Move along, now: From Web 1.0 to 2.0 – and back again? Eric Baber Educational Technologist

Overview Introduction Web 1.0 vs. 2.0 Introducing a new technology Web 1.0: Types of online materials Web 2.0: Types of tools Online communities, resources and providers Challenges

Introducing a new technology

Web 1.0: Types of online materials Text (Word,.pdf) Audio (streaming, podcasts) Video (streaming, vodcasts) Activities

Text Lesson plans Worksheets (grammar, vocabulary, skills- based…) Webquests Role plays … anything you can find in printed form

Audio & Video Interviews Discussions Debates News Topic-based programmes Teaching/learning tips Adverts YouTube/Google videos

Activities Quizzes Matching activities Jumbled words Cloze activities

Web 2.0: Types of tools discussion lists Web-based discussion forums Blogs Wikis

Online communities, resources and providers Quia.com BBC Learning English British Council english360.com Cambridge University Press

Quia.com Hundreds of activities to choose from – mostly online-only Authoring tools that allow you to create your own activities Student tracking facilities No social networking facilities though

BBC Learning English For learners and teachers nglish nglish Lesson plans, quizzes, peer-to-peer discussions, blogs The Flatmates soap-opera. Audio files, text, worksheets for use in class

British Council Teaching English Methodology articles Lesson plans Activities Moderated comments and Questions & Answers

British Council Learn English Professionals Articles for learners on specialist English Lesson downloads Work skills section Grammar and vocabulary-builder activities Podcasts

english360.com Platform for teachers to produce materials for use with learners Teachers can put together “projects” (learning paths) for their learners Teachers can use each others’ materials for their own students. Materials authors receive payment

english360.com Can incorporate text, images, audio, video, quizzes & range of activities Courses can be public or private Courses currently available include Sales & Negotiation and Business Presentations in EnglishSales & NegotiationBusiness Presentations in English Range of social networking tools (internal e- mail, forums, blogs…)

Cambridge University Press Good range of worksheets, infoquests, articles, podcasts, wordlists and activities Largely materials that supplement coursebooks, but can be used on their own Website specifically for professional English:

Other providers and sites (cross-discipline) (Primary) (index of websites dealing with ELT)

Challenges Finding good quality materials Finding materials for your teaching situation Balance between bottom-up/free-for-all and moderated content Finding one site that does it all: social networking, professional materials, materials- sharing…

Question Would you prefer: a)A website containing materials that have been professionally produced b)A platform that allows you to create your own materials and share others’ c)A one-stop-shop of both?

Thank you for attending! Eric Baber