Philosophy of Teaching & TechnologyCallFebruary 6, 2013

Stuff…

Grading blogs tomorrow. Should have six entries so far.

Quiz next week on Blackboard Learn (not during class time). Opens Wed after class (24 hours)

Quiz covers Dubravac 1-5

Levy (2009), Wang & Vasquez

Ideas and tools covered in class (pedagogical questions on tools)

Tools we’ve covered

Webquests

Hot Potatoes

Digital Storytelling

Google Docs (collaborative)

Google maps

Also, briefly: blogs, wikis, social bookmarking

Teaching philosophy

What is the purpose of a teaching philosophy?

Teaching philosophy

Should have most of the following things…Beliefs about learning

Beliefs about role of teacher in learning

Beliefs about approaches/principles

Brief references/illustrations of the sources of your beliefs (famous works, experiences, etc.)

Philosophy of teaching with technology

Should have most of the following things…What are your beliefs of the role of technology in language learning.

How can technology be implemented to aid language learning.

Brief references/illustrations of the sources of your beliefs (famous works, experiences, etc.)

Question 1

What technologies do you use in your classroom? What technologies interest you and/or seem valuable for language teaching? Why do these technologies seem useful/interesting?

Question 2

From DuBravac’s SLA chapter, what areas of SLA models of language learning can be aided through the use of technology?

Question 3

From Wang & Vasquez (2012), what empirical support is there for using 2.0 technology in language learning?

What research has been done and what has it shown?

What else needs to be done?

Philosophy of teaching w/ tech

Look at your responses for question 1-3. What are your overall ideas, attitudes, and beliefs towards technology in he L2 classroom so far?

Write a paragraph that reflects your beliefs so far.

Overall teaching philosophy

What is your overall teaching philosophy?

Answer these questions (back of the page)

How do learners best learn an L2?

How can teachers best facilitate learning an L2?

What approaches/principles guide your own teaching?

Teaching philosophy

Always have a brief one, consider a longer one (1-2 pp.)

If you need to cite a source, make it meaningful and integral to your statement.

This is not a CV or cover letter…focus is not on personal experience, on personal beliefs as a result of experience.

Blog…

For your blog reflection this week, instead of reflecting on the readings, try to incorporate the readings into your own personal philosophy of teaching with technology.