Co17 Connecting Online Conference

1. CO17 Connecting Online
Conference
Reflecting on 10 Live Online Classes
Anna Cirillo

2. Promoting a sustainable approach in
vocational training in blended format. 1
1. Title: Promoting a sustainable approach in vocational training in blended format; Date: Friday February 3; 10
AM Est, 3 PM UTC; Presenter Anne Fox. The presentation took place face-to-face.
2. She spoke of the mission implementing a sustainable mindset for a future-oriented lifestyle.
3. I interacted a little with the speaker and colleagues because it was the first conference and I was not prepared
in the event.
4. During the event came up the following questions: what is sustainablity in teaching? What is green pedagogy for
vocational courses?
5. The content related to teachers because it is important to teach sustainablty in K-12 and higher education.
6. She treated a very important issue and gave me many suggestions.
7. I felt good because attending international activity of renewal and updating.
8. I do not know.
9. I don’t Know.
10. Surely educating to sustainability
11. Can we continue with our activities and not seriously consider the environmental health?

3. Online and Free tools to enhance vocabulary
learning 2
1. Title: Online and Free tools to enhance vocabulary learning; on Saturday 02/04/2017; 8 AM EST, 1 PM UTC;
presenter: Sibel Taşkın Şimşek. The presentation took place face-to-face.
2. The presenter has presented tools and apps to enhance the learning of foreign language vocabulary.
3. I interacted with colleagues expressing my agreement or disagreement with their thinking. I interacted with
the presenter by expressing my appreciation to the tools presented.
4. How do I use Quizlet? I can download on the iPad? Which program was used to prepare the video presented?
5. Content is directed to teachers to facilitate student learning.
6. Looking at the presentation I thought that there are so many nice app that can make it attractive to the study.
7. I felt good because I liked the links of free tools presented.
8. The lack of technology with my class.
9. Rotating the classes in the use of the computer lab.
10. Using the webtools presented in my lectures.
11.There are specific webtools for chemistry?

4. Learning Opportunities through Web- Based
Technology 3
1. Title: Learning Opportunities through Web- Based Technology; date: on Saturday 02/04/2017; presenter: Dr.
Revathi Viswanathan; 10 AM EST, 3 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-face.
2. The speaker presented web-based learning tools that students can use when they are not in class.
3. I interacted with colleagues about ways of learning. I interacted with the speaker, appreciating the benefits
listed in the use of webtools.
4. How to behave in the event that students have not completed flipped activities?
5. The content is for us teachers and gives us information on webtools that we can use with our students when
they are home.
6. It is amazing that we are learning from teachers from around the world from our homes!
7. I felt good and I realized that there are tools that strengthen the role of teachers. To follow the webinar was
stimulating, motivating and attracting.
8. Bad internet connection and computers are not always available in all homes.
9. To believe in opportunities of technology.
10. I'd like tocommunicate with my students over the school, using wikispace or wiziq.com.
11. Can you say more about zamzar?

5. Empowering Teacher Training through Enganging
Teacher Candidates in Global Digital Project 4
1. Title: Empowering Teacher Training through Enganging Teacher Candidates in Global Digital Project; date:
on Saturday 02/04/2017; presenter: Dr. Ludmila Smirnova, course 4 PM EST, 9 PM UTC; the presentation took
place face-to-face.
2. The presenter explains international projects such as: Virtual projects; International writing Exchange(2015);
Snowblog CT NETCITY(2010).
3. I interacted little because I preferred to listen Ludmila, especially when he spoke of the Russian-American
values.
4. How to improve the interaction between students?
5. Content is directed to teachers, as it discusses new technologies that make the most engaging lessons.
6. I like that learning takes place with technology while working with technology.
7. I felt good and I think I was spurred to experiment with new technologies.
8. Do not find people willing to experiment.
9. To try an international project.
10. Disseminating what I have learned.
11. Is it easier learning to communicate foreign language content with the chat or Skype?

6. Learning to Research, Researching to Learn
5
1. Title: Learning to Research, Researching to Learn; date: on Friday 02/03/2017; presenter: Dr. Janet Salmons,
course 11 AM EST, 4 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-face.
2. The presenter explains the principles of investigation that promote online research and emphasizes the
qualities that must have the researcher, ie the ability and the critical sense.
3. I interacted writing in chat my thoughts.
4. How to develop the skills and critical thinking?
5. Content is directed to teachers to improve the professional skills.
6. How to conduct research in the right way to stimulate thinking?
7. I felt good because the event gave me a positive input.
8. I'd like to induce the development of critical thinking in my students.
9. Carry out a thorough and constructive work.
10. Disseminating what I have learned.
11. To induce the reflection, is more appropriate to ask questions or write his own reflections?

