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Independent Study Bites via the Web By David Hill “Learning is what remains after all that was learned has been forgotten.”
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The Situation Motivation: “I have to study English” Wide variation of student ability How to encourage regular study
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Independent Learning Teach defines scope of the learning Student works at his own pace Teacher supports and assesses How to apply this to ~200 students? A web-based application? (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
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Where is it applicable? Input – Reading and Listening – YES! Output – Writing and Speaking requires greater teacher input Learning tasks like Vocabulary – Ideal! Enter Word Friend [Stage Left] Please come into my classroom for a few minutes!
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In Class: Week 1 “Getting to Know You” Note down your check code Browse to www.myfigtree.net?wf=institution_idwww.myfigtree.net?wf=institution_id Survey’s purpose: introduction and goal-setting
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Week 2 “Introducing Word Friend” 1 Study day = 3 minutes Homework: 1 point = 3 study days of both modes Continue every week. (2x3x3 = 18 min a week) Maximum: 10 points
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Week 3 “Let’s Chat” Daily review question Student can see class’s responses plus teacher’s comments.
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A Class Set Up Page currently in design phase Currently done via a text file
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Monitoring: The Class Report
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Passing Comment The correction is no great burden It provides effective review It could be done as a class activity
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Semi-Automated Testing An optional extra Decide on a set of questions with variationsset of questions Translate into Korean - optional Record your questions – MP3 8 questions in 3½ minutes -> 20 students in 80 minutes Score = f ( Σ Questions+Answers)
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Requirements Internet Explorer 6+ Firefox: ‘IE Tab 2’ plug-in An earlier version was FF compatible so possible a later version
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The Pedigree Operational for the last year Version 1.0 was first developed in 2008 Dialogues & photo upload added in the Fall of 2010
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The Potential Cloze exercises Games Puzzles Dictation Exercises Recording ? … your ideas!
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“A man’s got to know his limitations”
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If only … I could replicate
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Thank you for Listening Please visit www.myfigtree.net?eng=kotesol and let me know your thoughts
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