Into the future: what will the ‘new normal’ look like?

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Into the future:

what will the ‘new normal’ look like?

Pete Sharma

31st August 20212

Author

PPT available as a .pdf

References & website links

https://petesharma.com/

Aim Provide insights

into the future

of language teaching

Overview

• Past and present

• Practical ideas

• Future

Classroom

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Time and place

Online

Uschi Felix

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Who said what?

“The classroom is a dynamic place where real communication

happens. Can you really teach communication skills online?”

“The classroom is ‘lockstep’ – you have to go ‘just above

middle’. Online means true differentiation.”

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Blended LearningKey concept in ELT

ELT Journal, Volume 64, Issue 4, October 2010

Corporate world

Tertiary Education

Definition 2 Definition 3

Combination of

f2f + online

Combination of

methodologiesCombination of

technologies

Multiple definitions

“The best of both worlds!”

Why blend?

“The worst of both worlds!”

Success with Blended Learning

Attitude

Training

Appropriacy

Robust

technology

Same time same place

Same time different

Different time

different place

Same place

different time

Time and place

1 Appropriacy

Classroom

ForumE-mail

Four Key factors

Discussion

Critical thinking

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Class work

“Self study”

2 Integration 3 Attitude

Freeman

4 Training

Teachers and students22 SOURCE: PANDEMIC: HOW TO PREVENT AN OUTBREAK/NETFLIX

Classroom Online

Move furniture

Teacher motivates

Instructions

‘Netiquette’

Stating lesson aims

Warmer / filler

Non-tech activities

Headset

WebcamClassroom

Online

Differently

Pair work and small group work – breakout rooms

Facial expression & gesture- difficult

Signalling turn-taking –difficult

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Synchronous teaching

AsynchronousSynchronous

Virtual blending

Synchronous ‘live’ delivery

Asynchronous delivery

Using a learning platform

Three approaches

Lock step

TargetedOpen access

Emergency Remote Teaching

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Flipped EAP course

Presentation

Guided practice

Output – task MS Teams

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Hybrid-Flexible (Hy-Flex)

Concurrent teaching

Reactive vs proactive?

Acknowledgement: Beth Alexander

Inclusive

Using a learning platform

• Flexibility

• Differentiation

• Personalisation

• Choice

• Encouraging autonomy

• Practical ideas

• Future

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Grammar

Vocabulary

Speaking

Listening

Reading

GrammarWhich question works best on a computer? Which is best to ask a teacher?

CrispQ1. Is ‘went’:

a) Simple Past

b) Present perfect?

Q2. What’s the difference between:

a) “I did it”

b) “I’ve done it”?

Using ‘messages’ for grammar issues

Practical idea

Using screen shots

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Class scores

The power of data

Grammar

VocabularySpeaking

Listening

Reading

Partial to precise

knowledge

1 I don’t remember having see this word before

2 I have seen this word before, but I don’t know what it means

3 I have seen this word before and I think it means ________________(synonym or translation)

4 I know this word, it means ________________ (synonym or translation)

5 I can use this word in a sentence, for example ________________________

Not every word progresses through each phase on the continuum

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Show a word

Decide your number

www.menti.com

Code: 7308 8148

EthogenicQuasi-

experimental

Ontological

Axiology

Syllogism Algorithm Affordance

Idiographic Phenomenology Empirical

Grammar

Vocabulary

SpeakingListening

Reading

Phones –

on or off

in class?

Photographer: Pete Sharma

Speaking

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Lion56

Speaking

Re-draft

Grammar

Vocabulary

Speaking

ListeningReading

‘Out of class’Strategy work

Choice

“I’m going to play the tape

twice….”

Normalisation (Bax)

The students just listened on their Smartphones or tablet

The in-class technologydidn’t work!

Pre-lesson

Vocabulary inputContent inputPrepare discussion

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Self study

Listen and compare

List new words

In class

Summarise differences

Grammar

Vocabulary

Speaking

Listening

Reading

E-book readers

Genres

Devices

Graded readers

Gradedreaders

Text A Text B

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• Practical ideas

• Future

Adaptive learning

AR and VR

Adaptive learning

AR and VR

“Adaptive technologies capture a learner’s interactions with the software, and algorithms determine the next step in the learning programme.” (Kerr)

Spaced repetition

‘forgetting curve’

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Complete the sentence:

Fariba _________ from Iran to

Denmark when she was a child

SOURCE: Oxford English Vocabulary Trainer (OUP)

www.menti.comCODE:5714 3978

“You read this –

we thought

you would like this!”

My hovercraft is full of eels“La plume de ma tante”My postillion is struck by lighteningMy tailor is rich

https://forum.duolingo.com/

Adaptive learning

AR and VR

AR is an enhanced version of reality

created by the use of technology to

overlay digital information on an image of

something being viewed through a device

such as a smartphone camera

Trigger

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Snapchat

Virtual reality

Three levels of VR experience

LOWMEDIUMHIGH

YouTube360°

Medium

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Language teachingVoice recognitionAvatar Source: www.mondly.com

Chernobyl

C.L.I.L.

MicrosoftHololens

Mixed reality

Adaptive learning

AR and VR

2001 A Space Odyssey

Ex Machina

Artificial

Intelligence

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WHAT IS AI?

Definition

Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by

machines, as opposed to the natural intelligence displayed

by humans or animals.SOURCE: wikipedia

General

• AI that can successfully perform any intellectual task that a human could

Domain Specific

• Chess (Deep Blue)

• Go (Google’s Deep Mind)

• Self-driving car

CAN YOU FINISH THE SENTENCE? WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?

“AI is massively transforming our world, but

there's one thing it cannot do:

………..……….”

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Acknowledgement: Kai-Fu Lee TED Talk

https://www.ted.com/speakers/kai_fu_lee

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“Do you not think we need a lot of compassionate

caregivers to give more medical care to more

people? Do you not think we're going to need 10

times more teachers to help our children find their

way to survive and thrive in this brave new

world?”

RepetitiveCreative

Be ready to share your classroom with a

digital assistant!

Be creative! Let the machines what they do best

Voice recognition

Smart home

assistants

“Alexa…..”

Which questions are best for Alexa or Siri? Which questions are best for the teacher?

•What time is it?

•How far is it to Mars?

•Who will win the next election?

•Are you a feminist?

•What does ‘love’ mean?

•What’s the capital of Nicaragua?

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Source: https://www.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/

SOURCE:

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/free-resources/write-and-improve/

A programme /

pathway created automatically

for you

Are you shy?What’s your personality?What happened yesterday?I know your name..You are tired – let’s play a game…

Robot teacher in South Korea

Wearable technology