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Technology as an Aid toLanguage Learning and Teaching
Chris Clark, Kaneb CenterUniversity of Notre DameAugust 7, 2013
learning.nd.edu/flta
Fulbright FLTA Workshop:
Learning Goal
You will understand more about using technology in language courses.
= VAGUE!
Clear and observable: You will be able to name technological tools
which you would like to try in a language course.
Overview
Pedagogy PowerPoint
Strategies Media
Campus resources Free and easy websites
Fill in any technology
_______ alone is not a strategy.
Use of __________ is inherently neither effective nor ineffective.
When used thoughtfully, ______ can enhance a teaching strategy.
Used poorly, ____________ can make a teaching strategy LESS effective.
An iPad
PowerPoint
video
the blackboard
Follow these steps
Goals
Strategies
Assessment
Technology?
Good strategies
Chickering & Gamson’s “Seven Principles”1. Frequent contact2. Reciprocity & cooperation3. Active learning4. Prompt feedback5. Time on task6. High expectations7. Diverse talents and
ways of learning
What technology does well
Store and retrieve
Simulate and visualize
Compose and revise
Communicate and disseminate
Calculate and manipulate
What’s wrong here? Animated graphics or text Clip art and sound effects Screen transitions and color schemes Fancy fonts – for titles only Conservative, conventional, simple Left to right and top to bottom Logical flow of information
Effective PowerPoint
PowerPoint
Text, graphics, sound, video, links Relatively simple Easy to update Hand out or post for outside of class Not necessarily linear
Any tool can be used poorly …
Stem-changing: cerrar
cierro cerramos
cierras cerráis
cierra cierran
We’re going to Chicago
Certainty - indicative
Estoy seguro que
Doubt - subjunctive
Dudo que
vamos a Chicago.
vayamos a Chicago.
What did they do?
John and Mary drove tothe store yesterdayand bought three apples.Later they went homeand ate the fruit.
Where’s the box?
An excellent book!
By Garr Reynolds2nd edition
Video / Sound / Images
Video
Content TV series: drama, game, reality, etc. Movie News Music video
Source Library or rental DVD Internet: YouTube, live stream TV: Cable, Scola
… or film your own
Sound
Live or Recorded Portable or Internet Music or Voice
iTunes – music and podcasts Blackboard Collaborate Voice Authoring [Wimba] Audacity sound editor
… or record your own
Art: Artcyclopedia
Photographs: Flickr
Satellite Images: Google Maps
… or make your own
Course Website
These help create complex, interactive sites:Blackboard / Sakai / Desire2Learn / Moodle
Content – documents, web pages, mediaPopular: distribute files
Assessment – quiz, surveyPopular: pre-class quiz
Communication – discussion, chatPopular: discussion
Management – grades, tracking, groupsPopular: grade distribution
Classroom technology
Some (or all) of the following may be available: Computer – or laptop connection Projector and screen Clicker / pointer / air mouse DVD/CD player Document camera Smart board Cable TV Taping – audio or video
Other resources
Technology help desk Class email list Training classes Library – videos, CDs
Free web tools – see website, examples follow
Free web tools 1: Google Docs
Collaborative editing in real time Doc – word processing Form – gathering data, opinions Also presentation, drawing, spreadsheet
How they might be used
Write a TV show script Create a series of images to narrate Annotate a work of art
See: http://goo.gl/pHpON | http://goo.gl/JUlACP
Free web tools 2: Blogs
Blog = you write messages, other people comment Posts – announcements, news, ideas, etc. Pages – info that changes less frequently Important! -- Include images, videos, and links Recommended tool – WordPress.Com
How it might be used
Course website - mainly pages Journal, group reports
Example – http://nd0910.blogspot.com/
Free web tools 3: Prezi
Presentation Canvas, rather than slide show Zoom in, move from object to object
How it might be used Break from PowerPoint Concept map
Example – http://goo.gl/uJzaD
