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Día 3. Enmárcalo

Hoy no tengo inspiración. O el tema del día no me ayuda demasiado. Lo segundo lo más probable. “Enmárcalo”. ¿Qué fue lo último que colgué en la pared de mi cuarto?

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Ah, ya. Un puzzle. Un puzzle que hice con mi madre, aunque en su mayoría lo hice yo. Un puzzle que ilustra los signos del zodíaco con sus nombres inscritos en latin. Muy apropiado. Mis padres me lo regalaron el año pasado, después de estar pasando una mala racha. Me hizo sentir peor. Y el sentirme así me hizo caer más bajo aún. “Para que te animes”. ¡Pero yo no quiero preocuparos! Yo no quiero nada de esto. No quiero dar pena. No quiero ser una carga para nadie. Lo hicieron por mi bien, y me sentó mal porque sentí que yo era una molestia de la que hacerse cargo porque todavía no me he independizado. Y esa hilera de pensamientos fue peor aún, porque ellos hacen el esfuerzo, ¿y tú lo echas por tierra saboteándote de ese modo? Por favor...

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Research Classroom Research, Reading Control Workshop.

Explain briefly what classroom-centered research vs research that concentrates on the inputs of the classroom is. 

Classroom-centered research is a discipline that tries to investigate what happens inside the classroom. This type of research is different from research that concentrates on the inputs of the classroom, which are the syllabi, the teaching materials, multimedia resources, etcetera, or the outputs of the classroom, which refers to the production and achievements that are made by learners.  

2. Explain the claim: The development of ‘virtual’ classrooms, the notion of the classroom as a place where people gather together has come under challenge. 

Talking about the concept of the classroom is not the same as many years ago. Nowadays,due to technological changes and innovations,the classroom is not only a physical space where some people gather together and the process of learning and teaching occurs. Now there are different kinds of classrooms, physical and digital. An example of these new forms of classrooms are platforms like Google Meet, Zoom, digital courses like Platzi or Open English,etcetera. Those new concepts of classrooms lead us to the conclusion that as technologies are changing and society as well,the concept of the classroom is reshaping itself.

3. How was research defined?

Research was defined as a systematic process of inquiry consisting of some key elements/steps/components: 1. A question, problem or hypothesis, 2. Data, 3. Analysis and interpretation.

4. Mention some of the components of research: 1. A question, problem or hypothesis 2. Data 3. Analysis and interpretation.

First, the question, problem or hypothesis are components that are key to start to identify the situation to be studied, the problem to be solved, the question to be answered,and the hypothesis to be proved. It is also important to include components such as: the rationale,which is the justification for the study to be carried out, and a theoretical framework or literature review,which provide support to the study through theory. Second, the data, which has to do with the gathered information through some instruments for data collection. And finally, the analysis and the interpretation, which consist of the interpretation and analysis of the obtained data in order to reach the findings of the study. 

5. What is the meaning of ‘validity and reliability’?

The validity refers to the consistency of a measure (when results can be given under the same conditions), meanwhile, validity refers to the accuracy of a measure (when the results represent what they are supposed to measure)

6. What about ‘Publishing research’?

It means to make the results of the research public. This implies that the research that is carried out should fulfill certain criteria to be accepted.

7. Classroom research and classroom-oriented research? 

The classroom research includes empirical investigations that are carried out in classrooms. On the other hand, Classroom-oriented research is the research that is executed outside the classroom.

8. What does ‘empirical investigations’ mean?

Empirical research is a concept that implies that the research must be carried out in contexts where empirical evidence,observable, direct or indirect experience and verifiable evidence are there

9. Substantive issues have to do with the ‘what’ of research, methodological issues with the ‘how’. 

The substantive research seeks to identify relationships between language acquisition and variables (Example: instructional methods,teacher input,aspects of the learner behavior, etcetera). On the other hand, methodologically, there is a huge debate about issues like the merits of approaches such as: experimental versus naturalistic for data collection and analysis, among other debates.

10. Methods comparison studies?

Those studies compared different methods,teaching techniques, etcetera, with the objective of determining which ones are more or less effective. Nevertheless,it has been demonstrated that there are not better methods than others, because every single method has its advantages and disadvantages.

