TESOL Greece 2000 Using the Internet to Deliver Teacher Training: Teaching Online Christine...

TESOL Greece 2000 TESOL Greece 2000

Using the InternetUsing the Internetto Deliver Teacher Training:to Deliver Teacher Training:

Teaching OnlineTeaching Online

Christine Bauer-RamazaniChristine Bauer-RamazaniSaint Michael’s CollegeSaint Michael’s College

Colchester, Vermont, USAColchester, Vermont, USA

e-mail: e-mail: cbauer-ramazani@smcvt.educbauer-ramazani@smcvt.edu

PURPOSEPURPOSE To deliver a To deliver a teacher training courseteacher training course in in

Computer-Assisted Language Learning Computer-Assisted Language Learning

(CALL)(CALL) to Saint Michael’s College graduate to Saint Michael’s College graduate

students in distant areas of the worldstudents in distant areas of the world

to allow participants to to allow participants to remain in their remain in their

countrycountry and and pursue a careerpursue a career

to allow participants to to allow participants to earn creditearn credit toward toward

a master’s degree at SMCa master’s degree at SMC

Course GoalsCourse Goals

To teach participants To teach participants how to use how to use

technology as a tool to create technology as a tool to create

effective multimedia English lessonseffective multimedia English lessons

To teach about multimedia technology To teach about multimedia technology

by by using a hands-on approachusing a hands-on approach

Create an Create an online learning communityonline learning community

among course participantsamong course participants

Course set-upCourse set-up Participants:Participants: 4 students in Greece, 1 in 4 students in Greece, 1 in

Switzerland, 1 on the SMC campusSwitzerland, 1 on the SMC campus Support:Support: Course facilitator in Greece for Course facilitator in Greece for

technical & pedagogical supporttechnical & pedagogical support TimeTime: 1 semester, no breaks, equivalent to : 1 semester, no breaks, equivalent to

37.5 “in-class hours”37.5 “in-class hours” ContentContent: 12-week modules, based on topics: 12-week modules, based on topics Media/Tools used for communicationMedia/Tools used for communication: :

Internet, e-mail, phone, regular mailInternet, e-mail, phone, regular mail Prerequisite SkillsPrerequisite Skills: file management, e-: file management, e-

mail, word-processingmail, word-processing

Course DesignCourse Design

SSimple architectureimple architecture--easy to navigate--easy to navigate Consistent page design and layoutConsistent page design and layout Clear Clear

instructions/policies/guidelines/deadlineinstructions/policies/guidelines/deadlines; repetitions; repetition

Weekly goals to be accomplishedWeekly goals to be accomplished Weekly assignments: projects, Weekly assignments: projects,

reactions, hands-on experimentation reactions, hands-on experimentation with Internet tools and linkswith Internet tools and links

Course ToolsCourse Tools Course Home PageCourse Home Page::

http://personalweb.smcvt.edu/gsl520/gsl520_onlinehttp://personalweb.smcvt.edu/gsl520/gsl520_online

Main navigation buttonsMain navigation buttons: : Getting StartedGetting Started, ,

SyllabusSyllabus, , Course CalendarCourse Calendar, , ToolsTools, ,

CommunicationsCommunications, , ResourcesResources

Welcome videoWelcome video, , Contacting the instructorContacting the instructor, , Biographical information about the instructorBiographical information about the instructor

Time ZoneTime Zone links, links,

Message Board/ AnnouncementsMessage Board/ Announcements

Course web site Search tool

Electronic Discussion Forum /

Listserv --asynchronous communication (free!)

class discussions of the readings (posting weekly reactions)

file sharing (submitting hands-on projects, submitting newly-found web links and home page links;

interaction (posting reactions to the comments/work of other participants)

The Online Learning The Online Learning CommunityCommunity

collaboration (reviewing & commenting on each other’s work, contributing components of projects)

The Online Learning The Online Learning Community cont’dCommunity cont’d

Text&Voice ChatText&Voice Chat--synchronous (real-time) communication class meetings/discussionsclass meetings/discussions conferencingconferencing----online office hoursonline office hours

Electronic journalElectronic journal reflective log of participant’s ideas, reflective log of participant’s ideas,

reactions, frustrations, workreactions, frustrations, work

Structural Components/ Structural Components/ Student Course WorkStudent Course Work

Weekly learning goals/tasksWeekly learning goals/tasksTutorialsTutorials: : mastering the technology

(HOW TO’s)

