Weekend over week 4 begins!!
Mobile technology. What experiences do we have?, good, bad, informed or uninformed.
Mmmmmmm...........
I started out with using a laptop in my then job as a building examiner at British Rail nearly 21 years ago. Some of my fellow PCET students weren't born then!!! Those were the days of floppy discs and no internet. We posted reports to the office, on discs, in envelopes. Hard to believe in these days of broadband. My next move up was to a Nokia 5800 music smartphone during my Access to H.E. course 5 years ago. Great for music but at the time, not for much else.
Year 1 at uni saw me purchasing a Kindle reader. (carrying all those text books back and forth then became a thing of the past). Year 2 at uni was the year I bought a netbook. Light, handy but a small amount of memory, so slow. I had the memory upgraded and it did sterling work for the next 2 years.
Year 3 at uni was the year of the Google Nexus tablet. I took it around Vietnam and Cambodia in 2013 and sent blogs of my adventures back for my friends to read.
I embrace new technology, it has helped me in further education and made life, mostly easier.

Week 3, day 4.
Another interesting day.
Finally got our power point delivered. Tom and Deb were fine, my bit was a bit lame though. Lesson learned there I think. (Could have jazzed it up a bit more).
We then had nearly an hour long presentation on digital learning from a man whose name escapes me (Simon?). Whatever his name he was brilliant. Sadly he no longer teaches in schools but judging by his enthusiasm and dynamism he must have been among the best in his field.
The use of technology he introduced to us for use in the classroom was a heads up on the direction things are taking. None  of it was innovative  software or hardware but the application of it was. Thinking outside the box as it were.
A warm welcome to Rachael who joined us today. I'm sure you will quickly find that we are a helpful and friendly bunch. Any problems, just ask.

Just got back from a marvellous production of  'The Merchant of Venice', staged at the Pontardawe Arts Centre.
(I know I should have been working on my lesson plan but it is subject related).
It will also be on at The Parc and Dare Treorchy, The Memo Barry, Chapter Cardiff, Y Ffwrness Llanelli and the Metropole Abertillery.
If you get a chance, go and see it. Student discounts apply.
A very talented actor who studied on the same degree course as me plays Bassanio. His stage name is Huw Novelli.
One to watch in the future!
www.pontardaweartscentre.com/

                                          Mmmm.........  not a bad spot for studying.

Some interesting websites associated with English Literature:

www.theguardian.com › Professional › Teacher Network
www.reading.ac.uk/english-literature/.../ell-ug-english-literature-teaching...
www.onlinecolleges.net/top-100-high-school-teachers-who-blog/
www.englishblog.com/literature/

George Orwell.
Bonjour Christelle. Ca va? How goes your weekend so far? I have found a blog on a fascinating site that gives a little insight into some areas of George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984. It begins by supplying the reasons for the naming of room 101 and how it has become part of everyday language. I suppose it may be said that this is the 'ripple effect' I mentioned yesterday. Would you agree? It then mentions links and coincidences between other authors and their novels. Have a look, see what you think and let me know your thoughts on it. interestingliterature.com/

Good morning Christelle, I hope you are well. Here is a blog I found written by a lecturer in Reading University. He talks about the ripple effect that books can have on the lives of students and I think he also means the effect which he can have on them too. I like to think that as educators we can point students towards good literature, authors they may not be familiar with and interpretations they may not have yet discovered. I shall continue my search later and post you more. Enjoy your weekend. Mike. blogs.reading.ac.uk/the-life-of-a-lecturer/