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WebCEFOr how web 2.0 tools can be used in language teaching …
Media tools for language learning 20th century 21st century: Web 2.0
• Web conferencing
• Online Communities of Practice
Case: WebCEF
20th Century tools for language learning
Or this …
… the internet?
21st Century…
Social software enables online interaction, facilitates virtual relations and creates virtual environments where people can collaborate or create virtual communities.
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A second phase in the ‘development’ of the World Wide Web thanks to social software
From a collection of websites to a complete platform of interactiveweb applications for end-users of the Web
Weblogs Podcasting RSS Video 2.0 (Youtube) Social Bookmarking Forum Photo 2.0 (Flickr) Wikis Web conferencing
sputnic.europace.org
How 2.0 in education?
Case language learning & teaching
Web conferencing tool (Flashmeeting)
Online Community of Practice
…WebCEF
WebCEF EU project 3 yearswww.webcef.eu
Development of an online platform for assessment of language proficiency
WebCEF provides
language learners the opportunity to let their samples be assessed by teachers and students all over Europe
language teachers the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across Europe and to improve their skills in the use of the CEF scales
1. Recording through Web Conferencing software
…. Flashmeeting is used as recording facility to make samples …
Students create and upload video samples with webcam
2. Evaluation
European-wide evaluation by students and teachers in an online annotation tool for language assessments
According to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEF)
3. Further discussion in CoP
Further discussion in an online community of practice for expert teachers in each country
How does it work?
Teacherdefines the task
Student performs task while recording sound and image
Student uploads the sample
Teacherassesses the sample
Assessment form
Assess-ment summary
Detailed assessment
back
Advantages
Multiple assessments => more objective
Peers and teachers Self-evaluation Recordings: Look back, play again Streaming: accessible everywhere
Food for thought
Can Web2.0/Social software be applied in your educational context? How?
What about pedagogical changes & new learning strategies. What will be the role of the teachers?
How and when will Web2.0/social software become a widely-spread phenomenon in education?
