are teachers fit for web 6.0? gary motteram, university of manchester [email protected]...
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Are teachers fit for Web 6.0?
Gary Motteram, University of [email protected]
Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou, Cyprus Pedagogical [email protected]
Well,…
Are you going to be ready for Web 6.0?
u cnt nt do it
It seems that ….
(Collis & Moonen, 2001/02)
What is Web 2.0?
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
Web 2.0: The good things
• People can use their own voice
• It makes it easy for people to publish
• There is access to many audio, video and other materials (games, simulations, authoring and editing software)
• You can easily create networks and communicate with your friends or create new ones
Web 2.0: …. The not so good things
Web 2.0: …. The death of the blog!!
At the current rate by 2010 there will be more than 500 million blogs, ‘…so dizzyingly infinite that they've undermined our sense of what is true and what is false, what is real and what is imaginary…’
(Keen, 2007)
or Death by blog?
Why does all this matter for language teachers and their learners?
Potential of Web 2.0 for language teaching and learning
• It can empower learners and give them a voice in lessons
• Potentially allows the classroom to connect to the real world
• Provides just-in-time learning• Helps promote and develop modern notions of
literacy (Kress, Gee)• Can provide real, authentic communication• Can provide an authentic reason to produce
language
So, … what’s the path to get there?
• Step 1:Don’t be intimidated by Web 2.0. Explore Web 2.0 tools
• Step 2:Get access to high-speed Internet connectionOr find ways around it…
• Step 3:The 3Ps
• Step 4: Survive through Web 6.0 and beyond
Pedagogy Pedagogy Pedagogy Personalisation
Step 1a: Don’t be intimidated by Web 2.0
Before Web 2.0 Web 2.0
Step 1b: Explore Web 2.0 tools
The main differences:
• Accessibility
• Cheaper or Free
• Ease of Use
• Extent of potential reach of audience
• Breadth of variety of materials
Step 2a: Get access to high-speed Internet connection
This can be difficult for some of us…
22
81.13
Step 2a: Get access to high-speed Internet connection
This can be difficult for some of us…
22 cents (Japan)
$ 81.13 (Turkey)Internet connection price per
megabit per second (Time Magazine July 30, 2007)
Step 2a: Get access to high-speed Internet connection
This can be difficult for some of us:
“We used SL in our MA course entitled "Instructional Technology in ELT" but we couldn't continue since it requires a better computer “Colleague from Turkey, IATEFL conference - Aberdeen online
“…there is no much computer labs connected to the fast Internet at the university, “ Colleague from the Ukraine, IATEFL conference - Aberdeen online
“…our university has a very low technological infrastructure, which limits the students the opportunities to learn and practice. For example: There are only 11 computers with Internet access available for 4,700 students at the School of Education; the university blocked all chat programs due to a virus that damaged the intranet; and, during the last 5 months, we have been facing electricity problems that prevent us to use Moodle. The servers are frequently turned off for protection. ”Colleague from Venezuela, IATEFL conference - Aberdeen online
Step 2a: Get access to high-speed Internet connection
“I'm one of those teachers that do not have much facilities at work. Reality strikes hard on me...T here are two labs, the best one has twelve computers, not always working properly, very slow machines indeed and internet access for... thirty-five ss.!!...”Colleague from Uruguay, IATEFLconference - Aberdeenonline
“Some universities in Japan have rejected putting SL on their servers because of this.” (pornography on SL) Colleague in Japan, IATEFLconference - Aberdeen online
But it doesn’t have to be like this!
It can be difficult …
Step 2b:Get access to high-speed Internet connection
So let’s find ways around it!Some Ideas to get started:• Use more of the read/write web (Blogs and Wikis) instead of
audio and video • Create student communities or join student communities for an
intercultural project or other tasks on Yahoogroups • Set up a teacher blog for reporting to and communicating with
students and/or parents after school• If you want to use audio or video:
–Download podcasts at home and bring to school on a flashdrive, CD or laptop
–Download videos on media players (e.g. google video player) and watch them offline
–Set Skype accounts and find conversation partners or interact within intercultural programs by using students’ mobile phones (only a few are enough – yours too can help)
–Record students on your own mp3 player or other digital recorder and upload the audio files yourself from home
Step 3a: Apply sound pedagogy
Step 3b: Apply sound pedagogy
• Our main goals as educators of the 21st century:– Developing Learning-how-to learn skills– Developing Critical thinking skills– Developing Communication skills
• Back to pedagogy informed by SLA theories and research – role of tasks and task design – role of interaction– role of audience – role of purpose – role of feedback
Example 3: http://www.orivedenkoulut.net/moodle/
Example 4: http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/middle/Global/global.htmThe Global Coalition
Example 7: Mandarin 2.0
Example 8: http://internationalexchange.blogspot.com/
Example 9: http://caeb2006.podomatic.com/
Example 10: http://www.friendsabroad.com
Example 11: http://sambaefl.podomatic.com/
u cant nt do it
Step 4: Survive through Web 6.0 and beyond
(Collis & Moonen, 2001/02)
you can’t do everything.
but …
(Gary Motteram, 2007)
Step 4: Survive through Web 6.0 and beyond
• The teacher is now – as everyone - a consumer.• Should therefore be trained as a consumer• Be aware of developments:
– Join teacher communities e.g. LT SIG http://ltsig.org.uk ELTAI http://www.eltai.org/other online communities such as:
Learning with computershttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/learningwithcomputers/Webheads in action http://groups.yahoo.com/group/evonline2002_webheads
• View the various tools offered critically.Do I need this tool? / Does it satisfy:
• My needs as a teacher • My style as a person/teacher with particular preferences• My students’ needs and learning styles• My specific context• My curriculum goals
• Find out more about this tool (see communities above)• Try out with your community.
Thank you!