TESOL and Technology:

‘e-(sl) learning in a new age’

Kaplan PLI 2013 –Session 1

Sara Yuen

syuen@vcc.ca

Please:

open the workshop blog page:

sarayuentesol.blogspot.ca and

click on the „Kaplan PLI June

2013‟ tab.

feel free to interrupt me if you

have questions, and/or take a

breather when you need one!

Technology through the ages…

E-learning

The “e” in e-learning means much more than “electronic” when applied to e-learning – think instead of a big “E” for “exciting, energetic, engaging, extended” learning (Luskin, 2011).

…comprises all forms of electronically

supported learning and teaching…E-

learning applications and processes

include Web-based learning, computer-

based learning, virtual classroom

opportunities and digital collaboration

(Wikipedia, n.d.)

A few useful Web 2.0 tools…

What is

it?

User-

friendliness

How can it be used/

Who creates?

Your

opinion

A)

Vocaroo/Sound

cloud

B)Wordle/Tagxe

do

C) Google

Forms

D) Blogs

What else? (cont‟d)

Bubbl.us – brainstorm and mind mappinghttps://bubbl.us/

Wallwisher - http://www.Wallwisher.com - bulletin board

Glogsterwww.glogster.com

Flipsnack – converts PDFs to „flip books‟ http://www.flipsnack.com/

Learning Management Systems (e.g. Moodle, D2L)

Bubbl.us example

In groups of 2 or 3, come up with one or two

lesson activity ideas that incorporate these

tools in some way. Jot your ideas down on the

Google Doc (scroll down to: „C/ Integrating

Tech Tools into Lessons/Units - Our Ideas &

Thoughts‟)

Then, read other groups‟ ideas and make

comments, give feedback, ask questions

on the Google Doc.

Brainstorm:

references

E-learning (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-learning

Luskin, B. (2011). Think “exciting”: E-learning and the big “E”.

Educause Quarterly, 33(1). Retrieved from

http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUS

EQuarterlyMagazineVolum/ThinkExcitingELearningandtheBi

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