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Presentation information from March 18, 2011 Electronic Village Fair at TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Conference, New Orleans
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~ an EV Fair (Electronic Village) presentation by Holly Dilatush, [email protected]
(TESOL Convention, New Orleans, March 2011)
Motivate and Energizewith SKYPE!
~ a bit about me ~
Holly Dilatush
• Has facilitated 575++ Skype chats• Currently working as a Consultant and
Online Facilitator/Instructor for EnglishCafe.com• Masters in Adult Education and Training (2009)• Certificate: TESOL Principles & Practices of Online Teaching
(2007)• Taught EFL, Catholic University of Korea (2004-2005)• 11+ years (and counting!) in Adult ESOL / EFL • Mother, storyteller, poet, wife, community volunteer, more!• Prior work in clerical, retail, insurance, newspaper office,
sole-proprietorship (floral shop owner & designer), more!
Access
Comfort level
Progress/Success
Approaching any (new) technology
Orientation / Objective(s)
Learning/Reinforcement
Opportunities to demonstrate competence
Best Practices Include:
*Awareness, monitoring and documentation of your own and learners’ access, comfort level, progress, success
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum right now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
1 100
What is Skype? (What do you know about Skype already?)
Know Want to Know Learned
How many people use Skype?
• 100 million users as of October 2010• Between 4 and 6 million “live” users
(average) at any given moment!• 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. EST = peak usage time• http://www.voip-news.com/news/skype-100million-042806/
• Skype http://skype.com
Skype http://skype.com
Easy-Breezy Download!
Skype http://skype.com
Easy-Breezy Download! http://skype.com
(sample Skype Transcript)
Standard emoticons • May be “unanimated” • (go to Tools / Options / IMS & SMS / IM Appearance)
• Have YOU used Skype?
• How often?
• With whom / for what purpose?
Skype and YOU
feel like I know "almost nothing"/never used Skype
looked at the Skype website, have watched others use, tried
once or twice...
Have used at least once in the past two weeks / use at least
once a month
Use frequently, comfortable using
Possible uses for Skype?
• family• friends
Personal
• …in your PJs! • 24/7• Local• Regional• Statewide• Global• Committee work• Collaborative lesson
planning
PD• 1:1• Enhanced, Reinforced
Learning• Homebound• Hybrid/Blended• Special projects• Small groups• Classroom to Classroom
Students
PD in PJs?! (Professional Development in your pajamas?)
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Oops! Camera needs adjustment!
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Oops! They can see everything you do!!
Lessons Learned / Tips to share:
Learn your options and when to use them, and CHECK your settings before you start a class chat!
Adjust your settings!(BEFORE your Skype chat!)
Skype / Tools / Options / Video Settings / …
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum right now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
1 100
Ready to try Skype?
Today’s Live Chat from New Orleans!
• Class scheduled and booked from EnglishCafe.com
• Students logging in from Sri Lanka, Egypt, India, Israel, Italy, and Vietnam, reserved their space in the class (and others may join us!)
• Are you ready to speak with them?
Want Ideas / help / tutorials for Skype?Check these links:
• http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/skype_in_the_classroom_launches_to_connect_teacher.php
• http://education.skype.com/about• http://
www.maximumpc.com/article/features/20_essential_tricks_and_skills_every_skype_user_should_know
• http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/
• http://thelovacute.blogspot.com/2011/01/jurnal-how-to-use-skype-in-eslefl.html
• https://support.skype.com/
Groups on EnglishCafe where presenter has used Skype effectively:
• Transcription• Open Conversation Topics• Travel • Job Interview practice• Describing Photos• Retelling Fables (and other stories)• Book Clubs • Spelling practice• Many, many more!http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/transcription-practice-and-related-pronunciation-practice-21723http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/z-open-topic-skype-voice-chats-21645http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/i-love-travel-2257http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/job-interviews-23134http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/description-english-20317http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/learn-english-with-aesops-fables-retelling-well-known-stories-114688http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/wwydi-what-would-you-do-if-23036http://www.englishcafe.com/groups/book-club-kite-runner-21634http://www.englishcafe.com/chatcafe/group-forum/recap-spelling-chat-august-28-2010-90472
*click on “Discussion” to see recap posts from Skype chats & classes
Motivate and Energize, with Skype !
