M.Y. Wish Lists: Crazy Paving or Stepping Stones?

Looking back to the beginning of this semester, I found my wish list (i.e., the course objectives), which included

1. Students will be able to understand the nature of online learning and its potentials for the study of English;
2. Students will be able to critically use and evaluate online texts, learning tools, and resources; and
3. Students will be able to design online activities and produce multimedia content to support English learning.

As online treasure hunters, we explored and scrutinized weblogs, webquests, and websites of our own and others. We kept logs of precious experiences, thoughts, and visions in order to develop in-depth understandings of online English learning. Trained to collect and evaluate information in a systematic way, fortunately (or unfortunately?) we do not become archaeologists because, in part, the Web is evolving. Putting aside categorization, you are creating and constructing Something with various styles and formats in the realm of Web 2.0. These quirky crazy paving or stepping stones in your collaborative experiences may make further exploration possible.

Perhaps someday I will see Celia Angel & Julie Rabbit become as popular as The Simpsons with all age groups around the world. Perhaps someday Cherrie's EFL students in Taiwan will explore Online Language Learning 3.0 with Anita's CFL (Chinese as a Foreign language) students in the U.S. through the newest technologies. Oh, I have a new wish list now. Hope you let me know when your dreams come true.