An Alternative model for preparing internet proficient teachers Elaine Hoter

assessment & evaluation Model IV: An Alternative Model for Preservice Training preservice teachers EFL Teachers pupils methodology and pedagogy buddy & mentor instructor course content

Elaine Hoter Oct'99 Interaction preservice teachers pupils Internet instructor instructor 2 F F Internet Course content Queries, administration technology, problems Reflective dialogue journals forums Interact with course material bibliography and links, Publish finished assignments Interaction, collaboration mentor & buddy: giving feedback, motivating, empathizing Help with technology F 2 internet F

Elaine Hoter Oct'99 Interaction preservice teachers pupils Teachers of EFL instructor Internet course content internet F 2 F Internet

Course Content: English Through the Internet For teacher trainees learning to be English teachers For pupils of English as a foreign language Improvingreading and writing skills Learning the theory of teaching advanced literacy skills literacy skills Teaching advanced literacy skills through the tools of the Internet Learning about the tools of the Internet

 Preservice teachers at Talpiot College of Education  English teachers for the Israeli schools  group I - academics - new immigrants retraining in EFL  group II - preservice 3rd year students. Preservice Teachers

Pupils  9th grade pupils at the Gymnasia High School, Jerusalem  heterogeneous class  enrichment program - 4 hours each week  Foreign students in year program at Snow College Utah  intermediate level, from 7 different countries  regular course - 4 hours a week

Instructors Instructors Jeb in Utah Sara in Jerusalem teach EFL/ESL high level of CMC literacy meet F2F with pupils use online course correspond with project leader on daily basis Coordinator and instructor for student teachers

Technology Asynchronous   forum  listserv Synchronous  irc  chat  MOO

The Buddy & Mentor System Buddy - preservice teacher :  collaborates with a pupil to carry out assignments using the tools of the Internet,  e.g writing a poem about one another, carrying out a project, working on a newspaper a poema poem Mentor - preservice teacher:  coaches the pupils in literacy skills through and using the Internet  models and gives feedback

Igor's Poem about Linda Linda likes sport and I like sports too. Linda lives in the city and I do too. We are both human beings and we are learning English And at the same time we are learning about each other. Linda is a teacher and I am a pupil. But in this course we can be friends. You see, we are very similar people so it's good that you are my unseen teacher.

Methodology and Pedagogy  interaction  feedback  collaboration ..  content based  constructivist  project work  theme based

Assessment For Preservice Teachers  joint webfolio with pupil  reflective dialogue journal with instructor  assignments with pupil & ongoing correspondence  participation in class forum based on required readings For Pupils of EFL  joint webfolio with preservice teacher  assignments with preservice teacher