11. Explain briefly the equation: Input factors, interaction, and output. 

The input factors, as the name indicates itself, consist of all those resources that learners receive (explanations, teachers’ talk, multimedia tools, etcetera) the output refers to the production that is made by students (language produced by them, their own compositions, etcetera). And interaction refers to the interrelationship that takes place between teachers and learners, input and output.

12. Teacher speech modifications, questions, instructions, and error correction and feedback. 

Those concepts share something in common, and it is the way in which those processes should be carried out, how to correct them? how to provide feedback? how to give instructions? How to solve questions? how to speak to students who are language learners? All these questions should be carried out taking into account things like: the background of students, their language level, and also the effectiveness and the effects that error correction can have on subsequent learner output?

13. Teachers´ comprehensible talk?

Teacher talk is the activity that teachers do during a huge time of the class, TTT (Teacher Talking Time). Here, the teacher works as the input for students. An issue that can emerge from here is that teachers often tend to “overtalk”.  

14. Display Vs referential questions. 

The questions are tools that teachers use like icebreakers or practice activities. There are display questions, which are questions in which teachers already know the answers, and the referential questions are those ones that the teachers do not know the answers. It has been widely demonstrated that the referential questions provide better results in language production than display ones.  It is important that activities that are carried out in the classroom have an appropriate level of complexity. 

Student: Camila Alejandra Avendaño Orduña.

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Platzi y Microsoft unen fuerzas para certificar a más de 2 mil programadores mediante el Microsoft Azure Challenge

Platzi y Microsoft unen fuerzas para certificar a más de 2 mil programadores mediante el Microsoft Azure Challenge

Por Periódico La Edición Los participantes que completen el reto tendrán la oportunidad de presentar el examen de certificación Azure Fundamentals AZ 900, sobre fundamentos de servicios cloud en la nube de Microsoft.Microsoft Azure Challenge es un programa gratuito abierto para todas las personas que tengan conocimientos básicos en desarrollo, y que quieran aprender o reforzar sus conocimientos…

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These Amazing Websites Will Teach You a Great New Skill (Even If You’re Busy)

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Today, there’s no excuse not to be able to learn new skills. While decades ago, we were limited to the confinements of a library or a classroom, we face no restrictions now. We can learn from the same device that we carry throughout the day, at anytime of the day, and anywhere we are. Whether your goal is to get advice from today’s experts, learn a foreign language, or start a business, we’ve got 37 amazing (and curated) websites to learn new skills. Best of all, you can do it on your own time. Enjoy!

Broaden your general knowledge

edX – Watch online lectures from the world’s top Universities Coursera – Online courses curated by top educational institutions CreativeLIVE – Watch live online classes from premium instructors Skillshare – Bite-sized courses focusing on real-life skills Udemy – A platform where anyone can learn anything taught by anyone Lynda – Be taught by industry experts online Khan Academy – Detailed tutorials taught by Sal Khan and hand-curated instructors on mathematics, science, business, and more

Think bigger

TED – Watch presentations from the world’s most innovative thinkers and leaders Big Think – Read and watch big ideas discussed online The Big Know – Free online courses from the world’s top brands

Speak a foreign language

Rype – Private language lessons with handpicked professional teachers for a flat monthly subscription Duolingo – Learn basic vocabulary and grammar skills in a gamified approach Memrise – Memorize vocabulary and other language skills using interactive flashcards Learn a Language Challenge – Learn the most common 1,000 words in any language in 100 days Lang-8 – Meet, interact, and connect with fellow language learners

Become a coding guru

Codeacademy – Learn how to code by building your own projects Treehouse – Top online courses to help you learn how to coe Dash – Gain access to tutorials on building awesome websites OneMonth – Learn the basics of coding in one month Liveedu.tv – Watch live streaming of professional coders Platzi – Develop your skills through interactive and live courses

Get advice from the best

Quora – The world’s most trusted Q & A platform Clarity.fm – Gain 1-on-1 access to professionals in business and more Coach.me – Free tool to track your habits in a community Whale – Ask interesting questions, and watch interesting answers Wonder – Read answers to futuristic and bold questions

Start and grow your business

How to Start a Startup – A free online course on building a startup the right way by YCombinator Startup Patterns – Bite-sized startup lessons Digital Garage – Free digital tutorials from Google Growth Hackers – Community and Q & A forum connecting the world’s best marketers Inbound.org – Forum for online marketers /r/startups – Reddit forum where entrepreneurs share unique startup stories and journeys  

Level up your brain

Spreeder – Learn how to read faster Lumosity – A free game to develop your mental agility Calm – Get guided meditation on-demand The Happiness Project – Daily lessons on how to become happier   Are there any websites we may have missed? Let us know and we’ll consider adding them into our list!

