E-Tools and Teaching ESL through Distance Education

Dr Debra HovenCentre for Distance Education

Athabasca UniversityTESL Ca Symposium

Moncton, 29 May 2008

MoodleMoodle

• Athabasca U course Moodlehttp://cde.lms.athabascau

.ca/course/view.php?id=94• Iceland University of Education

Moodlehttp://moodle.khi.is/mod/forum/view.

php?id=1954• Some student-created Moodle sites

• Athabasca U course Moodlehttp://cde.lms.athabascau

.ca/course/view.php?id=94• Iceland University of Education

Moodlehttp://moodle.khi.is/mod/forum/view.

php?id=1954• Some student-created Moodle sites

VoiceVoice• Elluminate vRoomshttp://elluminate.com/live/md

.html?rk=9B1LRFXLWI3IT7MK• Skypehttp://www.skype.com/welcomeback/• WiZiQhttp://www.wiziq.com/Sign_In.aspx

?show=0• DimDimhttp://webmeeting.dimdim

.com/portal/login.html

• Elluminate vRoomshttp://elluminate.com/live/md

.html?rk=9B1LRFXLWI3IT7MK• Skypehttp://www.skype.com/welcomeback/• WiZiQhttp://www.wiziq.com/Sign_In.aspx

?show=0• DimDimhttp://webmeeting.dimdim

.com/portal/login.html

BloggingBlogging• Debra’s bloghttp://lifentheuniverse.blogspot.com/• DE bloghttp://deincanada.blogspot.com/• Kat’s blog & classeshttp://www.katsseriousblog.blogspot.com/• Robee’s cornerhttp://robeebajar.blogspot.com/• Lila’s blog & studentshttp://caiyuanliyu.blogspot.com/http://272869530.blogspot.com/http://karen-fruitbasket-karen.blogspot

.com/

• Debra’s bloghttp://lifentheuniverse.blogspot.com/• DE bloghttp://deincanada.blogspot.com/• Kat’s blog & classeshttp://www.katsseriousblog.blogspot.com/• Robee’s cornerhttp://robeebajar.blogspot.com/• Lila’s blog & studentshttp://caiyuanliyu.blogspot.com/http://272869530.blogspot.com/http://karen-fruitbasket-karen.blogspot

.com/

WikisWikis

• AU wiki• QUT wikishttp://teaching.ed.qut.edu

.au/cln618/wiki.1-07/index.php/Main_Page

http://teaching.ed.qut.edu.au/cln618/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

• KHI wikishttp://athabascakhi.wikispaces.com/KHI

• AU wiki• QUT wikishttp://teaching.ed.qut.edu

.au/cln618/wiki.1-07/index.php/Main_Page

http://teaching.ed.qut.edu.au/cln618/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

• KHI wikishttp://athabascakhi.wikispaces.com/KHI

Mobile learningMobile learning

• Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?

gid=2389494301• MobiGlamhttp://cde.athabascau.ca/umlautm/• Digital storytelling http://electronicportfolios.org/• E-Portfolioshttp://me2u.athabascau.ca/elgg/

• Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/group.php?

gid=2389494301• MobiGlamhttp://cde.athabascau.ca/umlautm/• Digital storytelling http://electronicportfolios.org/• E-Portfolioshttp://me2u.athabascau.ca/elgg/

… and beyond …?… and beyond …?

• Your thoughts?• Your comments?• Your ideas?:-)

• Your thoughts?• Your comments?• Your ideas?:-)

ContactContact

• emaildebrah@athabascau.ca• bloghttp://deincanada.blogspot.com/• AU websitehttp://cde.athabascau.ca/faculty/debrah.php

• emaildebrah@athabascau.ca• bloghttp://deincanada.blogspot.com/• AU websitehttp://cde.athabascau.ca/faculty/debrah.php