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AU Workplace English
wpeau.ca
Dr. Mohamed Ally
Colin Elliott
Tracey Woodburn
New Generations of Students
Online presenceNow generation@ generationVirtual generationSocial networkingGamesDigital expertsAdapt to technology quicklyTechnology is second nature
Current Generation of Students
Online presenceSocial networkingGamesTechnology literate
Mobile cellular has been the most rapidly adopted technology in history. Today it is the most popular and widespread personal technology on the planet, with an estimated 4.6 billion subscriptions globally by the end of 2009.
Mobile broadband subscriptions overtook fixed broadband subscribers in 2008, highlighting the huge potential for the mobile Internet.
Shift to MobilityE-learning to M-learningE-Commerce to M-commerceE-government to M-governmentE-collaboration to M-collaborationE-library to M-libraryE-health to M-health
Emerging Technologies in Learning
E-learning
Mobile Learning(M-learning)
The Ultimate School in the 21st Century (Albert Browne, Verizon Foundation, U.S.A.)
Use of digital mediaGames as a learning strategyMobile devicesOnline courses
Learning Materials Development
Break content into small chunksDesign as learning objectsStore in repositories for easy accessMetatagged, retrieved, and reused
Design Principles
Chunk the information to prevent information overload
Use advance organizers to facilitate the processing of details
Dual-coding hypothesis: present information in visual and textual/verbal
Use concept and information mapsDesign for specific context
What is WPE? -Content
86 Grammar lessons with 155 interactive exercises Including:
Vocabulary from 8 different workplace situations:Health and Wellness Trades and LabourUtilities-Oil/Gas/Mining Food Services and RestaurantsRetail and Sales Administration and ClericalHospitality and Tourism Banking and Personal Finance
5 audio exercises and 1 video exercise
WPEAU- Statistics
90% of students thought that mobile learning provided them with the opportunity to learn anytime, anywhere.
69% of students thought mobile technology increased the quality of their learning experience
Content: AUESLAUWPE
AU Mobile ESL AU Workplace English
Question Format
There are 4 types of interactive questions:
True/False Ex. 1.1Multiple Choice Ex. 2.1Matching Ex. 9.2Sequencing Ex. 13.1
Question format
True/False
Ex. 1.1
Multiple Choice
Ex. 2.1
Matching
Ex. 9.2
Sequencing
Ex. 13.1
Question format
Audio
Five styles of interactive audio exercises1) Audio Vocabulary list (Health and Wellness
Vocabulary)2) Audio dialogue followed by text questions (Ex.
20.2)3) Multiple Choice - audio sentence then choose
text answer (Ex. 28.1)4) Multiple Choice - read text then choose audio
answer (Ex. 38.3)5) Audio lesson (Lesson 51)
Health and Wellness Audio Vocabulary List
Ex. 20.2 Audio dialogue text questions
Ex. 28.1 Audio questions text answers
VideoLesson 10 Ex. 9.3
A short scene between a medic and an injured worker followed by text questions (01:53)
Technology
Designed for advanced devices
MP4, MP3
Auto-detect
Re-sizes for device
Future Directions
More multimedia
More devices
Dynamic pages
apps