Hands-on linksHands-on links: : trying out/seeing/experiencing the Internet with guided ESL/EFL links

Sharing what you learnedSharing what you learned: : sharing one’s reaction to the material with the class

Structural Components/ Structural Components/ Student Course Work (cont’d)Student Course Work (cont’d)

Weekly assignmentsWeekly assignments Readings and interaction: Readings and interaction: posting

reactions to an electronic bulletin board reactions to an electronic bulletin board Visiting Internet links: Visiting Internet links: posting

reactions to an electronic bulletin board reactions to an electronic bulletin board Hands-on projectsHands-on projects: using Word, : using Word,

PowerPoint, E-Mail, FrontPage to PowerPoint, E-Mail, FrontPage to construct classroom materials construct classroom materials (flyer, (flyer, newsletter, lesson plan, web page)newsletter, lesson plan, web page)

Structural Components/ Structural Components/ Student Course Work Student Course Work

(cont’d)(cont’d) Course ProjectsCourse Projects

Student web page: 10% One student lesson presentation

on video: 10% Electronic Journal: 10% Hands-on projects: 10%

Example: Create a flyer with 3 slides for your school/students, using Starting PowerPoint as a Beginner, choosing a presentation style, background, colors, fonts, a header/footer that you learned to create in Developing a Presentation Style with PowerPoint 97 .

Website review + software review: 20%

AssessmentAssessmentin an online coursein an online course

Examples of evaluation -- Methods and Examples of evaluation -- Methods and MediaMedia

students’ electronic submission of reactions (interaction) to the discussion forum (on a 5-point basis) -- e-mail

students’ hands-on projects, uploaded electronically to the discussion forum -- text annotations in Word, audio annotations

students’ lesson presentations -- videotape (DHL)

penalties for late submission

Course Home PageCourse Home Page

Getting StartedGetting Started

SyllabusSyllabus

Course CalendarCourse Calendar

CommunicationsCommunications

ToolsTools

ResourcesResources

Page Layout & Page Layout & ContentsContents

Weekly goalsWeekly goals

Weekly AssignmentsWeekly Assignments

Electronic JournalElectronic Journal

Links to Useful Links to Useful TESL/CALL Web SitesTESL/CALL Web Sites

Electronic Discussion ForuElectronic Discussion Forum/m/

ListservListserv

InteractionInteraction

File sharing/collaborationFile sharing/collaboration

Chat for class meetings/ cChat for class meetings/ conferencingonferencing

Student ProjectsStudent Projects Elsa’s Elsa’s animated PowerPoint flyeranimated PowerPoint flyer

Student Projects Student Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Essam’s Essam’s voice-enabled homework commentsvoice-enabled homework comments

Student Projects Student Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Insun’s Insun’s web pageweb page

Student Projects Student Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Marianna’s Marianna’s Lesson PlanLesson Plan

Student projects Student projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Louise’s Web site reviewLouise’s Web site review

Student Projects Student Projects (cont’d)(cont’d)

Irene’s animated PowerPoint Irene’s animated PowerPoint lessonlesson

OutcomesOutcomes

Tremendous learning experience: Tremendous learning experience: exposure to exposure to a wealth of resources & mediaa wealth of resources & media

Tremendous challenge Tremendous challenge motivation motivation Carefully thought-out/substantive/stimulating Carefully thought-out/substantive/stimulating

interaction interaction Extremely high quality of workExtremely high quality of work Desire to find ways to use Computer-Assisted Desire to find ways to use Computer-Assisted

Language Learning in the classroomLanguage Learning in the classroom Accomplishment of course goalsAccomplishment of course goals

ChallengesChallenges Scheduling real-time chats across 3 time Scheduling real-time chats across 3 time

zoneszones Varying levels of comfort with technologyVarying levels of comfort with technology: :

steep learning curvesteep learning curve Round-the-clock access to e-mail & the Round-the-clock access to e-mail & the

Internet: Internet: little student-student interactionlittle student-student interaction Balancing class work & full-time jobsBalancing class work & full-time jobs: : keeping keeping

up with the weekly assignments & interactionup with the weekly assignments & interaction Technological problemsTechnological problems: : different e-mail different e-mail

applications/Word editions, e-mail down, changes on applications/Word editions, e-mail down, changes on the electronic listserv /bulletin boardthe electronic listserv /bulletin board

Personal problemsPersonal problems Effects of distance: Effects of distance: delay in response time; no delay in response time; no

visual contactvisual contact