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1. Characeteristics of websites for learners and teachers
2. Contribution Proposal 1. Characteristics of the course
2. Content
3. Usefulness of the proposal
4. Feasibility of the proposal
5. Coherence with the plan of action of the School of Languages
6. Expected results and benefits
WEBSITES FOR TEACHERS
Worksheets Printables (worksheets) Music (lyrics included) Grammar focused Skill focused No professional
development included Lesson plans No based on specific
program
WEBSITES FOR LEARNERS
Audio and video files Free downloads Games Stories Focus on reading and
listening Are not based on a
particular program Are not contextualized Favor grammar and
pronunciation
The integration of ICT’s into the languageprograms at Multilingua through a professional development program for the teachers aimed at producing teaching/learning material that will be uploaded into a web based environment to provide support for the language courses.
Public: Teachers at Multilingua Aim: To produce learning/teaching materials
to be uploaded into a web-based evironment Duration: 5 modules. Each module has a
theoretical component and a practicalcomponent
Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5T
op
ic
Introduction, basic concepts and demonstrations.
Integration of audio tools. Integration of video tools.
Use of web resources and free software.
Blogs, uploading of the material and publication of the environments to be used by teachers and students in the program
Ob
ject
ive
s
To raise awareness on the effect of ICT’s on the learning/teaching processes.
To introduce teachers on the concepts of materials and the process to produce material.
To learn how to use Audacity.
To design audiolearning/teaching material.
To demonstrate how to use video editing software.
To design video learning/teaching material.
To teach how to use free resources to create web pages.
To use free software to write exams and class activities.
To design a tutor blog based on the courses the participants are teaching.
To upload all the design materials into the blog.
To start using the materials and the blog in the teachers’ classes.
Co
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Learning/teaching Materials
Reasons to create your own materials
Examples of materials designed by teachers
The process to produce materialBrainstormingThe writing of the scriptEdition of the materialConditions before recording
How to use audacityExamples Design of materials
How to publish audio on the internet
How to use windows movie maker and other video editing software.Examples Design of materials
How to publish videos on the internet.
The use of PowerPoint
Web resources/freesoftwareHotpotatoes and Jclick
The use of webnode to create websites
Use of blogsCharacteristics of blogsHow to set up a blog
Upload the materials created into the blog
Publication of theenvironments to beused by teachers and students in the program
Ass
ess
me
nt To determine the impact of the inclusion of ICT’s into the language programs and the designing of materials . surveys, observations and
interviews will be used
Usefulness of the proposal Multilingua teachers need to
become active producers of material
Multilingua teachers need tocontextualize their teaching
Multilingua teachers need to closethe generation gap between themand their students
Multilingua teachers need to beoffered professional developmentprograms
Feasibility of the proposal Open source software Short in time Attractive content for teachers The Multilingua program has the
necessary equipment (internet access, computer rooms)
Coherence with the institution’splan of action School of Language PEI and the
School of Language plan of action2009-2012 (to integrate the new technologies into the languagesillabi)
School of Language’s PedagogicalModel (programs of professionaldevelopment)
To integrate ICT’s into theteachers’ pedagogicalpractices
To give the students thetool to be always in touchwith the content of acourse
To give teachers thechance to produce theirown material
To have access to morecontextualized material
