1. Using web tools to support language learning and teaching
Susanne Winchester

2. What do we want our students to do?

3. Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning
Amanda Romjue,

4. How can technology support the learning process?
How can web tools help?

5. The Evolution of the Web
static
information transfer
Web 2.0
user-centric: content created by user
spread of social media
Web 3.0
bringing the best of web 2.0 to mobile devices
more intelligent systems through smart tagging improved search facilities
improved infrastructure: cloud architecture

6. Using web tools to support teaching and learning
Why?
How?

7. Reasons for using web tools
To supplement what the module materials and VLE already offer
To engage students
To motivate students
To support learning
To provide opportunities for “overlearning”
To cater for different learning styles
To extend the learning environment beyond the VLE
To encourage digital literacy development
To widen participation and access
To support teaching

8. devised by A. Churches

9. Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy (devised by A. Churches)

11. Advising for (Language Learning)
From an article by Marina Mozzon-McPherson on “Language Advising”

12. My checklist for choosing web tools
What does it offer that is different from what we have?
What is the educational benefit of using the tool?
What do I want to achieve with it?
How easy is it to use it?
Is it platform-bound?
Is it suitable for the learner group and the learning context?
Is it open or is an account needed?
Is it free?

13. Vocabulary/factual learning
Digital vocab trainers – livebinder
Quizlet
Example 1 – Quizlet SW sets

14. Padlet https://padlet.com/ Poplet http://popplet.com/
Visualisation/explanation
Padlet
Poplet
Example 1 – Poplet
Example 2 – Padlet
Example 3 – Padlet

15. https://bubbl.us/mindmap Mind42 http://mind42.com/ Coggle
Bubbl.us
Mind42
Coggle
Example 1 – Mind42
Example 2 – bubbl.us
Example 3 - Coggle
Mind mapping

16. https://voicethread.com/ Example 1 – Voicethread
Tools for listening/audio production
Vocaroo
Voice Thread
Example 1 – Voicethread
Example 2 – Voicethread
Example 3 – Tellagami

17. Example 1 - StoryJumper – French
Twitter
storybird MFL
Makebeliefcomix
Example 1 - StoryJumper – French
Example 2 – GoAnimate – French
Example 3 – Twitter -susannefw
Tools for reading & writing

18. Pronunciation
IM translator
acapela
voki
sound of text
forvo
text to speech google
Example 1 – voki reminder
Example 2 – IM translator
Example 3 – google text-to-speech message

19. Jing for Feedback and Instruction Presentation
Screencasting
Jing
Screencastomatic
Jing for Feedback and Instruction Presentation
Example 1 - Screencastomatic
Example 2 – Screencastomatic
Example 3 – Jing – labelled image
Example 4 – Jing – instructions

20. Example 1 – livebinder: Earth Day Project
Digital archiving
Example 1 – livebinder: Earth Day Project
Example 2 – livebinder: French
Example 3 – livebinder: German Teaching and Learning
Example 4 – livebinder: Academic English
Example 5 – livebinders: flashcards

21. Open Educational Resources
Languages Open Resources Online

22. Photos for class http://www.photosforclass.com/about/citing-photos
Images for teaching
Photos for class
Flickr Commons
ELT pics
Picfindr
Free digital photos
Pixabay

23. My take on “app smashing”!
Example 1 - Vocaroo & popplet
Example 2 - Jing & storybird
Example 3 – Jing & OU Live
Example 4 – Jing & mod. Materials in pdf
Example 5 – Jing & tutorial summary in OU Live
Example 6 – Jing image & screencast
Example 7 – Quizlet test & forum
Example 8 – Rundblick vocab on Quizlet & livebinder

24. Continuous Professional Development
Example 1 – Twitter: Joe Dale
Example 2 – Twitter: #twitterati
Example 3 – Twitter: Russell Stannard
Example 4 – Blog: Nik Peachey
Example 5 – Alan Carrington
Example 6 – Jürgen Wagner, Landesinstitut Saarland für Pädagogik und Medien
(a provider of free webinars on the use of media in the (languages) classroom; a list of recorded webinars in French, English and German; Alan Carrington discussed his „Pedagogy Wheel in the Flipped Classroom“ on :

25. Explore in your group one or two of the areas covered in the presentation (e.g. pronunciation; app smashing). If you have access to the livebinder or the links, you can check some of the examples. If not, exchange your experience of the tools and how you could integrate them into your teaching.

26. Thank you! Susanne Winchester s.winchester@open.ac.uk