Promoting Multiculturalism through International CALLaborative Projects

Promoting Multiculturalism Promoting Multiculturalism through International through International

CALLaborative ProjectsCALLaborative Projects

Carla Arena and Erika CruvinelCarla Arena and Erika Cruvinel

Brasilia

Key West

Connected

Inclusion

Perceptions

Differences

Tolerance

Understanding

Cultural

Connections

Online Online Social Social SpacesSpaces

English

You

Multicultural CollaborationGroup

Of People

ConcreteResult

Different cultural

backgrounds

Goal OnlinOnlinee

Before you Get Started

Personal Learning Networks

▣ Webheads - baW

▣ Learning With Computers

▣ Listservs

▣ Orkut/my Space/Facebook

▣ Professional Development

Communities you might want to Join

▣ Tapped In

▣ Learningtimes

▣ Dekita

▣ iEARN

▣ Worldbridges

Places you might want to visit

Finding a Partner

Steps for a Successful Collaboration

Action Plan - Project

Action Plan - Project• Topic - Description• Objectives• Schedule• Groups Involved• Contact• Tools to be Used• Results – Collaboration Final Product• Survey – Project Assessment • Multiplying the idea – Advertising your project• Ideas for future Collaborative Projects

Guidelines for the Collaboration

Steps for Successful Collaboration

Internet Safety Cultural Awareness

(maps, Net search,activities)

Online Space – Feeling Comfortable

Adjusting the Timeline – Final result

Different Strategies – Dialog Flow

Pedagogical Goals &

Students’ Needs/Interests

Class-long

On-going

Short-term

Long-term

Complex

simple

Collaborative Project

Why bother? Why

bother?

AdvantagesAdvantagesStudentsStudents’ Self-esteem’ Self-esteemHigher Order SkillsCultural Awareness – Cultural competenciesNew understanding of the WorldStudent Production of ContentMotivationFluency and Communication with stress on AccuracySelf-directedness with teacher’s facilitaionConcrete ResultIntegration of Subject AreasDevelopment of Media Literacy

PromotingPromoting

The Scrapbooking The Scrapbooking ProjectProject

The Scrapbooking BlogThe Scrapbooking Blog

SurveySurveyIn what ways have you changed after this project? In what ways have you changed after this project?

What have you learned from it?What have you learned from it?

Maria Claudia Bellusci’s Message

International Exchange Project

Brazil and Brazilians - Stereotypes

Dennis Oliver’s Message

Chat Project (Skype)Chat Project (Skype)

Podcast ProjectsPodcast Projectshttp://erikacruvinel.podomatic.comhttp://erikacruvinel.podomatic.com

Pets

http://holling.blogspot.comhttp://holling.blogspot.com

SambaEFLhttp://sambaefl.podomatic.comhttp://sambaefl.podomatic.com

A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life ProjectProject

iEARN ProjectsiEARN Projects

iEARN ProjectsiEARN Projects http://iearn.org http://iearn.org

The Teddy Bear The Teddy Bear ProjectProject

The Teddy Bear The Teddy Bear ProjectProject

The Flat Stanley ProjectThe Flat Stanley Project

http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca http://flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca

YouTube/Google VideoYouTube/Google Video

The Mystery Guest ProjectThe Mystery Guest Project

YahooMessenger

Yahoogroups

Gliffy

Blogs

Wikis

Google Video

DfilmSpringdooBubbleshareFlickr

PicturetrailSkypeMSN

MindmeisterDeliciousPodomaticOdeo

ExplodeMySpaceFacebookOrkutPhotologs

ChinswingVaestroYouTube

Graham Stanley’s Message

Join Online Communities of Practice

Find a partner committed to your goals

Design your Project ( Goals and Schedule)

Social skills and Cultural competencies are essential

Encourage Interaction

Don’t expect your students to do ALL the job

Feedback is essential

Remember!

Ask for help. There’s always someone online to help you solve tech difficulties

Take one step at a time. Cyberspace is overwhelming

Take risks. Try a different approach using online tools.

Culture - Tech - Learn!

Start Spanning the Globe!Let your students see what’s on the other side

Topic - Goal

Online Tool

Student’s Learning Outcome

CollaborationCultural Competencies

CELL – Culturally Enhanced Language Learning

Culturally Enhanced Language Learning"People are practical. They want change but feel powerless, alone,

do not want to be the blade of grass that sticks up above the others and is cut down.

They wait for a sign from someone else who will make the first move, or the second.

And at certain times in history, there are intrepid people who take the risk

that if they make that first move others will follow quickly enough to prevent their being cut down.

And if we understand this, we might make that first move. "

Howard ZinnHistorian, playwright, and social activist

Contact Us!

carlaarena@gmail.com

erikacruvinel@gmail.com

http://brazilbridges.pbwiki.com/tesol07