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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Reading Prompt 4
CALL Design and RSS Feeds
Designing call products is very complicated and an arguable issue among designers Who are trying to achieve the desired integration in their CALL material successfully. Levy & Stockwell discussed this issue through understanding three core perspectives; teacher’s, learner’s and institutionwide perspective.
Designing call products is very complicated and an arguable issue among designers Who are trying to achieve the desired integration in their CALL material successfully. Levy & Stockwell discussed this issue through understanding three core perspectives; teacher’s, learner’s and institutionwide perspective.
The teacher should consider the availability of combining computers in/outside classroom and the flexibility of the curriculum that based on long-term goals and expectations of teacher and learner. They suggested using managed and organized template that enables student to collaborate broadly, independently and effectively.
Language learner’s perspective is the horizontal integration. This dimension associates with achieving the continuity of using technology across courses. The designers have to be aware of the learner’s knowledge, experience and interests towards the technology to be able to use it desirably in learning process.
The third one is the vertical infrastructural institutionwide perspective. It refers to whole policies and continuous technical supports during inside and outside school use. Applications WebCT or Blackboard is widely used by most of the universities.
Narrow opportunities designers have towards these applications design choices. This is considered a limitation; however, it is the easy current accessible application used in universities. Any hardware or software applications/system should be carefully built for updates and reuse maintenance.
Language learner’s perspective is the horizontal integration. This dimension associates with achieving the continuity of using technology across courses. The designers have to be aware of the learner’s knowledge, experience and interests towards the technology to be able to use it desirably in learning process.
The third one is the vertical infrastructural institutionwide perspective. It refers to whole policies and continuous technical supports during inside and outside school use. Applications WebCT or Blackboard is widely used by most of the universities.
Narrow opportunities designers have towards these applications design choices. This is considered a limitation; however, it is the easy current accessible application used in universities. Any hardware or software applications/system should be carefully built for updates and reuse maintenance.
For RSS feeds, I never used them before and recently I realized the these feeds are
valuable for various updates upon any topic. That is very helpful for my prospective students and me. Now, I use the incredible Google RSS feeds and I am joining education subscription. I am planning to fill my packet with other useful ones
valuable for various updates upon any topic. That is very helpful for my prospective students and me. Now, I use the incredible Google RSS feeds and I am joining education subscription. I am planning to fill my packet with other useful ones
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Prompt 3
Technology As a Tool of Language Learning
What challenges did Soares face when using blogs with her ESL students, and what lessons did she learn? How does she feel about using blogs with students in the future? Levy describes several types of technologies Choose one of them and describe how you might want to use it (or have used it), and discuss some of considerations that need to be taken when using this technology with ESL students.
Soare is an example of a teacher whose technology knowledge is somehow limited. She started navigating through blogs types to find a suitable one for both her students and classes. When she chose class blog , she expected her students' response posted on the blog but unfortunately, none of them did . She felt completely disappointed because they are not interactive. The students claimed that they are unable to solve tech. problems and not confident about getting
negative feedback from native speakers (readers) . They suggested to do and read posts during classes rather than at home. Her doubts and curiosity were ignited to lead her conducting PEPAs ( Potentially Exploitable Pedagogic Activity ). Any instructor can get the required information from students through certain activities and preserve the significance of learning target language. Again, students' production is still not motivated.
She tended to make online survey and found the key of those problems. First, blog is an optional teacher instrument used inside classroom facilitating teaching and learning processes. Second, students should be given an opportunity to express themselves to communicate desirably through the blog ( much focus is for real life situation interaction rather than focusing language accuracy).
Levy describes several technologies might be used with English language learner. I would use AI ( Artificial Intelligence) which has been ultimately developed to ICALL and then to a special ILTS (intelligent language tutoring system). It is designed to act as a tutoring human to adapt learner's need. Tutor module provides the demanded information to be taught to students via student model module. It is very complex , however, it is a dream if the tech. can convey and correct various ELL input errors as in NLP. It is very useful for written tasks .We have to take in our consideration that this type requires well equipped teacher who can deal with its (construction and interface) without the help of knowledge engineers. Finally, ILTS would greatly assist the teacher, facilitate learning target language and save efforts and time.
Haifa
What challenges did Soares face when using blogs with her ESL students, and what lessons did she learn? How does she feel about using blogs with students in the future? Levy describes several types of technologies Choose one of them and describe how you might want to use it (or have used it), and discuss some of considerations that need to be taken when using this technology with ESL students.
Soare is an example of a teacher whose technology knowledge is somehow limited. She started navigating through blogs types to find a suitable one for both her students and classes. When she chose class blog , she expected her students' response posted on the blog but unfortunately, none of them did . She felt completely disappointed because they are not interactive. The students claimed that they are unable to solve tech. problems and not confident about getting
negative feedback from native speakers (readers) . They suggested to do and read posts during classes rather than at home. Her doubts and curiosity were ignited to lead her conducting PEPAs ( Potentially Exploitable Pedagogic Activity ). Any instructor can get the required information from students through certain activities and preserve the significance of learning target language. Again, students' production is still not motivated.
She tended to make online survey and found the key of those problems. First, blog is an optional teacher instrument used inside classroom facilitating teaching and learning processes. Second, students should be given an opportunity to express themselves to communicate desirably through the blog ( much focus is for real life situation interaction rather than focusing language accuracy).
Levy describes several technologies might be used with English language learner. I would use AI ( Artificial Intelligence) which has been ultimately developed to ICALL and then to a special ILTS (intelligent language tutoring system). It is designed to act as a tutoring human to adapt learner's need. Tutor module provides the demanded information to be taught to students via student model module. It is very complex , however, it is a dream if the tech. can convey and correct various ELL input errors as in NLP. It is very useful for written tasks .We have to take in our consideration that this type requires well equipped teacher who can deal with its (construction and interface) without the help of knowledge engineers. Finally, ILTS would greatly assist the teacher, facilitate learning target language and save efforts and time.
