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New Technology
Expanding your resource repertoire to
support learners
Richard Nelson \ Hilary Woodhead
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Sceptical?
• “this ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to
be seriously considered as a means of
communication.” Western Union memo 1876
• “...there’s a world market for about 5
computers.” Thomas Watson, Chairman IBM
1943.
• “Computers in the future may weigh no more
than 1.5 tons." Popular Mechanics, 1949
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Yes, no, maybe/unsure
Are you comfortable?
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Did you get any resource
ideas in the last 2
weeks?
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Do you use technology to
communicate with your
students?
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Do your students use
technology to communicate
with each other?
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Have you heard of
?
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Could you define ‘social
network’?
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Have you got a social
network account (e.g.
Facebook) ?
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Do you know
what a blog is?
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Can you
remember what a
wiki is?
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What do I use?
Issues in
English
Tense
Commercial software Buster
Kar2ouche
Students’
work
Internet
Existing
websites
Powerpoint
Excel
MS Office
Word
Outlook
Texting
Do you use any of Mind Genius
Discussion
these things in
Boards
Interactive
VLE quizzes
your teaching?
Whiteboards
VLE, Intranet and
shared network
Activote
Web design
software
Quiz
Tools
QUIA
In house tools
Hot Potatoes
Chat
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Definitions
• ILT (difference between that and IT/ICT?)
Information (sometimes ‘interactive’ or
integrated) Learning Technology
• E learning (previously ‘e’ at a distance
(online learning) but less so now)
• Blended learning
• Online learning (distant vs distance)
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Rationale
• ILT impact – benefits? and resources e.g.
IWBs.
• Coping with differentiation- ability, pace &
learning styles.
• Embedding IT and ‘dual skill’ approach to
learning.
• Reduce dependency.
• Diversity of prior knowledge of key/
functional skills
• Meets expectations and what is familiar in
the ‘real world’
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Virtual Learning
Environment
VLE
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Free ‘Open source’
http://moodle.org/
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Pay versions e.g. WebCT
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• Free online options
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Online communication/ storage/ collaboration/ interaction etc
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Posterous blog
Google’s Blogger
Moodle’s Blog
Other’s like Wordpress.com
(www.richardnelsononline.co.uk)
• Wiki
• Social network – facebook (Bradford
PCET)/ youtube/ twitter (@geordie_online)
• Storage: Dropbox/ Box.net
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All three have some ecommunication facilities
It is the interaction in web 2.0
tools that get biggest cheer
from tech teachers
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Where it started…
Discussion forums and chat
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What does a discussion board look like?
This is a screen from a previous
staff dev session where
colleagues had a hands on session
after the ‘theory’. As you can
see, it looks who contributed,
when and shows what their
contribution is about.
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What does a discussion board look like?
‘Threads’
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Have a go….
In Moodle and find ‘Forum’- reply
to welcome message
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What does a chat room look like?
Chat rooms look like
this. You could use it
as has been done here
to give one to one
feedback/ support at a
distance.
There are all sorts of
web protocols and
short hands which you
may want to
familiarise yourself
with ‘lol’ ;-)
There’s chat function
in Moodle
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Initial considerations
1. Resources and time
2. See it as a way of enhancing face to face
discussions
3. It gives opportunities to students to contribute who
may not otherwise
4. As with all teaching- know your outcomes
5. Will you use it for assessment?
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How could I use them? – Some ideas
Discuss your ideas into the chat room
1. Schedule a chat as part of a collaborative task
2. Use discussion boards for students to share work and
ideas
3. Follow a thread in class and use it as a prompt for
discussion
4. ESOL/ Basic Skills- have a chat then get students to
correct all or one type of error on the script
5. Tell students you will give a detailed response to all
questions asked outside class time but only on the
discussion board (thereby all students ‘hear’ your
answer)
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E Discussions- cons
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Technophobe resistance
Can be tough at first
Typing speed ( a real con or good to develop?)
Policing inappropriate use
Language quality
Tutor time?
Is it appropriate for all learners?
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The blog
• Set it up and give me the details, copy url
into moodle
Blog Task 1:
• Definitions
• How teachers could/ do use them as a
teaching/ learning resource
• Problems and pitfalls
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The Blog
Blog Task 2
Take away the article, read and summarise on
your blog for next week.
Next week: assessment, storage and podcasts
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