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Using Interactive Whiteboards to Support Learner-Centred Approaches to Language Teaching and Learning
Euline Cutrim Schmid & Ton Koenraadreporting on 2 related projects:
• Professional development (Heidelberg, Germany)• Professional development (Heidelberg, Germany)
• Sharing Materials &
Practices (Utrecht, NL)
• Sharing Materials &
Practices (Utrecht, NL)
Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences / Fac. Education
E-Learning consultant & teacher educator (MFL pedagogy / CALL)
E-Learning consultant & teacher educator (MFL pedagogy / CALL)
Pedagogical benefits of Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs)
Helps integration of new media in the regular language classroom
Enhances scope of interactivity & learner engagement
Supports development “electronic literacies”
Helps to address diversity in learning styles (aural, visual and kinaesthetic)
Can contribute to student attainmentIF…
Shared concerns & rationales
Important factors for successful introduction of IWBs:
- Teacher is KEY: pedagogical views, knowledge and media literacy
NEEDed: (Cutrim Schmid, 2008; Gray et al. 2005; Koenraad, 2008)
- Quality training
- Materials & inspiring practices for modern MFL Pedagogy
- Support for p2p learning
Research project (2009 – 2011): Towards a Model of Interactive Whiteboard Training for Language Teachers
Euline Cutrim SchmidUniversity of Education Heidelberg, Germany
Euline Cutrim SchmidUniversity of Education Heidelberg, Germany
Project information (1)
Characteristics of CPD-Model :- “bottom up” approach to teacher professional development in CALL
- a pedagogical framework based on a socio-cognitive view of communicative language teaching.
Research Team:- Junior Prof. + student teachers- nine practitioners
Project information (2)
Key Questions:- What teacher competencies are needed to use IWBs towards a socio-cognitive view of communicative language teaching?
- What kind of technical and pedagogical support is mostly needed by teachers in this process?
Research Methods:- in-depth longitudinal case studies
- ethnographic research instruments: classroom observations & field notes, video recordings, in-depth interviews and video-triggered reflective dialogues with the teachers
Interim Results (1)
Teacher competences:
- adapt / design interactive IWB materials
- manage IWB-based activities to activate ALL learners
- coherently integrate various multimedia resources (pace, cognitive load and active processing of content)
- enhance IWB functionality using peripherals
- finding and evaluating ready-made, usable materials
Migration needed for NEW, IWB-related Competencies
FROM a print-based approach and related black/whiteboard activities such as:
- annotate grammar rules, - grammar exercises- vocabulary items- worksheets (scanned documents or MS Word files): fill-in-the-gaps vocabulary & grammar exercises)
TOWARDS use of multimodal resources provided, such as annotation tools (e.g. shapes, lines), variety of colour, fonts, images & integrating internet resources
Characteristics of Training Replacement of “top-down” technological one-day
workshops with “bottom-up” training that:
supports refinement of pedagogical practice
stimulates collaboration with experienced teacher trainers or colleagues
has a sound theoretical basis and a clear pedagogical framework
focuses on teachers’ immediate pedagogical needs & contextualized examples, related to actual work
provides teachers with enough opportunities for gradual accumulation of knowledge and experience within their constraints of time and energy.
IWB-Project @ CALL-in-Practice
IWB4MFL CoP
Goals: - Sharing materials, practices & practitioner knowledge- Contributing to initial Teacher Ed. & CPD (Meskill et al., 2006; Preston et al.,2000; Koenraad, 2005)
Activities:
- Teacher Ed. Curr. Development
- Materials, Expertise & Partner spotting
- Resources development
- Blogging
- Formation Editorial Team
- EU project application
IWB4MFL CoP (2)
Website Components at CALL-in-Practice:
- Resources:
. Practice portraits
. Repository of IWB files
. Annotated links to external resources
. Research reviews & references
Introduction to IWB4MFL
Weblog Tool for Multilingual Blogging Circles (linking MFL and L1 teachers & resources)
Workflow for Teacher Ed. mentoring
Comenius Course: ‘Designing for the Web 2.0 Language Classroom.
Check out the 2010 Edition!
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