using english360 to create personalized web-enhanced learning
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Using English360 to create Personalized web-enhanced learning - free authoring tools for learner-centred Business English teaching. Presentation by Emma Watson and Valentina Dodge for the Virtual Round Table http://virtual-round-table.ning.com/ Nov 2009TRANSCRIPT
Using English360 to create personalised web-enhanced learning :collaborative content for personalisation and authenticity
Valentina Dodge & Emma WatsonEnglish360, Cambridge University Press
Using English360 to create personalised web-enhanced learning :collaborative content for personalisation and authenticity
The old web is a pipe.
What direction is the “old web” relationship?Top-down, expert-created, static, passively consumed
The new web is a platform....where we all work together to create, share, discuss, learn.
What direction is the relationship?Bottom-up, active user-generated, dynamic content
The content continuum and ELT mat dev...
Traditional Publisher“top-down” model
Teacher/school drivenmaterials development
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
(author and re-sequence)
reliable, validated pedagogic quality
expert authored and edited
quality production
coherent scope and sequenceculturally appropriate
fast, up-to-date, and inexpensive
closer fit to language needs
differentiator for school
generic - common denominator
slow - 2-5 years from concept to classroom
expensive
“top down” - authors far from Ss, Ts
uneven quality
duplicated efforts re-invent wheel
can be disorganised
low production values
Blended learning, blended curriculumMost schools use core coursebook, then supplement
100%Publisher coursebook
100%Teacher/school
content
most schools in the middle
English360: main componentsIt’s a web app - just log in and go
Social software
Light, flat LMSContent repository
Authoring tools
Another view of collaborative content“360 degree content creation”
Teacher
Publisher
Student
School
Business
World
Another view of collaborative content“360 degree content creation”
• authentic web content- video- podcasts- blogs- websites- games- news, magazines
types of content
• teacher-adapted, with- exercises- tasks- quests- projects
Teacher
Publisher
Student
School
Business
World
360º content creation
• publisher content- granular- tagged, searchable- flexible- dynamic
English360 community designed for bothBoth have tremendous value, if the platform liberates it
Traditional Publisher“top-down” model
Teacher/school drivenmaterials development
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
(author and re-sequence)
reliable, validated pedagogic quality
expert authored and edited
quality production
coherent scope and sequenceculturally / ELF appropriate
fast, up-to-date, and inexpensive
closer fit to language needs
differentiator for school
generic - common denominator
slow - 2-5 years from concept to classroom
expensive
“top down” - authors far from Ss, Ts
uneven quality
duplicated efforts re-invent wheel
can be disorganized
low production valuescommunity ratingtemplates
How can personalisation work in ELT?Mia’s playlist tools
• Manages her schedule
• Communicates with Ss
• Build network of colleagues
• Reports attendance
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Mia’s dashboard
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Blended Learning
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Mia’s new authoring tools
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Cambridge ContentSample from : Business Goals 3authored by Gareth Knight, Mark O'Neil, Bernie Hayden
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Mia’s teaching spaces
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Mia’s course organizer
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Using English360 to create personalised web-enhanced learning collaborative materials design for authentic personalisation
How can personalisation work in ELT?Personalising tools
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How can personalisation work in ELT?Collaborative tools
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• Tags
• Page comments
• Learner/Teacher Feedback
• Course forums
• Community forums
English360 collaborative materials design for authentic personalisation
English360 :collaborative materials design for authentic personalisation
English360“Close the gap between the classroom and the cubicle!”
Questions and discussion