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Described as "revolutionary" and the "coursebook of the future", what exactly is English360? how can it help your teaching , career or school? Designed to help teachers make a pedagogically valid transition to online tools, English360 combines world-class courses from Cambridge together with materials authoring, course design and blended learning. The result: engaging, collaborative, personalised learning paths for our "digital native" students.
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Going Digital: Introducing English360IATEFL Brighton 2011
What is the coursebook of the future?
How will we learn, how will we teach?
Agenda
about the future of learning6 facts
2 directions
8 ways
to the future of the coursebook
that English360 can help you go digital
Agenda
about the future of learning6 facts
2 directions
8 ways
to the future of the coursebook
that English360 can help you go digital
Content from the cloud...
...delivered through a rangeof mobile devices,
...ubiquitous,
personalised for each learner...
...adaptive,
...and social.
So...
Personalized, adaptive, social.Ubiquitous cloud-to-mobile delivery.
English360 delivers this technology,
from the perspective of the teacher.
So...
Personalized, adaptive, social.Ubiquitous cloud-to-mobile delivery.
English360 delivers this technology,from the perspective of the teacher.
Agenda
about the future of learning6 facts
2 directions to the future of the coursebook
8 ways that English360 can help you go digital
The old web is a pipe.The old web is a pipe.
What is the “old web” relationship?Top-down, expert-created, static, passively consumed
The new web is a platform....where we all work together to create, share, discuss, learn.
What direction is the relationship?Bottom-up, active user-generated, dynamic content
Active users: new skills for teachersWeb apps today support creativity: “teacher as DJ”
Source: Jamie Keddie 11/6/09
ESP/EAP materials developmentThe content continuum and a new way forward
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
reliable, validated pedagogic quality
quality production
easy to use, saves time
fast, up-to-date, and inexpensivecloser fit to language, culture, student needs
integration with content areas
generic - common denominator
slow - 2-5 years from concept to classroom
“top down” - authors far from Ss, Ts
lots of work, takes time
can be disorganized
low production values1. Open up publisher content: from static to dynamic
2. Give teachers tools to select, sequence, author....
3. ...social software to share, exchange, collaborate.
PUBLISHER SCHOOL
Agenda
about the future of learning6 facts
2 directions
8 ways
to the future of the coursebook
that English360 can help you go digital
English360 toolsjust log in and deliver online, blended learning
Content repository
Authoring toolsSocial software
Light, flat LMS
Options: print handouts for class...
...or project on screen in class
Or create an online learning course...
Or “blended”: classroom plus online
1. Out-of-box web-based learning platform... ...helping teachers go digital
1. Out-of-box web-based learning platform... ...helping teachers go digital
1. Out-of-box web-based learning platform... ...helping teachers go digital
2. Ready-to-go courses, homework Complete courses or supplementary material
2. Ready-to-go courses, homework Complete courses or supplementary material
2. Ready-to-go courses, homework Complete courses or supplementary material
3. Powerful, easy-to-use authoring tools Integrate, supplement, customize Cambridge content
3. Powerful, easy-to-use authoring tools Integrate, supplement, customize Cambridge content
3. Powerful, easy-to-use authoring tools Integrate, supplement, customize Cambridge content
3. Powerful, easy-to-use authoring tools Integrate, supplement, customize Cambridge content
3. Powerful, easy-to-use authoring tools Integrate, supplement, customize Cambridge content
4. Collaboration among students Page comments, feedback, forums, project-based learning
4. Collaboration among students Page comments, feedback, forums, project-based learning
4. Collaboration among students Page comments, feedback, forums, project-based learning
4. Collaboration among students Page comments, feedback, forums, project-based learning
5. Administration, LMS, gradebook Manage learning, track progress, record attendance
5. Administration, LMS, gradebook Manage learning, track progress, record attendance
6. Integration tool for authentic web content Connect your curriculum to the real world, current events
6. Integration tool for authentic web content Connect your curriculum to the real world, current events
7. Collaboration with colleagues Digital materials bank. Virtual staff room. Teacher training.
7. Collaboration with colleagues Digital materials bank. Virtual staff room. Teacher training.
8. Playlist course design Bringing together the best of “top-down” and “bottom-up”
8. Playlist course design Bringing together the best of “top-down” and “bottom-up”
Conclusion
Personalized, adaptive, social.Ubiquitous cloud-to-mobile delivery.
English360 gives educators the flexibility to go digital, appropriate to each course and student.
Thank you!
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