the interest of the audience)
_____Visual aids (use visuals to reinforce screen text and presentation), Time management (pacing, too short or overtime)
Strengths: (What was the strongest element of this presentation?_______________________________
Areas for improvement: (What elements require improvement?)_______________________________
Total: _______
Source: Strategies for Academic Communication
presentation guidelines
PPT Files of Student Samples : No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 5 No. 6
Reading Presentation
You are asked to do a reading presentation based on a particular theme of each unit we are on. As with any academic project, you will have to do appropriate research, narrow down your theme, create clear and correct text, organize your material, and document all information from sources.
Before your presentation:
Copy a class set of peer feedback form for your classmates
Hand in PowerPoint printouts/research materials if available (optional).
In the presentation (3 minutes for each presenter )
Greeting/Introduce yourself/Introduce your topic/ Purpose/ Body/ Conclusion
The introduction:
The introduction to your presentation must gain the interest and attention of your audience as well as provide the specific purpose of your speech.
1. Greeting: welcome remarks, self-introduction
Example: Good morning, everyone. My name is ______. This morning I am going to be presenting to you about ______. (objective)
2. Talk about which page #, and which part you are presenting from the textbook
3. Talk about TOPIC and TOPIC SENTENCE
The body:
The body of a presentation contains your main points and supporting material from the article you researched. For your audience to comprehend and retain your major points, you need to organize your material in a straightforward manner.
Explain-
4. what the reading is about. (CONTENT) USE YOUR OWN WORDS. DO NOT READ THE PARAGRAPH.
5. what your classmates can learn from this reading. (SO WHAT)
6. Make some questions about the reading to your classmate.
7. Raise some points for your class discussion.
The closing:
1. Summary of your essay
2. Conclusion
3. Q & A session
4. Final greeting
After your presentation:
Collect all the peer feedback form in class.
Sum up all the comments on one page and give it back to Alice and fill out self evaluation form the following week.
In order to deepen your learning experience and think creatively in any topic, you should go beyond simple information recall and give personal responses and interpretations of a given topic, which are to serve as a basis for discussion.
Use PowerPoint effectively
PowerPoint is used for the audience to look and follow your talking, not for the audience to read your written notes.
You need to use charts, arrows and graphics to explain your well-organized ideas logically.
1. Is your font too small?
2. Is your font’s color too light?
3. Are there too many colors on your texts?
4. Do not give a full text on the PowerPoint . You need to either outline or summarize your materials.
5. Write your texts on a CLEAR background. Can your audiences be able to read your texts on the PowerPoint?
6. You either read your texts on PowerPoint first and then summarize your talk.
We can NOT read and listen to your talking simultaneously.
NOTE
Every member of your group will speak during the presentation in order to get individual grade.
Please do not keep the whole class waiting for you to fix the machine or your file.
Visual aids are encouraged to use for presentation (V-8, slides, props, posters, sound effects, art work, and costumes). Please feel free to email me or talk to me during the break if you have further questions .
Grading
Chinese -10%
Outline + References 5%
Organization + Content 5%
Visual aid + ppt + script 5%
Timing +Peer evaluation +classmates’ involvements+ self evaluation 5%
Total 20%
Lip Sync
Procedure
Before the presentation
Sign up and prepare for your Lip Syncs.
Select a video clip/DVD (soap opera, movie, advertisement, news…) segment and get approval from ALICE (your instructor). Do not use VCD because it doe not have English subtitles.
Rehearse your presentation and get familiar with your scripts , and practice your pronunciation, intonation and emotion
In the presentation .
You have 3 minutes (more than 2 minutes and no more than 5 minutes) for your lip-syncs.
introduce the roles and characters you are playing.
make sure you can catch up your pacing with the subtitle.
No Chinese during your presentation
Grading
Chinese
-5%
Introduction (video clip)
2.5%
Pronunciation /intonation/emotion
10%
Creativity+ Performance
5 %
Visual Aid
2.5%
Total
20%
Reading Presentation
You are asked to do a reading presentation based on a particular theme of each unit we are on. As with any academic project, you will have to do appropriate research, narrow down your theme, create clear and correct text, organize your material, and document all information from sources.
Before your presentation:
Copy a class set of peer feedback form for your classmates
Hand in PowerPoint printouts/research materials if available (optional).
In the presentation (3 minutes for each presenter )
Greeting/Introduce yourself/Introduce your topic/ Purpose/ Body/ Conclusion
The introduction:
The introduction to your presentation must gain the interest and attention of your audience as well as provide the specific purpose of your speech.
1. Greeting: welcome remarks, self-introduction
Example: Good morning, everyone. My name is ______. This morning I am going to be presenting to you about ______. (objective)
2. Talk about which page #, and which part you are presenting from the textbook
3. Talk about TOPIC and TOPIC SENTENCE
The body:
The body of a presentation contains your main points and supporting material from the article you researched. For your audience to comprehend and retain your major points, you need to organize your material in a straightforward manner.
Explain-
4. what the reading is about. (CONTENT) USE YOUR OWN WORDS. DO NOT READ THE PARAGRAPH.
5. what your classmates can learn from this reading. (SO WHAT)
6. Make some questions about the reading to your classmate.
7. Raise some points for your class discussion.
The closing:
1. Summary of your essay
2. Conclusion
3. Q & A session
4. Final greeting
After your presentation:
Collect all the peer feedback form in class.
Sum up all the comments on one page and give it back to Alice and fill out self evaluation form the following week.
In order to deepen your learning experience and think creatively in any topic, you should go beyond simple information recall and give personal responses and interpretations of a given topic, which are to serve as a basis for discussion.
Use PowerPoint effectively
PowerPoint is used for the audience to look and follow your talking, not for the audience to read your written notes.
You need to use charts, arrows and graphics to explain your well-organized ideas logically.
1. Is your font too small?
2. Is your font’s color too light?
3. Are there too many colors on your texts?
4. Do not give a full text on the PowerPoint . You need to either outline or summarize your materials.
5. Write your texts on a CLEAR background. Can your audiences be able to read your texts on the PowerPoint?
6. You either read your texts on PowerPoint first and then summarize your talk.
We can NOT read and listen to your talking simultaneously.
NOTE
Every member of your group will speak during the presentation in order to get individual grade.
Please do not keep the whole class waiting for you to fix the machine or your file.
Visual aids are encouraged to use for presentation (V-8, slides, props, posters, sound effects, art work, and costumes). Please feel free to email me or talk to me during the break if you have further questions .
Grading
Chinese -10%
Outline + References 5%
Organization + Content 5%
Visual aid + ppt + script 5%
Timing +Peer evaluation +classmates’ involvements+ self evaluation 5%
Total 20%
Lip Sync
Procedure
Before the presentation
Sign up and prepare for your Lip Syncs.
Select a video clip/DVD (soap opera, movie, advertisement, news…) segment and get approval from ALICE (your instructor). Do not use VCD because it doe not have English subtitles.
Rehearse your presentation and get familiar with your scripts , and practice your pronunciation, intonation and emotion
In the presentation .
You have 3 minutes (more than 2 minutes and no more than 5 minutes) for your lip-syncs.
introduce the roles and characters you are playing.
make sure you can catch up your pacing with the subtitle.
No Chinese during your presentation
Grading
Chinese
-5%
Introduction (video clip)
2.5%
Pronunciation /intonation/emotion
10%
Creativity+ Performance
5 %
Visual Aid
2.5%
Total
20%
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