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 2009
5. What direction is the “old web” relationship? Top-down, expert-created, static, passively consumed
6. The new web is a platform.... where we all work together to create, share, discuss, learn.
7. What direction is the relationship? Bottom-up, active user-generated, dynamic content
8. The content continuum and ELT mat dev... Traditional Publisher “top-down” model Teacher/school driven materials development (author and re-sequence) ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES reliable, validated pedagogic quality expert authored and edited quality production coherent scope and sequence culturally 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
9. Blended learning, blended curriculum Most schools use core coursebook, then supplement 100% Publisher coursebook 100% Teacher/school content most schools in the middle
10. English360: main components It’s a web app - just log in and go Social software Light, flat LMS Content repository Authoring tools
11. Another view of collaborative content “ 360 degree content creation” Teacher Publisher Student School Business World
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13. English360 community designed for both Both have tremendous value, if the platform liberates it Traditional Publisher “top-down” model Teacher/school driven materials development (author and re-sequence) uneven quality duplicated efforts re-invent wheel can be disorganized low production values ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES reliable, validated pedagogic quality expert authored and edited quality production coherent scope and sequence culturally / 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 community rating templates
17. How can personalisation work in ELT? Mia’s new authoring tools photo credit: Mahalie Stackpole
18. How can personalisation work in ELT? Cambridge Content Sample from : Business Goals 3 authored by Gareth Knight, Mark O'Neil, Bernie Hayden photo credit: Mahalie Stackpole
+ We are EFL/ESP/Business teachers, ICT consultants, trainers, editors. + English360 is a web app that pushes content and learning in new directions: 3 + 1 + Ask about them: teachers, BE, publishers? + I’ve been involved in setting up blended solutions or platforms for almost a decade I am now working on the English360 team as Teaching Community Coordinator And Emma is XXXX
Over the past two days of the Virtual Round Table (that Heike has so brilliantly put together) we’ve been discussing what we think is a new direction that our profession will be moving towards, which is a new approach to teaching materials – we’ve been sharing the new learning opportunities which are emerging. So Emma and I are pleased to be able to talk about a new community platform, which English360 in collaboration with CUP will launching in January 2010. it is already open and available for teachers in beta form now and we will explain how to join the preview program if you are interested. When people ask us to describe E360 it’s really hard to sum it up. There are elements of an LMS A book A learning space Authoring tools Collaborative and community features It’s not a course – it’s not a teaching model. It’s a tool for busy teachers to use to create blended elements to their training programs.
Perhaps it’s easier to describe what it isn’t It’s not a course – it’s not a teaching model. It’s a tool for busy teachers to use to create blended elements to their training programs. Cleve Miller the founder of English360 often uses this pipe metaphor. I agree that it is helpful in distinguishing between static delivery and the content thrown at you vs. active participation in the creation of content
The old web offered top-down, expert created, static content This was pasively consumed Now to illustrate the new web what image can we use to capture the Collaborative, active and personalized participation. office photo
It is important to point out that technology provides the platform, the users provide the value Technology will not replace teachers but teachers who use technology will probably replace teachers who do not
CUT?? + flickr facebook twitter etc are simply tools The value comes in what you upload, share, search and find, discuss, If we take a look at what social media means we could perhaps say it’s when a community collects around “things” they call social objects
Left hand side first + then –
+ reality of the classroom
continue with CC, showing not either or, but blended curriculum, show diagram
continue with CC, showing not either or, but blended curriculum, show diagram
continue with CC, showing not either or, but blended curriculum, show diagram
+ disadvantages lowered + It’s been one-sided until now, teacher are creative, innovation will come from community + e360 to give teachers a stronger voice, not just NS elite
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next topic: collaboration, we’ll start to look at e360 specifically
Analyzes needs Finds content from needs Copies into course Re-sequences content Shares within school
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next topic: personalization Personalisation and authentic performance are at the essence of learner-centered, humanistic teaching
next topic: authenticity = performance Web-based collaborative platforms make this possible
We are working towards making the English360 community one more step closer to this goal.