Haifa
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Prompt 2
Thursday. January 28th. 2010
Blogs and blogging recently has become very efficient tool to achieve the successful learning conditions stated by Egbert, J. (2005) Call Essentials: Principles and Practices in CALL Classrooms.
Blogging or blog is considered as a gate that English language learners would pass through to interact with other people in different life situations and beyond classroom walls. They will apply, synthesize and evaluate the class information in more authentic functions and interactive negotiators via modern technology. As an example, for college students level , their topic is "Setting Strategies Successful /Plans for Career Life". Their task is to see President Obama speech video, January 27th. 2010 ,on the course blog and they are free to express the ideas by various ways. ELLs may draw a map or diagram about one of the U.S prospective plans, or write an essay about what can be implemented in the future. Learners will be able to organize their thoughts and future priorities and consequently their critical thinking. After that, classmates will read other's blog posted feedback and ,then, mutually respond to each other.
I think it is great idea if the students are linked with other fluent English speakers blogs- outside the school- to improve their language and reinforce their self-confidence towards the course skills as well. Sometimes, Expanding knowledge sources is always a demand criteria by most of ELLs. Therefore, instructors tend to supply them with a variety of safe valuable links (websites-software) to complete their assignments or work.
Furthermore, students should have the opportunity to show their innovation. Blogs will offer them wide range of most helpful educational ways from diverse dimensions. Undoubtedly, the task difficulty has to match student's level within reasonable period of time e.g. intermediate ELL may prepare simple power point slide rather than creating video with supported statistics and data.
When the material/task objectives are set by both a teacher and students, the purpose of using blogs will be obvious and related to the learner interests by asking how /why?
One day, blogging will be sort of any significant documentary that records the learning process through generations.
Regarding to my blogging experience, this is my first time to blog and last week I enjoyed practicing, tackling and creating my blog step by step. I have not decided yet which topic I am going to blog about but soon I will.
HAIFA
Blogs and blogging recently has become very efficient tool to achieve the successful learning conditions stated by Egbert, J. (2005) Call Essentials: Principles and Practices in CALL Classrooms.
Blogging or blog is considered as a gate that English language learners would pass through to interact with other people in different life situations and beyond classroom walls. They will apply, synthesize and evaluate the class information in more authentic functions and interactive negotiators via modern technology. As an example, for college students level , their topic is "Setting Strategies Successful /Plans for Career Life". Their task is to see President Obama speech video, January 27th. 2010 ,on the course blog and they are free to express the ideas by various ways. ELLs may draw a map or diagram about one of the U.S prospective plans, or write an essay about what can be implemented in the future. Learners will be able to organize their thoughts and future priorities and consequently their critical thinking. After that, classmates will read other's blog posted feedback and ,then, mutually respond to each other.
I think it is great idea if the students are linked with other fluent English speakers blogs- outside the school- to improve their language and reinforce their self-confidence towards the course skills as well. Sometimes, Expanding knowledge sources is always a demand criteria by most of ELLs. Therefore, instructors tend to supply them with a variety of safe valuable links (websites-software) to complete their assignments or work.
Furthermore, students should have the opportunity to show their innovation. Blogs will offer them wide range of most helpful educational ways from diverse dimensions. Undoubtedly, the task difficulty has to match student's level within reasonable period of time e.g. intermediate ELL may prepare simple power point slide rather than creating video with supported statistics and data.
When the material/task objectives are set by both a teacher and students, the purpose of using blogs will be obvious and related to the learner interests by asking how /why?
One day, blogging will be sort of any significant documentary that records the learning process through generations.
Regarding to my blogging experience, this is my first time to blog and last week I enjoyed practicing, tackling and creating my blog step by step. I have not decided yet which topic I am going to blog about but soon I will.
HAIFA
Prompt 1
Thursday. January 21.2010
Frankly, I rarely blog to any website unless It's necessary if I need to get certain information or source. In Richardson book there are multiple significant ways that any instructor can use blogs effectively in his/her class. The teacher may start a class blog to supply the students with some online readings to discuss their feedback and reactions. Apparently, the students would be more motivated when their best written pieces posted in a weblog as a good model achieved during class. Also, It is incredibly amazing to create a teaching site concerns about every relevant link, activities or information supporting learning process. Finally, sharing educational ideas and innovations through shared weblog is absolutely beneficial for both learners and teachers.
Levy presented various methods to evaluate a call software such as Hubbard framework and Chapelle theory task-based one.
However, suppose a class has a speaking assignment to make a conversation with a partner or more about one of posted pictures[certain situations] . Unarguably, pronunciation- including intonation, structure and appropriate vocabulary are essential components in forming any speech. How would call system evaluate such integrated task?
Frankly, I rarely blog to any website unless It's necessary if I need to get certain information or source. In Richardson book there are multiple significant ways that any instructor can use blogs effectively in his/her class. The teacher may start a class blog to supply the students with some online readings to discuss their feedback and reactions. Apparently, the students would be more motivated when their best written pieces posted in a weblog as a good model achieved during class. Also, It is incredibly amazing to create a teaching site concerns about every relevant link, activities or information supporting learning process. Finally, sharing educational ideas and innovations through shared weblog is absolutely beneficial for both learners and teachers.
Levy presented various methods to evaluate a call software such as Hubbard framework and Chapelle theory task-based one.
However, suppose a class has a speaking assignment to make a conversation with a partner or more about one of posted pictures[certain situations] . Unarguably, pronunciation- including intonation, structure and appropriate vocabulary are essential components in forming any speech. How would call system evaluate such integrated task?
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