3 key tools in our teaching and learning

8/12/2019 3 key tools in our teaching and learning

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Russell Stannard

Winner of the Times Higher ICT Initiative award

Winner of the British Council Technology award

Winner of Excellence in Teaching & Learning University of Westminster

www.teachertrainingvideos.com

Technologies that can impact onteaching and learning


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Todays Talk


Information about me (very quick).

Talk about some key technologies that I haveused to develop students speaking skills and

story of how I developed these ideas.

Explain and show some of the actual work thestudents have done.

Conclusions.


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LinksAll links marked @ will in the on-line version of

this presentation which has been submitted toScribd.com



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Russell Stannard


Freelance teacher trainer/speaker. Part-time lecturer at the University of Warwick and a

NILE associate trainer.

Run www.teachertrainingvideos.com@

Last year 350,000 visitors.

18,000 subscribers to my monthly newsletter.

Being put forward by various institutions/governments asa model for Continual Professional Development

Provides FREE help videos to show teachers how to usetechnology.
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_2/LivebinderNewRaw.avihttp://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_2/LivebinderNewRaw.avihttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/


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A quick story

In 2000 I saw screencapture technology for

the first time. Allows you to record

the screen of yourcomputer

I thought this can be

used for feedback

But it took me 6 years

to find out how to doit.www.teachertrainingvideos.com


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Some examples Feedback on an essay@

Feedback on blog@

Feedback on vocabulary@

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.htmlhttp://www.screencast.com/t/LUPaxoI915http://www.screencast.com/t/LCsKha6rAFMhttp://www.screencast.com/t/LCsKha6rAFMhttp://www.screencast.com/t/LUPaxoI915http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.html


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Research beginsResearch in Norway@

Article in the Times Higher@

Article Independent@

Article in the Guardian@

JISC report@

Research in Canada@

Report in the HEA

Research at JISC

Research in Japan

Research at the Open University@

Research at Coventry University

Research at Cardiff Metropolitan

http://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedback_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/207117.articlehttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/time-to-wave-goodbye-to-oldfashioned-lecture-notes-1822851.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/10/esl-video-feedbackhttp://www.rsc-london.ac.uk/fileadmin/docs/case_studies/Innovation_and_Student_Feedback.pdfhttp://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/viewFile/1128/947http://oro.open.ac.uk/34737/1/Evaluating%20the%20integration%20of%20Jing%20screencasts%20in%20feedback%20on%20written%20assignments.pdfhttp://oro.open.ac.uk/34737/1/Evaluating%20the%20integration%20of%20Jing%20screencasts%20in%20feedback%20on%20written%20assignments.pdfhttp://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/viewFile/1128/947http://www.rsc-london.ac.uk/fileadmin/docs/case_studies/Innovation_and_Student_Feedback.pdfhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/10/esl-video-feedbackhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/time-to-wave-goodbye-to-oldfashioned-lecture-notes-1822851.htmlhttp://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/207117.articlehttp://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedback_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2


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Impacting on Quality


Students like the voice. Students feel it is more personal.

More information is conveyed.

Feedback can be elaborated on.

Feedback can be very timely.

Like having the teacher sitting next to you.

MultimodalStudent learning styles.

Motivating/authentic listening material Special needs students

Stylistic benefits


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The technology Original work done with Techsmith Camtasia I then began to use JING ( free tool)

More recently began to work with SnagIt ( about$30 for educational version)

Experimented with other free tools like ScreenRand Screencast-o-matic

Help videos for all these tools can be found on

my website @

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ict.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/ict.html


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Change of focus Get the students using screen capture Peer reflection/feedback ( Seror in Canada)

Self reflection

Teacher reflection Even for developing speaking skills

Reflection on dissertations

http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_2/polishTeacher.mp4http://localhost/var/www/apps/conversion/tmp/scratch_2/polishTeacher.mp4


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Present.Me Proving very popular Students can upload PDF, Word, PowerPoint and

then add webcam recordig

Free for up to 60 minutes

Great for distance learning, pair work oral work etc.

Now using both screen capture tools and Present.Me for reflection



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myBrainShark Tools allows you to upload Powerpoint, PDF,

Pictures, Documents, Video and then add voice

Compressed and then available to share over theinternet, embed, email etc

High compression

Examples from students for developing speakingskills, digital literacies, reflection.

Example 1@Example 2@

http://my.brainshark.com/security-and-privacy-29852347http://my.brainshark.com/wallwisher-784547763http://my.brainshark.com/wallwisher-784547763http://my.brainshark.com/security-and-privacy-29852347


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Present.Me for reflection


Add Powerpoint with voice and webcamUse for distance learning, flipped classroom,student presentations, reflection etc

Recent work in pairs

Example of student working with PresentMe

My student reflecting on the lesson@
https://present.me/view/47956-wallwisher-activity-feedback-reflectionhttps://present.me/view/47956-wallwisher-activity-feedback-reflection


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Conclusions

3 very interesting tools that can impact on a wholerange of areas we deal with in teaching and learningespecially

Feedback, Speaking, Reflection, Distance Learning,

Flipped ClassroomPossible to start with free tools and do initial feasibilitywork

Minimal barriers to entry

Broaden modalities of teaching and learning

Offer lots of flexibility



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Additional references

Recent article published in Norway

Peter's Article@

Recent piece on JING in the Guardian-

Guardian Article@

For extensive information about the idea andexamples go here.

Russells page on feedback and JING@

http://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedback_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/10/esl-video-feedbackhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/feedback.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/feedback.htmlhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/jan/10/esl-video-feedbackhttp://www.idunn.no/ts/dk/2012/02/video_feedback_in_higher_education_-_a_contribution_to_impr?languageId=2


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Help videos for all the toolsdemonstrated.


PresentMe @http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.html

Jing @

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.html

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/index.html

myBrainShark @

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.html
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/brainpod/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/jingInReality/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Jing/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.htmlhttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/presentme/index.html


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