Using Using CChhaammiilloo as a platform as a platform for teaching English online.for teaching English online.

What can it do?What can it do?

Steve MillerSteve Miller

I’m Steve, and I support I’m Steve, and I support CChhaammiilloo!!

Teacher by professionTeacher by profession

Interested in teaching EnglishInterested in teaching English

Interest in online Interest in online learning/teachinglearning/teaching

A learner – not an expert!A learner – not an expert!

Where to start?Where to start?

We knew we needed…We knew we needed…

An organisational toolAn organisational toolCalendars, gradebooks, recordsCalendars, gradebooks, records

An authoring toolAn authoring toolMedia, SCORM, programmes of studyMedia, SCORM, programmes of study

A social toolA social toolforums, chat and conference facilitiesforums, chat and conference facilities

A single tool…???A single tool…???

We also wanted…We also wanted…

An accessible tool An accessible tool affordable, user friendly, flexibleaffordable, user friendly, flexible

A dependable toolA dependable toolstable, lasting, securestable, lasting, secure

A supported tool A supported tool quality documentation, active forumsquality documentation, active forums

A flexible toolA flexible toolconfiguration, customization, integrationconfiguration, customization, integration

We discovered…We discovered…

CChhaammiilloo … …

Open Source…Open Source…

The future…The future…

A steep learning curve…A steep learning curve…

How to set up a learning website?How to set up a learning website?Hosting? Servers? Installation? ftp? Hosting? Servers? Installation? ftp?

Webpage design?Webpage design?html? css? rich editors? embed codes? html? css? rich editors? embed codes?

Course design?Course design?Agendas? Learning paths? Documentation?Agendas? Learning paths? Documentation?

Authoring with ChamiloLMSAuthoring with ChamiloLMS

External ToolsExternal Tools FreewareFreeware Open-sourceOpen-source W3 schoolsW3 schools

Chamilo ToolsChamilo Tools Chamilo editorChamilo editor

wysiwyg/htmlwysiwyg/html Chamilo modulesChamilo modules

Nanogong, SVG Editor,PixlrNanogong, SVG Editor,Pixlr

ReadingReading

ListeningListening

WritingWriting

TalkingTalking

Learning PathLearning Path

My priorities for supporting ChamiloMy priorities for supporting Chamilo

Supporting improved documentationSupporting improved documentation

Supporting improved online helpSupporting improved online help

Supporting improved user forumsSupporting improved user forums

Supporting Chamilo groups Supporting Chamilo groups