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Marisa ConstantinidesMarisa ConstantinidesTeacher Educator – Director of StudiesTeacher Educator – Director of StudiesCELT AthensCELT Athens
1. I live in the centre of Athens
2. I walk to school every day3. I drive a BMW
1/ Teacher Skills & Knowledge1/ Teacher Skills & Knowledge
• Analysing learner needs• Working without a coursebook• Materials design• Designing your own syllabuses• Supporting learning with other tools (edtech)• E-moderation skills
2 / Your Learning Space2 / Your Learning Space
Making an informed choice – e.g.• Synchronous? +/-• Comfort level of instructor & learners• Student access issues • Specific features, e.g. screen sharing, text chat
Virtual Classrooms
• Text chatText chat• AudioAudio• Video Video • File Upload/DownloadFile Upload/Download• Writing toolsWriting tools• Video Upload/Download Video Upload/Download • Screen SharingScreen Sharing• Breakout RoomsBreakout Rooms• Online ContentOnline Content
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Asynchronous LearningAsynchronous Learning
3/ Learner Training3/ Learner Training
• Invest time to train your Ss• Use LT as language lesson input• Make relevant to age, level & VLE•
4/ Connect your learners4/ Connect your learners
• Use team building to form a cohesive group• Find/use a communication platform• Collaborative work outside class time• Provide training in collaboration skills
Encourage your Learners to form Encourage your Learners to form their own PLNtheir own PLN
Create you own PLN !!Create you own PLN !!
5/ Connect WITH your learners5/ Connect WITH your learners
• Allow for extra time outside class• Support your learners in
different ways
6/ Don’t Forget the Pedagogy6/ Don’t Forget the Pedagogy
• Principles of sound pedagogy come first • Online does not mean lecturing• Technology is an aid not an end
Rethink how you…Rethink how you…
PresentPresentBrainstormBrainstormDo pair & groupworkDo pair & groupworkDo error correctionDo error correctionGive feedbackGive feedbackHomeworkHomeworkProjectsProjectsManage the class Manage the class
7/ Offline Materials 7/ Offline Materials vs Online Materialsvs Online Materials
Can you teach in exactly the same way as Can you teach in exactly the same way as you teach face-to-faceyou teach face-to-face??
• Objectives?Objectives?• Lesson focuses?Lesson focuses?• Approach?Approach?• Techniques?Techniques?
Two standard classroom activities
Look through the descriptions of the next two activities and think
-Can they be used in the same way?-What adaptations would you introduce to make them work in an online class?
Running DictationA text is stuck on a wall away from the learners
A runner goes back and forth dictating as much text as he was able to memorise
His fellow group members listen and write
They can ask spellcheck questions to which only the runner can answer
When done, they all run up to the text and check own errors, if any
Information Gaps
Student A has half a map
Student B has the other half
They describe their halves to each other and draw from the descriptions
Listen to the activities the tutor describes and decide if they can be used Listen to the activities the tutor describes and decide if they can be used onlineonline
Yes No
8/ Always have 8/ Always have a Plan Ba Plan B
• Google Hangouts / Skype / Messenger
• Alternative material or use of material in a different way
9/ Engage your 9/ Engage your LearnersLearners
• Involve them in voice or text chat discussions• Use affordances of your VLE , e.g. breakout rooms• Check through frequent interactive activities•
Create your own PLNCreate your own PLN
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Join or create a Join or create a circle of trust circle of trust through one or through one or more online more online communities of communities of educatorseducators
Thank you for being Thank you for being here!here!
Marisa ConstantinidesMarisa ConstantinidesCELT ATHENS
http://www.celt.edu.gr/
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