Guidelines and Info: Webquest (& Report) and Teacher e-Portfolio CALL_2016

FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTION GO TO http://languageacademy.utm.my/arahim/ GO THROUGH THIS .PPT SLIDES COMPLETE YOUR OWN E-PORTFOLIO (INDIVIDUAL) DEVELOP A WEBQUEST (PAIR WORK) AND CREATE ONE MENU AS LINK TO YOUR WEBQUEST IN YOUR E-PORTFOLIO SITE

SAMPLE STORY BOARD / MINDMAP E-PORTFOLIO UTM WORDPRESS WORDPRESS OR OTHER FREE WEBSITE PLATFORMS My reading corner Duties WEBQUEST My experiences Your Pix My School My Philosophy of teaching About Me E-LESSON PLAN My classes Links Teaching resources Study notes SAMPLE STORY BOARD / MINDMAP

YOUR UTM WORDPRESS FOR E-PORTFOLIO http://languageacademy.utm.my/wp-admin PLEASE LOG IN YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD MANUAL FOR E-PORTFOLIO USING WORDPRESS

HTML TEXT CODE FOR PROFILE PICTURE Copy this and paste on your widget text in your e-portfolio <img src="http://languageacademy.utm.my/arahim/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2013/01/DR-ABDUL-RAHIM.jpg" align="justify" width="150" height="200"> Dr Abdul Rahim Hj Salam (Senior Lecturer and Facility Manager of Language Academy)

Webquest Is also called a Web-based Lesson Plan is meant for a group of 3-5 students an information management tool for teachers to be used outside of classroom time A dynamic activity for students to work in a group This webquest will also serve as a Lesson Plan for the teaching with Web 2.0 tools

Features of Webquest - a useful tool for language learning purposes Easy way for teachers to incorporate the internet into the language classroom without special technical knowledge Can be used simply as a linguistic tool that can also be interdisciplinary Encourage critical thinking skills including comparing, classifying, inducing, deducing, analyzing errors etc. Learners not able to repeat info they find but are guided towards a transformation of that info to achieve a given task Can be both motivating and authentic tasks and encourage learners to view the activities they are doing as something real or useful - leads to more effort, greater concentration and a real interest in task achievement.

Creating a Webquest Prepare detailed instructions in the webquest based on the template form OR SEE sample of a complete form AVAILABLE AT : http://languageacademy.utm.my/arahim/ . USE AND TYPE THE WORD “TEMPLATE” AND “SAMPLE” TO FIND THE FORMS. CREATE YOUR WEBQUEST USING WIX.COM SITE. Once done - email the link of the webquest to your students/users (3-5) to try out. “If” using Google Docs or Slides or Drawing etc, for students’ collaboration, instruct them to use the “share” function, share with you. Write a report on what you have gone through and why you have used these tools - Write a report

Instructions on report Minimum 5 pages, use font 12 TNR, spacing 1.5 Intro - Name of webquest, objectives and target group, reasons and rationale for choosing the Web 2.0 tools or Google Apps Content 1 - What are expected of the students, describe the activities and how were the students evaluated, the process they went through and the outcomes Content 2 - Weaknesses and strengths of the Apps used, any problems during using the tool, the way you solve that problem, Conclusion - What have you discovered/explored (or not) Appendices - Samples of students’ work

List of Web 2.0 tools

1. Online communication tools Emails Online Forum- e.g. Nicenet Online Conferencing Mailing Lists- e.g. Yahoogoups

2. Google Drive Documents Spreadsheet Form Drawing Presentations Documents Spreadsheet Online Quiz Marking- e.g. Flubaroo, MCQ test Form Drawing

3. Google Applications Calendar Youtube Google Maps News

Blogs and Platforms for your Webquest/Teacher e-Portfolio Wordpress Blogspot Weebly Wix Google Sites Freewebs

Teacher e-Portfolio An info management learning tool / website designed for sharing knowledge and resources It allows the teachers to showcase themselves as professional teachers A compilation of T & L resources to be shared with other teachers and students Promotes collaboration among teachers creating a community of practice Encourages self-directed learning among students

Some suggested contents Biodata / About self My philosophy of teaching Interests and hobbies Subjects I am teaching Administrative duties Clubs and association Teaching resources / websites / materials Favourite links

Creating Teacher e-Portfolio May incorporate multimedia - videos, songs, pictures,music, etc attach own materials i.e. own modules, class notes, previous test papers links to other resourceful websites i.e. study sheets, worksheets, study notes etc. hobbies or interest sections be creative

Plans for Teacher e-Portfolio Compile your resources or artefacts into a folder or into Google Drive e.g. pictures, slides, teaching notes, sample exams, worksheets etc. Draw a story board or mind map of your TeP