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Dafne Gonzalez, April 26, 2003. 1
Webheads in Action: A Community of Practice for
Language Teachers Professional Development in CMC http://dygonza.tripod.com/wia/cetaintro.htm
"Teaching English: Emotion in Motion“
IV JORNADAS CETA: Córdoba, Spain
Dafne González [email protected]
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Content
• Who are Webheads?
• Where are Webheads?
• Why Webheads?
• What do they do?
• Where to meet them?
• Let’s meet them.
• Conclusion
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Who are Webheads?
• Webheads in Action A Virtual Community of Practice
comprising language teachers worldwide,with the purpose of exploring synchronous, asynchronous, and web-based multimedia communications formats, and the best way to use them for the benefit of their learners.
Coordinator: Vance Stevens
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Where are Webheads?
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Why Webheads?
What do we get out of it?
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Professional Development!!
“Computers will not replace teachers, but teachers who use computers will –inevitably- replace teachers who do not”.
Claire Braidin cited by Elizabeth Hanson-Smith
(Technology in the Classroom, 1997). Ray Clifford?
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“Teacher development is an exciting thing nowadays with unprecedented possibilities”.
Arnold Mühren
(personal communication)
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What do we get in WiA ?
• Interaction with experts and non-experts.• Learning from and with others • Practice with tools, with social
scaffolding :Zone of Proximal Development.
• Construction of knowledge with reflection in and on action.
• Collaborative and friendly atmosphere
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What do Webheads do?
• Planning events
• Sharing work done
• Practicing e-moderation with students
• Exploring web tools
• Online conferences:• As presenters
• As audience
• Socializing
• Reporting on web tools
• Posting Online lessons, modules, and courses
• Keeping and sharing links
• Publishing or announcing articles, books, theses by WiA's
• Celebrating social , cultural, and fun events
In Chats: On Web Pages:
more...
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What do Webheads do?
• Discussing topics of interests
• Exploring new "toys"
• Asking and answering Qs
• Announcing events, reports,
• Asking for collaboration
• Discussing topics of general interest
• Reaching agreements
• Reporting personal issues
On Discussion Boards: At YG Distribution List:
Arlyn's Data Base
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Where to Meet Webheads?
1. Asynchronously: (delayed time)
Dafne’s Discussion Board
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Where to Meet Webheads?
2. Synchronously: real time, live
a.Text chat, voice, video: b.Text chat:
more.....
(Sundays noon GMT)
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Where to Meet Webheads?
c.Text chat and voice: Wimba Voice Direct
d.Text chat, message board, drawing
board:
(password to my drawboard:: creative)
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Conclusions
• After this experience with Webheads in Action, I will let you make your own conclusions.
• You can post them to our discussion board, and we will send our replies to them.
» Discussion Board
» Thanks to All!!