1. Using technology in ELT Pete Sharma

2. New technology – new pedagogies OVERVIEW 1) New technology 2) Critical analysis 3) New pedagogies

3. Knowledge – Skills - Attitude New technology KSA

4. Critical analysis of six technologies 1) Interactive whiteboards 2) Virtual Learning Environments 3) Podcasts 4) Wikis 5) Interactive practice materials 6) M-learning: electronic translators

5. IWBs - Software: four directions ProgramsIWB software Courseware DIY

6. Learner response devices Text to board Voting

7. Interactive whiteboards Upside Downside  saving flipcharts  ‘always-on’ Internet  generic software available  audio in one place  features e.g. screen reveal  learner response devices  need to calibrate  time to learn!  cost  business English software?  can encourage Teacher- centred classroom  technology not yet ‘invisible’

8. VLES’s - Focus on appropriacy Same time same place Same time different place Different time different place Same place different time Synchronous Asynchronous

9. Virtual Learning Environments Upside Downside  information on demand  appropriacy  pre/post course tasks  time-consuming to learn  ‘blended courses’ pleasing no-one  cost issues (Blackboard to Moodle)  robustness issues (Nicenet)  narrow-use Features: Assignments / Chatrooms / Questionnaire /Quizzes / Forum / Glossary / Handouts

10. (3) Podcasts Upside Downside  portability – mp3 player  learner control  authentic materials – ESP  DIY  ‘wrong kind of podcast’  authoring – not for every teacher

11. (4) Wikis Upside Downside  collaborative  process writing  ‘history’ to see changes  not intuitive  not everyone wishes for peer correction

12. (5) Interactive practice materials Upside Downside  analytical learners  anytime practice  instant feedback  good for ‘crisp’ areas  tracking tools  ‘skewer’ language  over-emphasise one area  stimulus-response  qualitative vs quantative

13. (6) M-learning: electronic translators Upside Downside  ubiquitous / helpful  listening to lectures  cross- check bilingual / mono-lingual  review – ‘favourites’ / games  stop students guess from context  restrict fluency  mis-used for ‘production’ - writing

14. New pedagogies 1) Grammar 2) Vocabulary 3) Skills  Listening and reading  Speaking and writing 4) Phonology 5) Games and simulations 6) Learner training

15. New pedagogies - summary  “New ways of thinking” – saving lessons & courses  Teacher-produced materials taking precedence  Student-produced materials  The ‘appropriacy’ principle  Additions to the taxonomy