Moodle & ESL Courses
• Undergraduate level, asynchronous mode of Distance Education delivery, self-paced course
• Moodle: learning management system adopted by AU for its online course delivery
• Incremental approach to development of online ESL course (transition: from print to online)
Voice Communication: Wimba
• Rationale for the Wimba pilot project
• Learning Context: Oral Quizzes over telephone with tutors
• Learning technology: to address gap in learning a language at distance; good fit with asynchronous, self-paced ESL course
Pilot project Survey Findings Summary
• Ease of use? Yes, 93%
• Increased oral communication? Yes
• Improved oral communication? Yes
• Challenge: Building an online community of DE language learners in asynchronous self-paced learning context?
Wimba: Future Directions
• Voice boards for translation courses
• Oral exams for “challenge” students
• Placement tests
• Voice board option for oral assignments
• Potential integration with Moodle to foster online learning community of DE language learners