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Remotely Speaking: English Language Teaching through Video Conferencing

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Presentation given in Porto Alegre, Brasil, September 2014

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Remotely Speaking: English Language Teaching through Video Conferencing

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English Language Teaching through Video Conferencing

The British Council • The British Council works in 6 continents and 110 countries, with the aim of bringing high quality English materials to every learner or teacher who wants them.

• We have 2,400 staff teaching English directly to more than 350,000 students and trainee teachers a year in over 80 centres, partnership branches and on English projects around the world.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/about

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Plan Ceibal • Plan Ceibal is a Uruguayan project, developed by MEC, the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture; the National Telecommunications company ANTEL, (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones); the Board of Public Education, ANEP (Administración Nacional de Educación Pública); and LATU (Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay).

http://www.ceibal.edu.uy

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Plan Ceibal • Started 2007 with distribution of XO-1 laptops (ceibalitas)

• By 2009 Uruguay became first country in world to have given one laptop to every primary school student

• By 2009, 350,000 children & 16,000 teachers had received ceibalitas

• No cost wireless Internet connection in all state schools

• Fiber optic connections progressively replacing these

• Video conferencing equipment being installed in all schools

http://www.ceibal.edu.uy

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Plan Ceibal2013 Review • 570,000 laptops distributed by 2012 (to all

students & teachers)• 4-year TCO (Total cost of ownership) $100 per

year per child including laptops, internet costs, administrative costs, fiber optic costs, robotics, planned VC facilities, portal and LMS platform as well as digital resources for many subjects, initial training for teachers.

• Focus on quality implementation• Recommended focus on core priorities:

increasing high school graduation rates; Mathematics; Literacy (Spanish & English)

http://www.ceibal.org.uy/docs/FULLAN-Ceibal-English.pdf

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Ceibal English • In 2012 the British Council was selected by Plan Ceibal to project manage Ceibal en Inglés (Ceibal English), delivering remote teaching via video conferencing in Uruguayan primary schools.

• Goal = provide access to English language learning to primary students (grades 4-6) and their teachers all over Uruguay.

• Because of a lack of trained/qualified English teachers, Ceibal English uses remote teachers (RTs) via video conferencing

• Additionally, classroom teachers (CTs) are taught English via moderator-supported English course (LearnEnglish Pathways)

http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles

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Project Plan

• Proof of concept pilot phase 2012 - 20 primary schools; 1,000 Year 4 learners (aged 10-11)

• March 2013 expansion: 500 classes; 96 schools; Years 4,5 & 6

• July 2013 expansion: 1,000 classes • March 2014 expansion: 2,100 classes• By June 2015: Total of 4,000 classes (c.

100,000+ learners)

http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org/en/ceibal-en-ingles

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English Classes

3 x 45 minutes per wk.

Lesson A – RT via VCLessons B & C – CT

Detailed scripted lesson plans for A, B & C

Team Teaching

RT & CT have weekly coordination in Spanish

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Remote Teachers (RTs)

Remote Teaching (RT) providers in:

•Uruguay •Argentina •UK•Philippines

•Conduct Class A remotely•Experienced/Qualified ELTs•Online self-access course for RTs•Quality mangers

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Class Teachers (CTs)

Classroom Teachers (CTs) :

•Conduct Classes B & C•Volunteer to be part of the programme•Small payment for participation•2 days Orientation Course•Self-access online training course•Technical support •Pedagogic support (Mentors)•Most have CEFR A0 level English•Learning English through self-access course (LearnEnglish Pathways) with moderator support

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Strengths

•Unique whole solution•Underlying infrastructure rolled out•VC technology already tried and tested•No shortage of CT volunteers•Positive reaction (children, teachers, society)•General support (government, parents, society)

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Challenges

• Establishing methodology (Classes A, B & C)

• Correcting written work• Ongoing quality control • Expansion to all primary schools• Long term sustainability

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Thank you!

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