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Today’s Talk Information about me (very quick). Why collaborate? What role can technology play Tools that facilitate collaboration Using technologies in a collaborative way Feedback Conclusions. Thanks to Macmillan for inviting me to come and present.
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Collaboration What business wants. We don’t see the same things. It’s how we learn. -Blooms -Think of Vygotsky -Communicative Language Teaching
Technology Tools that facilitate collaboration. Edmodo/Padlet/Todays Meet Using tools in a collaborative way. MyBrainShark Present.Me
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Part collaborative We did a lesson in English around preparing a ‘Guide’ for visiting different cities…… 1.In class do the lesson 2.At home comment/reflect on the lesson 3.Teacher listens to the recordings and provides feedback. Example from Jonathan Technology
Collaborize Part one In class students looked into the First Certificate Oral exam. They focused on section 1. They read about the exam They watched 2 videos regarding the exam They worked in pairs and created typical questions They then They prepared typical questions. They practiced the exam.
Collaborize Part two Go to labs/home/ create recordings and send to the teacher Part three Feedback Example with Iwona
Review 2nd example Working together in the class to talk about the FC exam. Making lists of questions. Working in pairs to practice the questions. Creating the recordings at home in pairs/groups 3. Feedback Lots of collaboration but in structured tasks and using the technology a specific task to do.
Feedback Emerging debates around technology and learning. Responsibility for evaluation. Students will be learning more alone. Need to be able to reflect/evaluate their own progress. Students could peer review each other’s work
Example 3 Students had to prepare a PowerPoint presentation and record their voice. Part 1 In class we watched a video and discussed what makes a good presentation. We looked at staging a presentation, the process, the slides, the language. Part 2 Students created their own presentations and added their voice. Part 3 Feedback Example Example The TechnologyThe Technology
Collaborize feedback Students could have done presentations in pairs/groups. Feedback could have been done collaboratively/self refection
Feedback questions Students could peer/self evaluate. Feedback Sheet PowerPoint Presentations The slides How much writing did you have on each slide? Do you think it might distract the listener? Have you got consistent title sizes and font sizes? Have you used any pictures? Do you have permission to use them? Did you read off the slides or talk around them? Is the design of all the pages equal? Are the font sizes big enough to read? The Process What did you do to plan your presentation? Did you practice before doing the recording How many times did you do your recording before sharing it? Did you have notes to help you add your voice to the slides? Did you write down useful vocabulary or language to help you when making the slides? Did you play back your recording before sending it? The Recording Are there any pauses in your recording? Do you talk between slides? Do you ever go off point/topic? Do you read from the slides rather than talk around them? Do you think your voice sounds engaging? Do you start with an introduction where you explain what you are going to talk about? Do you finish with a set of conclusions?
Collaborize In the class Out the class Approach to Feedback Role of technology…
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Conclusions Collaboration is important. Work, Society, Learning. Technology can play its role. Technology can offer tools that facilitate collaboration Technology can help to create ‘tasks’ ( use technology in a collaborative way) Collaboration can play a role in any part of the learning cycle. Feedback
References About work and education Tony Wagner talking about the future of jobs and education Interview with key researchers at the media lab ICY Lee /Ricky Lam (2010)/ Balancing the dual functions of portfolio assessment. ELT J 64/1
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