After sharing my website with my classmates and colleagues, 12 of them took the survey. I got many positive responses and support from them, which I appreciate so much about. They not only showed great support, but also gave me constructive suggestions, which I’m sure will help my web site improve in the future for my teaching and learning.

My first two questions are both yes and no questions. The first one is a very general question: “does this web site help you with your teaching or learning?” I’m glad that all my audience who took the survey gave me a positive feedback on this question by clicking “yes”. The second question is “do you find the web site well-organized enough so that it is easy to operate?” Still, most of them gave positive response, and one out of twelve readers clicked “no”.

The third question is a multiple choice questions with multiple answers. “Which part/section in this web site help you the most?” For “blog posts”, 41.7% of the readers vote for it, for “resources for students”, 50.0% of the readers think it is useful, for “resources for teachers” 66.7% of them like this one, for “sample group project & learning activity” 41.7% of them chose this one, and for “web site evaluation”, no one vote for it. Maybe because most of my collegues who participated in this survey are teachers or were teachers, they focus more on the teacher’s resources part.

My last question is an essay question which needs the readers to comment: “which part/section in this web site do you think should be improved? can you give some suggestions for improvement?” I got 9 answers, and 3 of them skipped the question. Form their sincere responses, I can conclude them into four different kinds of suggestions. First, the layout of the whole web site is not eye-catching enough, and some more pictures and multiple colors of the titles would make it better. Second, the navigation column is not very well-organized, and it would be better if it is set at the left side of the page. Third, the content of the blog tend to be a little subjective, and the author should provide unbiased opinion more. Fourth, although the resources have links to their original web sites, they still need more explanation on how to use them.

I think these four suggestions are great and very useful for me to improve my web site in the future. And most importantly, they also gave me details on how to improve. It is one thing that you create something from your personal view, and a total different thing that you see it from others’ point of view.

From the beginning of this semester when it is just a blog with one post, to the end when a web site is established, I’ve gone through different stages. From the point that I didn’t even know what a web site is till now when I’ve already learned many things about open source, web 2.0, diigo, wordle, PBL, digital generation, etc, I’ve grown from a ESL/EFL teacher to a teacher with technology. I feel proud of myself. I’m glad we have experienced this together!