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LearnEnglishBritish Council on-line resources
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challengeof 21st Century Learning10 to 11 September Cebu City, Philippines
Mina Patel
11 September 2008
Basic Skills
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
One of British Council’s global aims for English is to ensure that every teacher and learner of English worldwide has access to quality language services from the UK.
British Council ‘English Next’ research: ‘English has been repositioned as a ‘basic skill’, to be learned by primary school children alongside other 21st century skills in Information Technology’
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Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
What is ICT?
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Information and Communication Technology is the term used to describe exciting and innovative ways to provide lifelong learners with global access to information, learning and support. Information systems that are seamlessly linked to learning support systems, that are enjoyable to use and which enable management.
http://asp2.wlv.ac.uk/its/website/everyone/its_jargon.htm
Global Products
TeachingEnglish
LearnEnglish
LE Family Premier Skills LE Second Life for Teens LE Audio LE Mobile
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
LearnEnglish Family
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Jim Knight, the UK government’s Minister of State for Schools and Learners:
‘ Parents have six times more impact on the learning of primary age children than teachers do.’
Child Learning
Teacher Parent
Basic SkillsLearnEnglish Family
British Council support
LearnEnglish Parents web pages
www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/parents
LearnEnglish Kids web pages
www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish/kids
LearnEnglish Kids CDROM
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Premier Skills
www.britishcouncil.or/learnenglish/premierskills
LE Second Life for Teens
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Web users today
‘Consistent evidence dating back over a decade shows that technology can and does improve attainment in almost all National Curriculum subjects. BECTA
73% of learners of English say they want to learn using a computer, 69% say socialising is a main motivation in their learning and that they want to have fun; 92% think it’s important to develop their problem-solving skills. British Council Global Research.
LE Second Life for Teens
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
What is it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aERvhgSjiH0
It’s a learning zone for both group and independent learners in the Second Life virtual environment. Interactive LearnEnglish activities and quests based on UK culture are available for all Second Life residents registered as Teens.
LE Audio
‘The British Council’s global experience tells us that combining listening, technology and a variety of content types increases the chances of successful language learning.’
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
LE Audio
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
The best way to learn…..
1. Suits our lifestyle
2. Involves technology
3. Often involves audio
LE Audio
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Includes:
Free-to-use Learn English Podcasts web pages so that you can listen to audio through your computer or download audio to your MP3 player
www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-podcasts.htm
Printable self-study materials
Audio books from the UK
Learn English CD ROMS
LE Audio
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
How do podcasts help people listen and learn?
Cater to a variety of learning styles
Important for learners with visual difficulties
Listening avoids the difficulties of dyslexia – affects 4% of the population in the Western world
Provide models for a variety of contexts
LE Mobile
Are you a digital native or a digital immigrant?
IT literacy v. a need to learn
Dependent on technology
Operating systems and functionality
Age
Technology as part of everyday life
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
Global Products
LearnEnglish
LE Family
Premier Skills
LE Second Life for Teens
LE Audio
LE Mobile
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning
And finally…..
‘What makes our ambitions possible is to apply the transformative power of technological innovation to learning – enabling technology to be what it has the potential to be: the great liberating force in providing opportunity to all.’
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Thank you and any questions?
Teaching the Net Generation: Curriculum, Pedagogy and the Challenge of 21st Century Learning