ABCD to writing learning objectives

This week I have learned so much about writing learning objectives in a clear and straight way, taking into account those 4 letters that stand for:

Audience (my students)

Behaviour (tangible and measurable)

Condition (Circumstances or context)

Degree of Mastery (how well the performance will be required)

We, as teachers, are always writing objectives or aims for our classes, but sometimes we leave out one of those four aspects mentioned above and that leads to students not knowing exactly what it is expected from them or what they will have to achieve by the end of the class.

Designing clear objectives for the class will help us organize a better session, planning more suitable activities or tasks for our students.

My blogging Experience

Hi everyone!
I would like to share my experiences while creating this blog for our online course.
First of all, I found it very easy to make. Blogs have a friendly look and format, plus expertise on technology is not required.
I think blogging is a perfect online tool for language classes because it takes into consideration the different learning styles students might have. Visual, auditory and kinesthetic learners might find it appealing since there is a wide range of tools and gadgets we, as teachers and administrators of the page, can use to make sure everyone feels at ease. Videos, pictures, links, polls and the like, make blogs more dynamic and interesting to all kinds of readers.
I have to be honest and say that even though I tried to use all the gadgets, I couldn’t manage to realize how to use them with pedagogical purposes. I suppose I will figure that out while learning from this course but if you happen to know how to use lists, photo slides, etc in a didactic way, feel free to post your suggestions.
As I said on the post on Nicenet, Interaction is the essence of blogging. Postings should be answered quickly by the teacher so students know they have been read and comments on other writers’ posts should be encouraged-
Having a surprise guest, as recommended by Stanley in the article Deborah gave us, is an amazing idea! Students love to be in touch with people abroad and it will give them the feeling of English as a worldwide communication language!
While designing my blog, so many things came to my mind and I would like to prompt some questions to read your comments:
1. - How can you motivate a student to post on your blog without offering extra points in their final grades?
2. - Is grammar correction allowed or should be discouraged as long as the message is conveyed?
3.- What do you prefer: a private blog or a public one?
4.- Should learners have permission to post anything they want to?
5.- Should teachers edit their students’ comments first?

Looking forward to your postings.
Eve