As teachers we believe that it's important to take measures to ensure that you show awareness of the various forms of technology that can be used in order to deliver information to students or colleagues. In presenting our advocacy assignment we decided to use Prezi and the creation of a blog. Prezi is a program which we discovered online that we believed was an effective way to present our information in a diverse way. We found Prezi to be a dynamic way to present our reasons for learning a SL and thought it would be beneficial to others in the class by introducing this new form of visual storytelling that seemed more enjoyable than PowerPoint. Moreover, we also decided to create blogs that contains information about teaching a second language and our personal reasons for learning our languages (German, Japanese and Italian). Blogs are great way to communicate with colleagues, students and other individuals and share ideas regarding the topic of the blog. We strongly believe that teacher collaboration is an important component of being an educator and blogging is also a great way for learners to be active throughout the course.
The visuals and images that were used within our advocacy assignment place emphasis on the importance of learning a second language and the diversity present in our multi-cultural society. The visuals demonstrate students from different cultures coming together and showing appreciation and respect for the different cultures and languages that are present within educational institutions. We decided to choose the symbols as they reinforce the idea of unity amongst different cultures and how the learning of a second language creates many opportunities for learners.
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