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Día 2. Fracaso

Yo no elijo los temas del día; son puntos aleatorios de una lista de 365 ideas. Y sin embargo aquí nos encontramos, con un título que augura el futuro de este proyecto (esperemos que no).

A lo largo de mis 23 años de vida he fracasado en tantas cosas que no sé qué podría tener cabida aquí. He echado a perder relaciones, ideas, historias, personajes, oportunidades, conversaciones. Tantas cosas que podrían haber sido y nunca fueron. Todo por mi inconsistencia para conmigo y para con los demás. Tal vez ese sea uno de mis mayores fracasos: el olvidarme de la gente, el ignorarla. Porque una vez pongo tierra de por medio, el hecho de dejar de hablar con alguien tiene poco valor para mí. ¿Tengo realmente amigos si no me importa dejarlos ir? Exceptuando a un puñado de ellos, realmente nunca he llegado a guardar grandes sentimientos por otros. Lágrimas falsas que surcaron mi cara en numerosos días en respuesta a diferentes personas. Me he mentido tanto que a veces me cuesta diferenciar lo que me digo de lo que me pasa.

Otro gran fracaso es el compromiso con mis proyectos personales, con mis “hobbies” (que ya no sé si realmente los tengo o son solo hiperfijaciones momentáneas que acabarán pasando al cabo de un par de meses, tres como mucho). ¿Cuántas historias tengo a medio hacer? Ni si quiera a medio hacer. ¿Cuántas historias tengo que me encantaría ver plasmadas en papel? Y de todas ellas, es probable que ninguna lo consiga, porque por tener, no tengo ni el esqueleto. Tengo huesos astillados. Los restos de un churrasco literario.

Digo que me gusta escribir, ¿pero es realmente cierto? Mi voz interna, mi consciencia supongo, o tal vez los restos de Laurence, dicen que sí. Pero yo no estoy tan segura. Eso me gustaría creer.

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Día 1. Musa

El hábito hace al maestro, y para hacerlo crecer uno tiene que esforzarse en crear una nueva rutina. He empezado incontables veces tantos proyectos que han acabado hechas una pila de escombros que no quiero ni numerarlos. ¿Conseguiré salir adelante con este? Es el día 1, el día que se empieza con ilusión. Tal vez sí, pero mi visión realista, basada meramente en mis experiencias previas, me dice que no. Y al mismo tiempo tengo la vocecilla en la cabeza repitiendo una y otra vez que eso es lenguaje negativo y que no me puedo hablar así. Pero no puedo evitar algo que sé cómo es porque ya ha pasado otras veces. Y ahí está, la voz de nuevo hablando: tienes que romper ese hábito. Tienes la experiencia de haber hecho lo mismo miles de veces, pero con que solo una vez te desvíes de tu norma, ya tendrás una primera experiencia haciendo las cosas bien.

¿Es esa voz mi musa? Una musa escueta y que solo me hace caso cuando estoy al borde del abismo. Que solo me alienta con sus palabras en la mínima expresión de comunicación, diciendo cosas que ya sé. ¿O es solo la voz de la razón? Si la musa es el aliento creativo que te suspira en el alma, entonces la mía se ha ausentado durante un tiempo, se ha ido de vacaciones. Aunque lo más probable es que siempre haya estado conmigo, alimentando mi cerebro con imágenes de historias y personajes que nunca consigo plasmar en tinta y papel. Y esa incapacidad es ya culpa mía, por supuesto. Eso sí que lo asumo. Creo cientos de proyectos, empiezo apenas una decena, y abandono al poco tiempo. El ciclo de mi vida es un constante círculo de vida y muerte creativa.