ELO_Orientation Day_October 2021

Becoming an Online Learner:

Some Thoughts on the Journey

by Tien Mai | Head of Reading & Writing Division

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Oct 2021

Open Ended

Write down 1 keyword you've learned from this morning session.

Poll

What do you often do FIRST in the MORNING?

• Have breakfast

• Plan the day

• Do exercise

• Other

1 Do the morning pages

​Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning.

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There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages. They are not high art. They are not even “writing.”

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They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only.

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Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page...and then do three more pages tomorrow.

Poll

What do you often do first after dinner?

• Wash the dishes

• Have desserts

• Other

​2 Do the dirty work first, then enjoy the rewards 😎

Poll

These two sentences have the same meaning.

Which sentence has more new words?

• People was holed up at home either because of a quarantine or simply because they were heeding the advice of public health experts to avoid crowds.

• Health officials have been encouraging social distancing. This means staying home and staying away from other people.

​3 Read at your your level

​4 Read about what you're interested in

Poll

Do you have a YouTube channel and/or a writing blog/website?

5 Be a creator

​You may turn your (speaking) assignments into gold content.

• Create a YouTube channel

• ​Create a Facebook page

• ​Create a TikTok channel for learning

6 Keep a blog

https://17autumnleaves.wordpress.com/blog/

For your writing assignments, create a blog. Here is one great post from an OU student:

​7 Find Vành Khuyên Lê

OU teachers should not be your only teachers. Find many other Vành Khuyên Lê in your life.

​8 Embrace boredom

/ɪmˈbreɪs/

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To embrace means to accept an idea with enthusiasm

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​At times your online learning will be very boring. Accept it. Seek support. Do the boring work.

​9 Ask a lot of question!

​Why should you ask?

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​Because sometimes teachers make mistakes.

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Can you spot a grammatical mistake in the advice above? 😂

​9 Ask a lot of questions and seek support!

​Subject: Support with [Course] | Class [Name of Class]

Body

Dear Mr./Ms. [Middle Name and First Name of the Instructor],

I’m [Your full name], currently studying in your [Name of the course] course on [Days of the Week]. Thank you for your [a positive descriptive adjective] teaching. I enjoy doing [positive activities in the course]

I’m sorry to let you know that I need further support with [Name of the task]. 

I’ve been working hard but don’t know how to [a problem]. The task [Name of the task] is quite challenging. 

Can you help me with [the problem above] 

I really appreciate your further support.

Best wishes,

[Your full name] | [Student ID]

​9 ___a lot of questions and seek support

​8 Embrace _______

​7 Find Vành Khuyên Lê

6 Keep a blog

5 Be a creator

​4 Read about what you're interested in

​3 Read at your level

​2 Do the dirty work first

Type in the chat box three missing words

​Tien Mai

​[e-mail]

​10 Test yourself 😊

1 Do the Morning P____