Week 10 Reflection

   It has been the best 10 weeks of my academic life and I would eternally be thankful to Donna Shaw and to all my colleagues around the world. I cannot believe this turning point course has come to an end. It seemed like yesterday when my classmates and I started to be part of this wonderful, insightful, and unique experience. I will never forget this Webskills course. From the bottom of my heart, I can say that I was born, technologically, speaking again.

   As for the different things I did and learned, I can mention an endless list of technology tools and websites. However, the knowledge I acquired cannot be measured under any circumstance. Blog Rolls, Lesson Plans, Rubrics, Interactive Power Points, Padlet,  and the Project itself were some of the things I put my hands on. I am really proud what my online friends all over the world and I accomplished while taking this tremendous course.

   I have, nowadays, the certainty that all of us are going to make the change, where students from Mauritania to Norway, from Sri Lanka to Kuwait, from Spain to  Taiwan are the ones that are really going to receive the academic instruction and the blessing of being agents of change as well. It is now in our hands to pass the torch for others to light up.

   One more time, thanks to the U.S. Embassy in Paraguay, thanks to the State Department, thanks to the American English Institute of Linguistics Department at University of Oregon, thanks to all of my colleagues whose wisdom, generosity and patience lead the way, and a very special thank to my editor in chief Esala Malawithanthri. A big hug to Juan Pacheco and Husni Mahmud, and my warmest regards to Albana and Brahim and to all my colleagues around the world. Guys, I am going to miss you a lot!