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Addressing	
  the	
  Training	
  Resource	
  Deficit	
  
   U5lizing	
  Open	
  Corpora	
  and	
  OER	
  


               Alannah	
  Fitzgerald	
  
                         	
  



               h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5538036344	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
Overview	
  
•  Key	
  concepts	
  within	
  data-­‐driven	
  language	
  learning	
  
    –  Meaning,	
  frequency,	
  use,	
  derivaGves,	
  collocaGons	
  
•  Training	
  with	
  corpora	
  and	
  text	
  analysis	
  tools	
  
    –  Open	
  vs	
  proprietary	
  content	
  &	
  tools	
  
•  FLAX	
  –	
  the	
  Flexible	
  Language	
  AcquisiGon	
  project	
  
    –  Digital	
  infrastructure	
  and	
  enhancement	
  
    –  CopyleU	
  dances	
  with	
  copyright	
  
•  OpenSpires	
  
    –  CreaGve	
  commons	
  podcast	
  content	
  (OER)	
  
    –  iTunesU	
  as	
  an	
  OER	
  channel	
  
•  Further	
  resources	
  
    	
  
Typical	
  concordance	
  interface	
  




             Titania	
  Cobuild	
  Collins	
  	
  
Adapted	
  from	
  Hoffmann	
  et	
  al.,	
  2008	
  
Where	
  do	
  you	
  start?	
  




19/03/2012	
                                        5	
  
FLAX	
  –	
  Flexible	
  Language	
  Acquisi5on	
  
   Flexible	
  Language	
  Acquisi5on	
  




                                               library	
  
Meaning	
  +	
  Usage	
  +	
  Frequency	
  




*goalless*	
  search	
  in	
  the	
  FLAX	
  Web	
  Phrases	
  collecGon	
  
FLAX	
  -­‐	
  web	
  colloca5ons	
  

                            Economy
FLAX - web collocations
FLAX - sources
FLAX	
  –	
  Flexible	
  Language	
  Acquisi5on	
  
   Flexible	
  Language	
  Acquisi5on	
  




                                               library	
  
BAWE	
  
FLAX	
  –	
  Learning	
  Colloca5ons	
  
  (BNC,	
  BWE,	
  Wikipedia)	
  
FLAX	
  –	
  Learning	
  Colloca5ons	
  
(related	
  colloca5ons,	
  defini5ons,	
  topics)	
  
Cherry	
  picking	
  phrases	
  




Brainstorm	
  keywords	
  from	
  your	
  subject/topic	
  area	
  and	
  
                  fill	
  your	
  cherry	
  basket!	
  
Colloca5on	
  guessing	
  game	
  in	
  FLAX	
  
	
  
h#p://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/resources/index.html#posters	
  	
  




Crea5ve	
  commons	
  content	
  
         	
  What	
  can	
  you	
  do	
  with	
  this?	
  
                                                                            23	
  
http://http://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/crunch/



Open	
  Educa5onal	
  Resources	
  (OER)	
  
          Combining	
  open	
  tools	
  &	
  open	
  content	
     24	
  
 
CreaGve	
  Commons	
  Licensing	
  Suite	
  
                	
  




              http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterleth/




                                                        25	
  
What is OER?
OER Commons:
“Open Educational Resources are
 teaching and learning materials that
 you may freely use and reuse, without
 charge. OER often have a Creative
 Commons or GNU license that state
 specifically how the material may be
 used, reused, adapted, and shared.”

               http://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-u-corporate-channel-of-
                                   free-educational-resources
h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources	
  	
  
Under	
  the	
  category	
  	
  
                  “OER	
  Tools	
  and	
  Services”	
  
                                   	
  
                                   	
  
                                                      Services”



Yuan,	
  L.,	
  MacNeill,	
  S.,	
  Kraan,	
  W.	
  (2008)	
  Open	
  EducaGonal	
  Resources	
  –	
  
OpportuniGes	
  and	
  Challenges	
  for	
  Higher	
  EducaGon,	
  Educa&onal	
  Cyberne&cs:	
  
