The Internet and ELT: What skills do teachers need? LEND 2001, Rome, February 2001
Core Competencies for the Net Technical Networking / Communication Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching
Technical Competence Basic Computer Literacy Browser
Core Competencies for the Net Technical Networking / Communication Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching
Communicating Discussion Lists Chat (Web, IRC, ICQ) Video Conferencing
Networking Discussion Lists “TESL-L” “Neteach-L” “SLART”
Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.
Searching 1200 million pages; Constantly changing. Easy to search... Easy to waste time
Searching Just about the worst thing you can do is to sit down and type things into a search engine…. A search engine should be the last, rather than the first thing that you think about using.
A Search Strategy What sort of information is it? Do I have a bookmark / favourite? Is there a links page? (Use Internet TESL Journal etc) Does it fit in a category? (Use the Open Directory etc) Select an appropriate search engine.
Searching: Choosing the Right Service Altavista: powerful syntax; FAST: biggest index; good for pictures; Google: most relevance; AskJeeves: natural language; common questions.
Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.
Evaluating Accuracy Authority Currency Depth Design URL
Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.
Creating Cut and paste into WP Create Webpages Develop Macros
Core Skills for the Internet Technical Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching.
Teaching: Activities Language Awareness Scavenger Hunts: Finding Specific Information Tasks Research Projects Virtual Activities
Teaching: The Practicalities Demonstration Demonstration Worksheets Worksheets 3-stage Methodology 3-stage Methodology Handling Problems Handling Problems
Core Competencies for the Internet Basic Computer Literacy Communicating / Networking Searching Evaluating Creating Teaching … Enthusiasm!