Were the learners successful in completing the tasks assigned?
For the first lesson, seven of the 16 students completed their Google Plus video posts.
Did the activity work like you expected? Were there any outcomes that you did not expect?
Of the seven who posted, I was very happy with the way in which they followed the guidelines set by me to complete their video posts. In terms of meeting lesson learning intentions, I was very pleased with the quality of the pronunciation of the four Mandarin tones in the video posts.
Based on the apparent level of motivation I saw in class I was a little surprised and disappointed not to see more of the students completing posts for the first lesson. During the week I sent out a group email, complimenting those who had done posts and encouraging those who hadn't. I included the classroom teacher in the group email. This group email led to only one more post being done.
Were the learners engaged/motivated by the activity?
Through the time I spent with the students in class it appeared that they were all very motivated by the task, particularly when I was working with them. However, the limited number of posts suggests that their motivation waned once the direct teaching from me stopped.
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