Reports	
  2008,	
  35.	
  Retrieved	
  from	
  wiki.ceGs.ac.uk	
  	
  	
  
            h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources	
  	
  
Elements	
  of	
  a	
  successful	
  OER	
  channel	
  
•    A#racGve	
  to	
  contributors	
  
•    Usable	
  
•    Useful	
  
•    Used	
  (and	
  re-­‐used)	
  
•    Sustainable	
  



                                                             Photo courtesy of San Mateo County Library on Flickr
          h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources	
  	
  
iTunesU	
  OER	
  Success	
  Factors	
  
Attractive to          Usable                          Useful                       Used                           Sustainable
contributors
Profile ✔              User                            Quality                      Download                       Over 800
                       Experience ✔                    material ✔                   numbers ✔                      universities ✔
‘Apple gloss’          Search                          Consistency                  Teachers ✔                     Apple ✔
✔                      function ✔                      ✔
International          Apple mobile                    Copyright                    Personal ✔                     Benefit to
reach ✔                ✔                                ✗ ✔−                                                       contributors/
                                                                                                                   institution ✔
                       Linux, Android                  Feedback                     Not very
                       ✗                               ✗✔                           repurposable
                                                                                    ✗✔
                       Discoverability Community ✗
                       ✗✔
            h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources	
  	
  
It’s	
  all	
  in	
  the	
  downloads	
  

 University	
                                              Downloads	
  

 Open	
  University,	
  UK	
                               Over	
  34	
  million	
  since	
  June	
  2008	
  

 University	
  of	
  Oxford	
                              Over	
  9	
  million	
  since	
  June	
  2008	
  

 Coventry	
  University	
                                  2.5	
  million	
  in	
  2010	
  alone	
  

 University	
  of	
  Warwick	
                             1	
  million	
  	
  Jan	
  ‘09	
  –	
  June	
  ‘10	
  




h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources	
  	
  
Lextutor	
  	
  




                   http://www.lextutor.ca
21/03/2012	
                                32	
  
VocabProfile	
  +	
  Web	
  Colloca5ons	
  OER	
  
           h#p://www.lextutor.ca/vp/	
  	
  

                      	
  




 h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyZgZhHMovI	
  	
  
                                               33	
  
AntConc	
  freeware	
  –	
  build	
  your	
  own	
  corpus	
  




                    h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/soUware.html	
  	
  
AntConc	
  video	
  tutorials	
  




    h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/antconc_index.html	
  	
  
David	
  Lee’s	
  Corpus-­‐based	
  LinguisGcs	
  
                     LINKS	
  




                h#p://www.uow.edu.au/~dlee/CBLLinks.htm	
  	
  
h#ps://openeducaGonalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836480/Home	
  	
  
Thank	
  you!	
  
Blog:	
  Technology	
  for	
  Open	
  English	
  –	
  Toying	
  with	
  
Open	
  E-­‐resources	
  
h#p://www.alannahfitzgerald.org	
  	
  	
  
Twi>er:	
  @AlannahFitz	
  
Slideshare:
h#p://www.slideshare.net/AlannahOpenEd/	
  	
  
Email:	
  
alannah.fitzgerald@educaGon.concordia.ca	
  	
  
a.t.d.fitzgerald@durham.ac.uk	
  	
  

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Addressing the Training Resource Deficit Utilizing Open Corpora and OER

