Maximizing Student Attitudes and Interests in the Tech-Enhanced ClassroomPamela M. Wesely, PhD, University of Iowa

ACTFL 2014 National Convention, San Antonio, TX

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

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Part One: What we found

Part Two: What you can find out

Part Three: Applying the findings

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PART ONE: WHAT WE FOUND

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Relevant data sources

Pilot phase• 85 hours of instructional observation in 7 different language learning

settings where technology was used.– 1 elementary ESL classroom– 1 secondary ESL classroom– 1 secondary bilingual classroom– 4 traditional 1:1 secondary Spanish classrooms

• 8 student interviews from these sites• 280 student surveys from these sites

Second phase• 1200 student surveys from across one Midwestern state

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Does technology add something to

my class or to how I learn?

Do I have a choice in how technology is

used?

Do I personally like to use

technology in my own time?

Do I feel like I can succeed

using technology?

Perceived

Value Au

tonomy

Interest

Self-Efficacy

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Reader

Collaborator

Driller

Creator

PART TWO: WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT

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Questionnaire for students

Two main sections:

1. Identifying technology identities

2. Identifying technology-related attitudes

Go to link: http://tinyurl.com/WeselyACTFL2014

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PART THREE: APPLYING THE FINDINGS

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• International Children’s Digital Library link link• LangMedia link link

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• ScribJab link link• SockPuppets (app) link

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• Todays Meet link• ThumbScribes link

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• Quia link link• Duolingo link

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Activity

1. Pick one of the learner identities that intrigues you the most, perhaps that you do not feel that you currently serve well with your use of technology. Options are:– Reader/Viewer/Listener– Creator– Collaborator– Driller

2. Think about a tool (or a type of tool) that would enhance or transform the learning experiences of that learner.

3. Talk through an idea for doing this with a partner or a small group.

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More favorites:

• For Reader/Viewer/Listeners:– REALIA Project link– LibriVox link

• For Creators:– Concrete Poetry link– Storybird link– StoryCreator (app) link

• For Collaborators:– Edmodo link

• For Drillers:– Quizlet link– Digital Dialects link

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Thank you!

Pamela M. Wesely

Assistant Professor, Foreign Language and ESL Education

University of Iowa

Twitter: @pamwesely

pamela-wesely@uiowa.edu

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