team teaching with digital technology a business english wiki in practice
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Team Teaching with Digital Technology A Business English Wiki in Practice. Professional Development Day for Business English Teachers. Regina C. Brautlacht S andy Wagner J eannette Bergmann. DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen – 21 May 2011. Agenda. Background on the course Why we use wikis - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Team Teaching with Digital TechnologyA Business English Wiki in Practice
Professional Development Day for Business English Teachers
DHBW Villingen-Schwenningen – 21 May 2011
Regina C. Brautlacht Sandy Wagner Jeannette Bergmann
Agenda
Background on the course Why we use wikis What wikis we use The advantages vs. the drawbacks Time to discuss and exchange ideas
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Business English Course
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studentswikisclassesteachersdepartmentscampuses
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What are Wikisand why do we use them?
A collaborative website
Easy to access, easy to learn, easy to update, easy to edit, easy to link
Supports collaborative team work, supports autonomous and student-centred learning, supports teacher‘s course management
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What Wikis We Use
Three different wikis for the course:
1. Business English Wiki – printed material is available online; teachers use it as a communication platform
2. Teachers’ Wiki – exchange and coordination workspace (messages, lesson plans, collaborative exam grading)
3. Company Simulation Wikis – communication tool and collaborative platform for students’ group work 5
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Business English Wiki
A platform where students and teachers have access to:
Course schedule Course material Links to websites Links to audio/video material Teacher’s weekly announcements
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Business English Wiki
Platform providing course material, videos, links etc.
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Teachers' Wiki
A platform where teachers of parallel classes can:
Develop course material Share ideas and teaching material Collaborate on grading exams Communicate with the teaching team Coordinate meetings and course events
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Collaborative work on lesson plans and exams
Teachers‘ Wiki
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Company Simulation Wikis
A platform where students in one group can:
Work collaboratively on their group projects Communicate with each other without
sending emails Work from anywhere and at anytime
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Collaborative group work of 4-5 students
Company Simulation Wikis
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Advantages
For all: Access from
everywhere Asynchronous work Collaborative work Outsourced
classroom tasks (audio and video material)
Authentic and up-to-date material, relevant links
Flexible course structure
Web 2.0 skills Reduced need for
f2f meetings Peer support Consistency for
parallel groups (Quality Management) 1
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Advantages
For students: Increased use of
English Opportunity to
practise drafting and writing in English
Peer correction Easy to coordinate
assignments Group work easy to
access
For teachers: Easy to share
materials Easy to correct
exams Easy to manage
courses Easy to track
students’ progress
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Drawbacks
For all: Lack of computer
skills Slow or non-existing
Internet connection Technophobes
Unequal workload Increased workload Time-consuming
work
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Let‘s Talk about Wikis!
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