7. Optimizing Your Business English Online Coaching
and Learning Session with Mind Maps 6
1. Title: Optimizing Your Business English Online Coaching and Learning Session with Mind Maps; date: on
Saturday 02/04/2017; presenter: Dr. Ron Morrain, course 9 AM EST, 2 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-
face.
2. The presenter explains how mind maps can enhance the online learning and how to assess the online training.
3. I interacted both with colleagues and with the speaker writing my opinion.
4. What stories can every person, who has ever worked, tell?
5. Content is directed to teachers and pupils.
6. The content was very interesting although the mental maps presented I found complex.
7. I felt good because the event made me think.
8. The challenges are to present the most linear mind maps.
9. Remove obstacles that can occur in Adult Learning.
10. To use Mind Maps in Learning because help we organize the work and reflection.
11. How to assess the mental map produced by a student?

8. CO17: EVO17 Minecraft MOOC Overview
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1.Title: CO17: EVO17 Minecraft MOOC Overview; date: on Friday 02/03/2017; presenter: Vance Stevens Co-
moderator or EVO Minecraft MOOC and Jeff Kuhn, course 12 PM EST, 5 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-
to-face.
2.The expert explains how the Minecraft game can allow learning through interaction with the game.
3.I interacted little because I was fascinated by the presentation.
4.Why we should play with Minecraft?
5.The content is intended for all those who want to learn through play.
6.We are really learning about constructing learning environments that are compelling and self-directing.
7.I felt good because I realized that you can learn in a fun way.
8.Not everyone thinks that you can learn through play.
9.Prove that you can learn through play and to obtain excellent results.
10.Minecraft experience.
11.Are the best results obtained by learning with adults or with children?

9. Wiziq Class CO17: The Need for a New School
Experience 8
1.Title: Wiziq Class CO17: The Need for a New School Experience; date: on Sunday 02/05/2017; presenter:
Roy Andersen, course 2 PM EST, 7 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-face.
2.The announcer speaks of the difficulties that teachers have to understand the thinking of the students and
needs to have a type of education that produces a citizen capable of supporting a higher social framework..
3.I interacted with colleagues and even with the expert by asking questions and responding.
4.How can we cope with new needs in education?
5.The content refers to teachers pupils ratios and the need for a new kind of education.
6.We teachers give pupils still at the theoretical contents and do not prepare them for the tasks of reality.
7.I felt good and it made me reflect on the potential of young minds.
8.Using new technology.
9.The mind of the adults must be more plastic and adults have to be more willing to work in a new way.
10.The education system needs to change.
11.Do the properties of language depend on intelligence?

10. Exploiting your own materials
9
1.Title: Exploiting your own materials; date: on Sunday 02/05/2017; presenter: Julie Kacmaz Pratten, course 10
AM EST, 3 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-face.
2.The presenter shows the ways of developing a mindset and a toolkit that explores the potential of each piece of
material we create ( or our students create).
3.I interacted writing in chat my opinion.
4.What is the best way to store the work already done?
5.The content refers to teachers and education.
6.I collect materials on internet and ricreate them. I spent a lot of time to do it.
7.I felt good and it made me reflect to act differently.
8.Using new technology.
9.Improving the use of new technologies.
10.Have more time to write in a pleasant way.

11. Closing Ceremony and Screencasting as a Way to
Learn 10
1. Title: Closing Ceremony and Screencasting as a Way to Learn; date: on Sunday 02/05/2017; presenter: Dr.
Nellie Deutsch, course 4 PM EST, 9 PM UTC; the presentation took place face-to-face.
2.The presenter will discuss screencasting as a way to create videos to document the process of learning.
3.I interacted with colleagues by declaring positive emotions in following three days of conferences. I also
complimented with Nellie.
4.Many reflections for the activities that you can do.
5.The content refers to teachers and education.
6.That there are a lot of way to learn.
7.I felt good and it made me reflect on learning.
8.Using new technology.
9.The mind of the adults must be more plastic and adults have to be more willing to work in a new way.
10.The education system needs to change.
11.Is correct to publish videos to demonstrate learning improvement?