Holly’s Skype ID = Smilin7
Holly Dilatush
Skype = smilin7
Twitter: hollydilatush
http://englishcafe.com/smiling7
more about Holly
Topics I’m especially interested in, links you may find helpful:• Anything related to Adult ESOL / EFL• Online Learning • Hybrid / Blended Learning• Process Drama / Using Drama techniques to enhance ESOL learning• [Drama EVO moderator: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVO_Drama_2011,
http://tesoldrama.wordpress.com]• EnglishCafe.com [my profile page on EnglishCafe]• Skype and web-conferencing tools• Twitter [hollydilatush]• Diigo [my diigo links collection]• Portaportals [one of my portaportal collections]• Webheads [Webheads!/]• Flickr [my Flickr collection]• Andragogy ~ Storytelling ~ Poetry • Moodles ~ VoiceThread ~ PhotoPeach
Internet / Computer / Skype use
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Where are you on this continuum now?On a scale of 1 to 100+ (1 = novice, 100 = pro)
1 100
Thank you!The following slides include information from a separate handout given to those attending the presentation at TESOL New Orleans Conference
What is Skype?Have you ever used Skype? [Do you know of others who have used Skype and talked with you about it?] ~ Did you start the call or join the call (or both)? ~ Or did you just text chat, sending IMs? [IM = instant message]
~ one-to-one chat or group chats (or both)? ~ text, audio, webcam? ~ personal use? pleasure/social use? professional use? professional development? with students?Have you ever downloaded Skype?Do you know if Skype has already been downloaded on your computer? (at work? at home?)What do you need to have to use Skype (minimum requirements?) What are some of the reasons you might want to consider using Skype?What are some of the challenges to using Skype? (for you, for students, for colleagues)?
Motivate and Energize with Skype! Questions you might consider:
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT ASK STUDENTS DURING OUR LIVE CHAT!
1. How have Skype classes helped you gain confidence and competence in your English language learning and practice?
2. What types of Skype classes have you participated in? What have you liked or not liked about them?
3. What advice do you have for teachers new to using Skype?
4. What questions would you like to ask me?
5. Have you ever been to New Orleans? What places would you recommend I be sure to try and see? If you were going to visit New Orleans, what would you want to be sure to see and do?
Motivate and Energize with Skype! Questions you might consider:
Tips! • Remember “wait time” = always an important consideration = during a
Skype chat “wait time” silences are really “loud”/awkward – but rewarding! I find that IF I make myself stay silent, students feel mandated to “fill the air space” by replying – it works!
• Record your Skype chats (use Pamela or other tools) • Ask participants to type a “T” or “C” if they want a turn to talk or
comment – (or Q if they want to ask a question) so all can see who wants to speak, and can help monitor the order in which people speak.
• Sometimes there are “quiet ones” – people in a chat who do not appear to be participating (vocally or with IMs) – sometimes I’ll open up a private chat Skype window with just me and that person – and ‘coax’ them into sharing – other times I’ll type a note with a direct question to that person – some simple way of letting him/her know that I know they are there, that their presence is valued
Motivate and Energize with Skype! Questions you might consider:
Tips! • Share the responsibility for ensuring all have a turn [be upfront about
expectations / community (as with any classroom, establish ‘rules’/respect/rights/responsibilities – in classes I facilitate, this includes the responsibility of every participant to help everyone in the group feel ‘heard’
• Skype allows for screensharing (1:1 Skype chats), share documents, photos, PDFs, more (share file)
• Review what others have done – several links here: http://www.diigo.com/user/blogblossoms/skype and http://www.diigo.com/user/blogblossoms/skypehowto
• Skype has been a very rewarding way to encourage beginner speakers -- IF they have the access and orientation and comfort level with technology [Skype is MUCH easier than many other tools for many learners = is similar to texting / cell phone / seems fun (affective filter)]
Motivate and Energize with Skype! Questions you might consider:
Tips! Join one of my Skype chats!
Contact me on Skype, smilin7, if you are interested in doing this.
Cathy’s Cards are great!
Motivate and Energize with Skype! Questions you might consider:
Thanks again!
• Holly Dilatush, presenter• [email protected]• http://englishcafe.com/smiling7• TESOL photos and comments in several blog
posts here: http://www.englishcafe.com/blog/Smiling7
(scroll down to view all the posts for March 2011)
Another idea to share ~ • At last year’s TESOL conference, I saw another
attendee use a different sort of ‘business card’ – one created especially for the conference.
• I really liked the idea, and ‘stole’ it for this year’s conference.
• The following two slides show the front and back of info cards I gave out at this year’s conference.
• If you like this idea, feel free to adapt for your own use at future conferences.
Side 1 Holly Dilatush ~ especially interested in:
Online learning [Pronunciation, ESP, Conversation, Workplace]
Blended/Hybrid learning
Webheads
Process Drama, Teaching ESOL using drama techniques, co-moderator Drama_EVO workshops
EnglishCafe.com
Skype and Web Conferencing tools http://www.slideshare.net/smilin7/motivate-and-energize-with-skype-7287778 Andragogy / Adult ESOL Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/blogblossoms/ VoiceThread, PhotoPeach, Fotobabble, and more! over →
TESOL New Orleans, March 2011
Side 2Holly Dilatush
Phone / Email (434) 960.7177 [email protected]
Twitter hollydilatush
Skype Smilin7
EVO_Dramahttp://tesoldrama.wordpress.com/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EVO_Drama_2011
Diigo http://www.diigo.com/user/blogblossoms
Portaportal http://guest.portaportal.com/englishcafe
EnglishCafe http://englishcafe.com/smiling7
Address Charlottesville, VA, USA over →
Bye for now!
