Approaches & resources to promote teacher

competencies development for effective interactive

whiteboard use. Highlighting 2 EU projects: iTILT and SMARTVET.

Ton Koenraad, Serkan Çelik, Angela Higgins. Emily Hillier

Ton Koenraad - (NL) TELLConsult Serkan Çelik - (TR) Kirikkale University

ISNITE 2013, Ankara

Interactive Technologies In Language Teaching:

The IWB in the language classroom

EU Project – LLP Programme 2011-2013

Training language teachers to

use technology...

tools

materials

resources

reflection

pedagogy learners

teachers

collaboration

Supporting Continuous Professional

Development of VET teachers in the use of

Interactive Whiteboards

EU-Project Leonardo programme 2011-2013

Needs

Analysis: Recommendations

• Produce modules for basic IWB functionalities

+ for ordering, structuring, comparing etc.

• Design materials as modular as possible

• Demo IWB potential for a variety of disciplines

• Include IWB page navigation, assessing,

adapting and designing materials

• Include (revision of) general pedagogical topics

like ‘active learning’ and general materials

design principles.

• Foster the ‘added value discussion’

Rationale

(Cutrim Schmid 2009, Gray et al. 2007, Cutrim Schmid & Whyte, 2012

(Kennewell, 2006; Higgins et al., 2007; Koenraad, 2008; Thomas & Cutrim Schmid, 2010)

Clear need for

professional training

and pedagogical

resources to assist

teachers in exploiting

IWB in the foreign

language classroom

Limited uptake in

specific subject areas

and educational sectors

Teacher skills key in

realising added value

IWB underused in Irish

VET sector

Objectives

Develop: Needs Analysis IWB train-the-trainers programme + materials

CPD model for Irish VET sector

CoP

Develop

- effective IWB training materials

- a multi-sector CoP, to share

materials & discuss ideas

Inspire teachers with

- “Real Life practice instances”

Project Phases

IWB

Training Data

Collection Website

Needs Analysis

Training

Champions

Workshops /

Teacher content

development

CoP

Training

Training Activities

Training Materials

Training Activities

Training Materials

Data

Collection

www.itilt.eu

Data Collection class filming •2 visits to 6 teachers in 6 partner countries

learner reflections •group interviews with 4-5 students

teacher interviews •video stimulated reflection

www.itilt.eu

Website – IWB practice reports

IWB practice report

3-4 video clips

per class film

•81 class films

•44 teachers

•267 video clips

excerpts from

transcripts of

•teacher

comments

•learner reactions

related resources

•IWB file

•screenshots of

IWB page

=> Example

IWB Practice

Report

Qualitative Outcomes

Comments by participating iTILT data partner teachers:

“I recommend teachers attend regular trainings on IWBs. Teacher education must be

given the utmost importance. I think, training must be provided by language

educators rather than technology people, and meaningful uses of IWBs for teaching

must be given with sample activities” (T2).

“First teachers should know how to use the IWB effectively. If it is necessary they

should take training before using it” (T6).

“Teachers should definitely observe their colleagues to discover the range of activities

that can be brought into the classrooms with IWB” (T2).

“Teachers can watch their recorded videos of their lessons and evaluate their

teaching (self-reflection) in order to refine the way they use IWBs” (T3).

iTILT-based research

Whyte, S., Beauchamp, G., & Hillier, E. (2012). Perceptions of the IWB for second language

teaching and learning: the iTILT project. In L. Bradley & S. Thouesny (Eds.), CALL: Using,

Learning, Knowing, EUROCALL Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 22-25 August 2012,

Proceedings (pp. 320-6).

Exploring how teachers use IWB for language teaching.

Cutrim Schmid, E. and Whyte, S. (2012) ‘Interactive whiteboards in state school settings:

teacher responses to socio-constructivist hegemonies.’ Language Learning and Technology,

16(2), pp. 65 – 86.

Exploring whether the introduction of new technologies has led to socio-constructivist

pedagogies.

Whyte, S., Cutrim Schmid, E., van Hazebrouck, S., & Oberhofer, M. (in press). Open

educational resources for CALL teacher education: the iTILT interactive whiteboard

project. CALL journal.

Challenges and opportunities arising during the development of OERs

iTILT

Exploitation

July, week 29, Spain August, week 33, Portugal

Courses offered in 2013 in …. & ….?

More info here

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Thank you for your attention!

Ton Koenraad - (NL) TELLConsult Serkan Çelik - (TR) Kirikkale University

Credits: Sanderin van Hazebrouck & Shona Whyte