lunes, 27 de octubre de 2008

Good Memories


I've a couple of friend who have a summer house in canellillo;I remember sometime ago they invited me to celebrate a "venetian night" there. It was a charming festival under the lights of candles. we danced all night with the music of a band which played all kinds of rythims. we're a group of friends who always get on very well.
the party was very well organized, each one had a special job to fulfill , for intance, I was in charge of the meal, others had to care about the drinks, soft drinks and cigarrettes. unfortunately there were some who drank too much and feel asleep on the sand... jajaja...( I was one of them).
about 6 or 7 am it was time to return home and we had to climb a hill to get home; it was still dark and we had no torches, no candles so we stumbled at every step, which caused us much laughter. we enjoyed very much this party......

should computer based programmes replace real clases?

I think that computer based programmes have not advanced enough to replace the social interaction that ocurr in a classroom. historically, communal learning has always been the most effective way for educating the student and generating thought-provoking discussion in class. I don't believe technology has reached a point where we can duplicate that effectively on a computer.
I think the feedback from the teacher is vital and working in groups is a good way to share and increase our knowledge, also there're some spaces such us, chat rooms, message board and instant messaging that are good subtitutes, but they're by no means replacements for the exchange of a tacit knowledge.
well, I think it's a very effective tool for helping introverts who don't talk in class to join the discussion.