curating and nudging in virtual learning environments eurocall, september 2013 © helle lykke...
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Curating and nudging in virtual learning environments
Eurocall, September 2013
© Helle Lykke Nielsen
Helle Lykke NielsenCenter for Middle East
Studies
UnCommonly Taught Languages
activities outside the classroom
expose learners to Arabic
train their strategic competence
learn to learn UCTL focus on learner autonomy, use of
meaning technology, strategic competence, reflective learning
September 2013
CLILstore
September 2013
September 2013
Curation
FL teacher curator at museum “Collection and organization of material with value
added by an expert” (Hubbard, 2012) Aims, select, sequence (content and learning), support
September 2013
Curation: the Arab spring
September 2013
AS through the eyes of Egyptian youth
listening and reading content driven -> basic
language structures
recycling of
vocabulary
chosen themes:
Nudging
“to push mildly, consciously attempting to alter peoples behavior in a predictable way, without forbidding any options” (Thaler & Sunstein 2008)
not manipulating, but “putting the fruit at eye level” nudging LL: an attempt to push learners in directions
that will improve their language acquisition
FL teacher as “choice architect”
The neutral design does not exist – everything matters
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Nudging: The Arab spring
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Student feedbackAverage/5
Like best Be improved
Focus
1year students(N=30)
3.6 Automatized dictionaries(Q4=3.5)
Faster and more elaborate dictio-naries
DictionariesQuick and dirty
2 year students(N=23)
3.4 Listening and reading simul-taneously
Wrong transla-tions(Q4=2.8)
Integration of skillsCritical aware-ness on diction-aries
Heritage lear-ners(N=14)
3.9 Good for Danes”Dictionary in DanishIntegration of skills
More exercisesMore grammar
Identity markerMix of 1 & 2
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References
CLILstore http://multidict.net/clilstore/
Hubbard, P. (2012): Curation for systemization of authentic content for autonomous learning. Powerpoint presented at EUROCALL, Gøteborg, 23 of August, http://www.stanford.edu/~efs/eurocall2012.pdf
Nielsen, H. L. (2013): The language teacher as curator (in Danish), to appear in: Sprogforum, autumn, 2013.
Thaler, R. H. and Sunstein, C. R. (2008): Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness. Penguin Books
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Student feedback
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