  • 1. Addressing  the  Training  Resource  Deficit   U5lizing  Open  Corpora  and  OER   Alannah  Fitzgerald     h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5538036344          
  • 2. Overview   •  Key  concepts  within  data-­‐driven  language  learning   –  Meaning,  frequency,  use,  derivaGves,  collocaGons   •  Training  with  corpora  and  text  analysis  tools   –  Open  vs  proprietary  content  &  tools   •  FLAX  –  the  Flexible  Language  AcquisiGon  project   –  Digital  infrastructure  and  enhancement   –  CopyleU  dances  with  copyright   •  OpenSpires   –  CreaGve  commons  podcast  content  (OER)   –  iTunesU  as  an  OER  channel   •  Further  resources    
  • 3. Typical  concordance  interface   Titania  Cobuild  Collins    
  • 4. Adapted  from  Hoffmann  et  al.,  2008  
  • 5. Where  do  you  start?   19/03/2012   5  
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  • 7. FLAX  –  Flexible  Language  Acquisi5on   Flexible  Language  Acquisi5on   library  
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  • 10. Meaning  +  Usage  +  Frequency   *goalless*  search  in  the  FLAX  Web  Phrases  collecGon  
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  • 12. FLAX  -­‐  web  colloca5ons   Economy
  • 13. FLAX - web collocations
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  • 17. FLAX  –  Flexible  Language  Acquisi5on   Flexible  Language  Acquisi5on   library  
  • 19. FLAX  –  Learning  Colloca5ons   (BNC,  BWE,  Wikipedia)  
  • 20. FLAX  –  Learning  Colloca5ons   (related  colloca5ons,  defini5ons,  topics)  
  • 21. Cherry  picking  phrases   Brainstorm  keywords  from  your  subject/topic  area  and   fill  your  cherry  basket!  
  • 22. Colloca5on  guessing  game  in  FLAX    
  • 23. h#p://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/resources/index.html#posters     Crea5ve  commons  content    What  can  you  do  with  this?   23  
  • 24. http://http://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/crunch/ Open  Educa5onal  Resources  (OER)   Combining  open  tools  &  open  content   24  
  • 25.   CreaGve  Commons  Licensing  Suite     http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterleth/ 25  
  • 26. What is OER? OER Commons: “Open Educational Resources are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse, without charge. OER often have a Creative Commons or GNU license that state specifically how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared.” http://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-u-corporate-channel-of- free-educational-resources
  • 28. Under  the  category     “OER  Tools  and  Services”       Services” Yuan,  L.,  MacNeill,  S.,  Kraan,  W.  (2008)  Open  EducaGonal  Resources  –   OpportuniGes  and  Challenges  for  Higher  EducaGon,  Educa&onal  Cyberne&cs:   Reports  2008,  35.  Retrieved  from  wiki.ceGs.ac.uk       h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources    
  • 29. Elements  of  a  successful  OER  channel   •  A#racGve  to  contributors   •  Usable   •  Useful   •  Used  (and  re-­‐used)   •  Sustainable   Photo courtesy of San Mateo County Library on Flickr h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources    
  • 30. iTunesU  OER  Success  Factors   Attractive to Usable Useful Used Sustainable contributors Profile ✔ User Quality Download Over 800 Experience ✔ material ✔ numbers ✔ universities ✔ ‘Apple gloss’ Search Consistency Teachers ✔ Apple ✔ ✔ function ✔ ✔ International Apple mobile Copyright Personal ✔ Benefit to reach ✔ ✔ ✗ ✔− contributors/ institution ✔ Linux, Android Feedback Not very ✗ ✗✔ repurposable ✗✔ Discoverability Community ✗ ✗✔ h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources    
  • 31. It’s  all  in  the  downloads   University   Downloads   Open  University,  UK   Over  34  million  since  June  2008   University  of  Oxford   Over  9  million  since  June  2008   Coventry  University   2.5  million  in  2010  alone   University  of  Warwick   1  million    Jan  ‘09  –  June  ‘10   h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-­‐u-­‐corporate-­‐channel-­‐of-­‐free-­‐educaGonal-­‐resources    
  • 32. Lextutor     http://www.lextutor.ca 21/03/2012   32  
  • 33. VocabProfile  +  Web  Colloca5ons  OER   h#p://www.lextutor.ca/vp/       h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyZgZhHMovI     33  
  • 34. AntConc  freeware  –  build  your  own  corpus   h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/soUware.html    
  • 35. AntConc  video  tutorials   h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/antconc_index.html    
  • 36. David  Lee’s  Corpus-­‐based  LinguisGcs   LINKS   h#p://www.uow.edu.au/~dlee/CBLLinks.htm    
  • 38. Thank  you!   Blog:  Technology  for  Open  English  –  Toying  with   Open  E-­‐resources   h#p://www.alannahfitzgerald.org       Twi>er:  @AlannahFitz   Slideshare: h#p://www.slideshare.net/AlannahOpenEd/     Email:   alannah.fitzgerald@educaGon.concordia.ca     a.t.d.fitzgerald@durham.ac.uk