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EnergyVille

EnergyVille is an interactive game that puts you in charge of meeting the energy needs of a city or around 3.9 million people.

This new trimester we are going to play this game. At the end of the trimester each group is going to present the results of the experience of playing together and thinking about how to save energy.

Final project Sep-dec 08

Introducing Our Collaboration Wiki for our final project

Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

This group project is about EFL students from Rafael Belloso University presenting a proposal to solve environmental issues from the point of view of different engineering fields.

The class will be divided into groups with students from the different engineering schools in URBE:

• Industrial Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Computer Sciences Engineering
• Informatics Engineering

Goals:

1. To identify environmental issues affecting the world and the country we are living in.
2. Select a methodology to propose a solution to the problem from different point of view of the engineering fields.
3. Propose an engineering solution to a green problem.
4. Integrate technology and web 2.0 tools into the EFL for work class.
5. Use Critical Thinking and Multiliteracies
6. Work efficiently in a team
   

Deadline: December 2nd, 2008

Assigned Readings
Team Work

• How to be a effective team member
• Team work and team building: how to work as a team

Presenting

• The three P's of presenting
• 10 presetations Do's and Taboos
• The Mechanics of Presenting
• Avoiding Techno Errors
  

Announcing Bloggers from Sep-Dec08!

Here they are... Engineers that would be blogging their experiences during this trimester. Let's get started:

Alexander Jose http://alexanderjose-ab.blogspot.com/
Heberto Bermudez http://shadow00440.blogspot.com/
Jose Miguel Esis http://www.josemiguelesis.blogspot.com/
Augusto Sanchez http://darkaast.blogspot.com/
Daniel Ocando http://danielocando17.blogspot.com/
Antonio Visentin www.totty15.blogspot.com
Luis Rossi http://luisrossi.blogspot.com/
Julio Coronado http://jacu1406.blogspot.com/
Valery Delannoy http://valedela.blogspot.com/
Gerardo Gutierrez http://ggutierrez9.blogspot.com/
Miguel Martínez http://michelangelo360.blogspot.com/
Freddy Gonzalez http://freddygonzalez0226.blogspot.com/
Leandro Acosta http://leandroacostax.blogspot.com/
Christopher Greaves: http://christophergreaves.blogspot.com/
Marilenis Montero http://marilenis.blogspot.com/
Eva Paezhttp://gochesoad.blogspot.com/
Heberto Bermudez http://shadow00440.blogspot.com/
Diosana Bermudez http://diosanabermudez.blogspot.com/
Luis Quiroz http://iblogxd.blogspot.com/
Armando Perez. http://elmandok.blogspot.com/
Marisabel Jabardo http://stephaniejabardo.blogspot.com/
Alirio Rincon: http://aliriorincon.blogspot.com/
Gabriel Perez http://gabrielperez87.blogspot.com/
Daniela Acosta http://danielacosta512.blogspot.com/
Helios Sierraalta http://andorew.blogspot.com/
Vicenta Parra http://vicentaparra.blogspot.com/
Roberto Guadarrama http://rj-0706.blogspot.com/
Reyker Torres http://reykertorres.blogspot.com/
Elis Flores http://elisingles7.blogspot.com/
Eduardo Iragorri http://eduardoiragorriefl.blogspot.com/

Welcome September-December 2008 students!

Welcome, everybody!

This new trimester, we will be working with English for Work. But what is that? you may be asking yourself.

Well, let's try to explain what it is all about. To start with:

1. It is mostly about learning and practicing your English.
2. It is about learning English related to your field of expertise. So if you are an engineering student for instance. You will be reading, listening to, writing and talking about English for engineers and English for working as an engineer.
3. It is about learning English using technology. That means we will be using computers and internet to find real updated information concerning your different interests. We are going to experiment and play with new ways to learn autonomously. Learning for life. Learning to learn. Learning by doing. We will watching and listening to videos as well as making videos. We'll have the chance to use different tools to express your ideas and read about ideas.
4. It is about learning and practicing your English in groups, in community. Be ready to meet students and teachers from the university and the world. Of course, there will be tasks you must complete on your own.

That was a general description of the course. Now, how the classes take place:

• Classes are going to be held at the lab. I f you can't come to classes, you can connect at home or wherever you have access to a computer and Internet.
• You need to get a google account, since we will using different tools provided by Google. make sure to register to Gmail, Google Reader, Google Talk, and Google Doc
  
• Blogs are going to be your personal journals. There you will register everything we do in class. All your homework and tasks should be there.
• Every class will be taken as a workshop or TALLER. Try not to miss your classes and if you do, keep your blog updated.
• Homework will be assigned for each one of the units covered in class. The dateline to hand in your homework will be the day of your test. It means you will have the chance to work on your blog till the exam day.
• Corrections to writing will be done through Google documents.

Assesment
Thre are three terms:

1. First Term: written test 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 30%
2. Second Term: written test 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 30%
3. Third Term: Final project 10 pts + on line component 10 pts 40%

Things you need to do to take this class:
* Get a Gmail account and register to Google services: reader, Google talk, reader and blogger.

* Register to the EFL University Ning social network. Make sure to write name, last name and class session you belong to when registering at our social network.

* Take these surveys:

• About your English Class
  Sep- Dec08 EFL Survey
  Click Here to take survey * In case this link doesn't work Click Here
• About Integrating Technology in the English Class
  Sep-Dec08 EFL Digital Literacy
  Click Here to take survey * In case this link doesn't work Click Here

Benchmarks:

• At the end of this class. I should have:
  
  • Read my class guidelines
  • Met my new classmates
  • Worked with the introductory task
    
  • Registered at Google and have a Gmail account.
  • Registered to Google readers.
  • Downloaded Google Talk and activated my IM.
  • Registered at the EFL University Ning social network
  • Taken two surveys

Assignment for this class:

• Write your first blog entrance: Introduce yourself. Use Task 0. Get the task from the file box.
• Introduce yourself and two new friends. Click on the link and use those questions to interview your partners.
• Post the interview in your blog. Add a photo of you and your new friends.
  

Hope you learn and have a great time during the time we are going to be together. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Keep on shining!

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Final Project.. Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

Introducing Our Collaboration Wiki for our final project

Environment: Engineering Solutions to a Green Problem

This group project is about EFL students from Rafael Belloso University presenting a proposal to solve environmental issues from the point of view of different engineering fields.

The class will be divided into groups with students from the different engineering schools in URBE:

• Industrial Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Computer Sciences Engineering
• Informatics Engineering

Goals:

1. To identify environmental issues affecting the world and the country we are living in.
2. Select a methodology to propose a solution to the problem from different point of view of the engineering fields.
3. Propose an engineering solution to a green problem.
4. Integrate technology and web 2.0 tools into the EFL for work class.
5. Use Critical Thinking and Multiliteracies
6. Work efficiently in a team
   

Deadline: April 14th, 2009

Assigned Readings
Team Work

• How to be a effective team member
• Team work and team building: how to work as a team

Presenting

• The three P's of presenting
• 10 presetations Do's and Taboos
• The Mechanics of Presenting
• Avoiding Techno Errors