2nd task - Conclusions

Leo Díaz Díaz - This week I have been the translator and I think it requires recognizing and carefully reading the concepts. I have made a comprehensive reading to choose the most important elements and know the function of each one. This activity has required a lot of effort to ensure that all the parts have a meaning and are connected to the initial objective. Making the comic has been a different activity from the one that I think it has helped us in the sense of enhancing creativity and collaborating as a group. What has surprised me the most about this course so far is the different way of working. I think that many teachers make the mistake of teaching their subjects from a superficial point of view without delving into the content. I sincerely believe that we are creating connections between theory and practice and that everything we do has a meaning with the previous. It is true that everything is more complex and requires a lot of research by the group but I think the dynamic is the most positive for us as future teachers. The method we are using to make presentations called speed learning has been interesting to me. So I have searched for information and researched a little about this method. We are all used to traditional presentations but this breaks with the concept that I had so far. Without a doubt the use of comics as a resource for class seems to me something very original and from which I can learn a lot. Education is very stagnant in the same patterns as always but with the appearance of tics we have discovered a new world.

I have found an article that confirms that the combined use of comics and ICT increases the motivation of students towards the contents to be acquired. Likewise, the benefits of these new methodologies of easy access and execution that should be very present in future educational models are also confirmed. The results of the article show how the comic is an ideal choice for this educational stage, since it allows the realization of reading comprehension and creative expression acivities, fostering motivation to read and the realization of complex tasks.

Comics as an interdisciplinary teaching resource: (http://hdl.handle.net/10045/102468)

Jorge Nicolás Martínez - This week I have been the star, this is is one of the worst roles because you have the responsability of presenting the work that your group has been doing during the whole week. However, this week I didn't have to do a general presentation for all the class, instead I have had to present our comic to the rest of the groups one by one. I prefer doing one presentation for each group because I am more confident and they pay more attention to you. In this role it is essential to know perfectly the process of the work you group has done, the content of the task and, obviously, to explain it as best you can to the rest of the class, that is why it is a very difficult role. I have really liked being the star in this specific task because it is entertaining to present a comic that our group has made to th rest of the class. It is true that it's a little bit tiring to present the work 6 times because you have to repeat all your speech again and again, but this is easier when you have to present a comic in 3 minutes. This type of presentation has advantages and disadvantages, you feel more comfortable doing it in small groups and they hear you better, however, you have to repeat the whole presentation a lot of times. I prefer this type of presentation but only when they are very short, I feel more relax and I do a better performance. Even so, I hope I can practice doing so many presentations so that I can improve my work.

César Narros Martínez : This week I had the role of analyst. This role is complicated because you have to give grades to your friends, even so I try to be as realistic as possible and the grades I have given are in accordance with the work they have done this week. This role is very useful to understand the concept of the work in a simpler way.

Enrique Nicolás Martínez: The role I've been working on has been the Journalist one. I've enjoyed working as the Journalist because it is really good to comment how were organising everything and the ideas we have been developing during the days we have worked on this task. Also it is really interesting analysing the blog of others because we can apply different ideas and ways of interpreting some work by having more references.

María Mansilla Jiménez Alfaro: This week, I have been two roles, facilitator and curator, I had not been either of these two, and the truth is that I liked them both a lot, on the one hand, the role of facilitator has been very easy for me, since my group and I we get along very well and we have things organized, on the other hand I also liked the role of curator, compiling the links, APAS and videos that had been used, for example in this comic task, the storyboard and the pixton, to create it and shape it.