ACTFL final session slides

Welcome!Please tell us what you think.

What are your thoughts about instructor interactivity, teaching realities, and collaborative learning in online education?

What is your favorite activity that promotes collaboration?

Successful Online Foreign Language Classrooms:instructor interactivity, realities, collaborative learning- Whitney Dubrulle, Angela Martin, Katherine Kiss

Successful Online Foreign Language Classrooms

instructor interactivity, realities, collaborative learning

ACTFL 2010Whitney Dubrulle, Angela Martin, Kate Kiss

Dubrulle & Martin ACTFL 2010

Instructor Interactivity

Students are more likely to succeed if:

courses are highly interactive

students communicate to exchange perspectives and insights

teachers have mastered online communication skills

interaction focuses on students

teachers use available technology to communicate with students

http://info.sreb.org/programs/EdTech/pubs/PDF/Essential_Principles.pdf


Instructor Realities

Building relationships

Fostering communications

Time management




Create a learning community that is intellectually exciting and challenging

Encourage learners to perform to the best of their abilities in all aspects

Demonstrate effective use of group dynamics and dialogue techniques

Use a variety of learning activities and demonstrate instructional methods other than lecturing

Integrate curriculum designed to provide learners with a learning environment that is experientially based and in a learning style that is collaborative and supportive

(See Palloff & Pratt (2007) pages 108, 109, 110)



Use both asynchronous and synchronous modes of interaction

Make the class as interactive as possible

Provide timely and meaningful feedback

Encourage learners to learn from each other

Adapted from this link: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/OItips.htm


Instructor Realities: HOW? Attitude Individual email Class email Participation in discussion forums Feedback given on assignments Course homepage

Availability through pager system, phone or Skype


Agree or Disagree?


Agree or Disagree?

A/D You can do the same collaborative activities online as face-to-face.


Agree or Disagree?

A/D Class "community" is the first and most important step to a successful classroom.


Agree or Disagree?

A/D Interdependence is more important than independence for online classes.


Collaborative Learning

Community and Interdependence

Critical elements Helps learners achieve a deeper level of knowledge

generation Moves learners from independence to interdependence Strengthens the foundation of the online learning community Development of shared goals – important element of

community.

“When I succeed, we succeed!”

adapted from Paloff & Pratt (2007)



Collaboration and Asynchronous Discussions

Start with introductions

Share clear expectations

Respond to each introduction

Encourage students to do the same

Design discussions for quick and regular S—S engagement

adapted from Paloff & Pratt (2007)



Develop the art of asking expansive questions: What do you think about x?

Design for student leadership – share responsibility among participants

Require students to provide constructive feedback to one another

Create a role for instructor as equal player in the discussion –helps with respectful time management

adapted from Paloff & Pratt (2007) p. 170


Collaborative Learning5 Tools we have used to successfully enhance andencourage collaboration and community building:

VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/

Jing Project http://www.techsmith.com/jing/

E-pals http://www.epals.com/

Voki http://www.voki.com/

Wikis http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://pbworks.com/


Brainstorming activity

How might you translate your favorite F2F class collaborative (or other great) activity for use in an online class?

OOVOO.com skype but more!!

Tokbox


Thank you for coming!

http://apling696-fa09.wikispaces.umb.edu/

Whitney Dubrulle, GAVS [email protected]

Angela Martin, [email protected]

Katherine Kiss, Umass, Boston [email protected]

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ACTFL final session slides