Educational technology module is one of the modules in the master program of
linguistics and applied linguistics in Ibn Zohr University. The professor Mr Ibrahim Machaal teaches it. It deals with different aspects of educational technology. The significance of this module lies in the improvement of the process of teaching through technology. Students who benefited from this module will identify the roles of educational technology in teaching, and can integrate a diverse range of technological tools in the classroom to enhance learning and teaching activities. I am very grateful to Professor Machaal for his guidance, recommendations, orientation and tips during the whole semester. The selection of the components of the course was outstanding; its content is highly beneficial to teachers. The way the content of the module was presented is impressive as well. A large amount of information was presented in a short period. Most of topics were connected to the use of technology in teaching. Thus, this module was an unforgettable journey to the world of technology, a place that changed my perception to the possibility technology offers in the field of education. Having taken this course enabled me to change the way I use technology in teaching in a better way. One of the skills that I learnt is this module is creating websites. Professor Machaal has introduced ‘Weebly ‘to master students; it is a platform for presenting all deferent types of data in a very organized way. After some time, I get familiar with it. Now, I can create and edit my website easily. I am also working on a weebly website for my students in which different handouts and useful document will be presented for the second semester. Discovering and working on programs , as image and video editing programs ,is one of my passions ; I chose to deliver a presentation about some programs that I use every day in teaching. After presenting these programs, I wrote a descriptive report for my classmates. The report shows Cleary how these programs are used. My classmate’s presentations were very interesting; different topics and technological tools were presented. These presentations are dealing with various issues as improving the process of teaching with the use of technology, and presenting data with the use of different platforms. Unfortunately, I could not started my portfolio earlier; I had some issue concerning internet connection. The house where I live in Tata, the city where I work, has a low signal of ‘Maroc telecom ‘which influenced my access to internet. The internet was so slow, and websites were taking more time to open. The edit page of my weebly portfolio did not open at all, only loading. After that, I solved this issue by changing my internet service, switching from ‘Marco telecom’ to ‘Meditel’. The portfolio experience was amazing; making my own website has motivated me to use these skills in my everyday teaching. I believe as a teacher, when teachers can find appropriate technology to employ or match objectives being taught, they are both saving time and energy, which positively influences the process of teaching. Based on what I learnt in this module, I plan to integrate in my classroom, weebly, google drive and other websites for games and relevant activities. Integrating technology will definitely motivate my students about their schoolwork. This module will positively affect the way of teaching, Master students are using or will use, because it is capable of bringing a change and reform to traditional forms of learning. Personally, this module introduces me to the educational technology terminology that will facilitate my future research and readings. To conclude, this module has changed my teaching perspective and the way I teach my student; I learned many new technology tools, and I gained many new strategies for implementing technology in the classroom. This module has showed me the unlimited possibilities technology offers to make teaching more effective and fun. It does not only introduces to me to useful services and websites, but it encourages me to delve into technology more in order to improve the way I teach. What is interesting about this module is its content that can be considered as starting point of integrating technology in the teaching and learning process. Written by Hmza Moutia