Week 3 In Short

Week 3 a New Encouragement and Access to the New World.

The very beginning of the third week took  my some hours to go through the different posts posted by my colleagues and their valuable feedback and comments.Reading and writing the reflection on different articles gained knowledge and skills both.This week I am glad in the matter that Prem Phyak our Teacher who has contributed with outstanding article for the the learning log that I came to know through this week. Although I have gone through Aleyda Linares, National Pedagogical University, Honduras Project Report on "Plan and conduct action research, which involves a change related to technology use in your classroom' for my task I also have touched others too. So I felt a comprehensive week 3 in one hand.

 I was little confused and bewildered in dealing and working on delicious . First I had no concept of delicious. I was thinking delicious is similar to blog where we can see our posts.So I easily created the account and started to see it as a blog. What I was wrong with it was my trial to post like in the blog. Some times I went wrong with my delicious URL too. This reminded me with psychological learning theory of Trial & Error. You guys can see the proof of my saying/quote 'Your last mistake is your first teacher'. Now I am perfect at delicious where I have collected some useful links.

Thirdly I want  to express my opinion on commenting and feeding back that one person following different persons in the net is better  so that everyone  can be in touched with everyone.

Thanks for your kind comment.

Upendr Babu Dhakal

Gorkha,Nepal

Week Two in Web skills Winter 2013

 My Week Two in Web skills Winter 2013
This week I was not  so comfort. I had to face power cut for three days. That's why I could not log in my computer and see everyone's postings.As I have been using google search engine for searching everything Now I am clear there is more than this Google only.Objective exercise on ABCD model is so nice. I appreciate this ideas because if we always develop our lessons in such forms, some how materials to be used, activities and expected outcomes/behavior and time limit etc are all illustrated in a single sentence.This is the most valuable achievement for me.Everyone's comments and feedback also have led me into my progress.
Thank you instructor Donna and Thank you all.
Upendra

Week 1 in Web skills/Blogging

Success in Week 1/Blogging
Greetings &Cheers!
Facing so many problems and struggling them I am here to post my experiences of my first week on Building Teaching Skills Through Interactive Web Winter term 2013. As the saying "Child shows the man as morning shows the day" the course has developed a new skill on me. Now I am proud of the course and the course provider.I am a teacher and many discussion forums have been working and arguing on behalf of language teaching and use of technology.As I created my blog and went through the blog links of my e-participants, I am clear on blog and its application in our class.I have deleted all the misconception on blogging from my mind. It has encouraged me on better use blogging in the class if possible. For me, I use to say, "Your last mistake is your first teacher". This quote gets lots of space to be illustrated. Comments are much valuable than what the original post is. So from this very beginning I learnt that our home post is what we have already learnt but the comment and the skills of commenting or discussing is the outcome of the courses not only web skills but  also the others too.
Next interesting thing of the week is setting Ground Rules which I call House Rule in my work place.Our instructor didn't burden us with her strict monopoly. She tried to gather information from all the participants and made us feel easy. This is democratic learning, encouraging learners and participatory/collaborative learning.I have felt much happiness that I have no words to express my pleasure.
Finally I want to express my sincere  respect and honor to my Instructor,assistants and fellow colleagues and thank to the course provider. Waiting for next discussion and collaboration.
Upendra.

Week 1 in Web skills Winter Term 2013
 Though not very comfortable in the blogging I tried very hard and came to this site.Very much delighted now. This course Building Teaching Skills through Interactive Web is an scholarship for me offered by the Oregon University in collaboration with US Embassy in Nepal.Being an Access Teacher  I am hoping for much developed for my career for this technical era.
Reflection regarding Introduction
It was great opportunity for me to be introduced with new faces from the different corners of the world.To make my e partners always stay in my mind and be in frequent  contact I have tried to collect their contact information. I did this because it was one of main objectives of the very first week getting introduced with each other.

Names of the participants		Country
Lila Ale		Nepal
Alejandro Baltazar		México
DANIEL BERHANU		Eritrea
Alicja Bomir		Poland
Claudia Borges		Brazil
Sitaram Chamalagain		Nepal
Juan Carlos Córdova Vanoni		South America.
Mamoutou Coulibaly
Upendra Babu Dhakal		Nepal
Rana Fawzi
Herman Felani		Indonesia
Basu Dev Guragai		Nepal
Ayman Hegazy		Egypt
Khayrul Islam		Bangladesh
Sonia Low		Philippines
Devarshi Mehta		India
Prakash poudel		Nepal
Vinayadharraju Prathikantam		India
Sindhu Rijal		Nepal
Md. Julhas Uddin		Bangladesh
Livia Vatamaniuc		Republic of Moldova

Upendra Babu Dhakal

Upendra Babu Dhakal

This is Upendra Babu Dhakal, a Nepali fellow from Western Gorkha. People call me Upendra. Crossing 35 falls from October 26, I was born to a poor family couple as the first son. Now, I have three brothers. I am married to Goma Kattel(Dhakal) only the housewife, who has given birth to two children , a son & a daughter. The daughter, Sabika Dhakal, is 12 years old studying in class 6 & the son Saraj Dhakal 10 years old studying in class 5.

 Academic Background

I was first admitted to a local primary school in 1983 and completed my primary education from the same school (Shree Shreenath Primary School) in 1988. I was sent to Paropakar Adarsha Secondary School for my secondary level education.  I completed my secondary level education from the same school securing 58% marks in the national level S.L.C (School Leaving Certificates) examination in 1992. As Nepalese Education System,I joined to Gorkha Campus Gorkha, a faculty branch of Tribhuwan University .I passed proficiency certificate level in Education majoring English language Teaching and Math teaching in 1994 .Then, because of my economic problem in my family ,I had to seek a job. I started private study for Bachelor level. I completed my bachelor level majoring English language teaching in 2000 from the same campus and university. Involved in teaching, I again joined the campus & completed Masters in Education in English Language Education in 2009. Still, I am in a mood of continuing my study of upper degree or the equivalent from the outside institutes if my days allow me the chance.

Professional Involvement

Professionally I am a teacher. I have 19 years teaching experiences both in private and public schools at different levels. Following Schools and institutes are my working areas at different eras.

-Gorkha English Boarding School, Gorkha Nepal

-Manikam Devi Secondary School, Laprak Gorkha Nepal

-Ahal Bhanjyang Secondary School, Thalajung Gorkha Nepal

-Darbar Secondary School, Arupokhari Gorkha Nepal

-Chaturmala Secondary School Muchchok Gorkha Nepal

-Suryodaya Primary School Katteldanda Gorkha Nepal

-English Access Micro-scholarship Program Gorkha Nepal