Interactive Technology to Enhance Engaged Learning
1. Worth it…not worth it? Interactive
Technology to Enhance Engaged
Learning
Dr. Hala Fawzi
Dr. Hala Fawzi
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language
Teachers (KSAALT
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Dr. Hala (KSAALT
Yanbu-March 12, 2013
Yanbu-March 12, 2013
KSAALAT
March, 2013
25. Engaged Learning
Student-Directed Learning
“Highly relevant, Teacher-Directed Learning
personalized learning…
actively engage students
inMuir, M. (2001) tasks”
learning
“Students are in charge of
learning..participants in http://goo.gl/m2yAu
the process, and NOT
merely products”
Johonson, B. (2012) http://goo.gl/m2yAu
26. Engaged Learning
Student-Directed Learning
Teacher-Directed Learning
• Rich learning environment
• Connected to real life
http://goo.gl/m2yAu
• Course content
Life-long learning
27. Potential challenges
challenges
is/are to…
• find enough time
• divert from ‘Teaching to the test’ practice
• change the way of delivering the content
• increase students' activities
• create community
• expand the classroom
• Others you’ve just mentioned
29. Interactive technology can…
• break time boundary
• make the class richer and smaller
• increase students’ activities to connect
with course content & with each other
• create community
• facilitate discussions
32. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guide s
content
Interactive
33. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guide s
content
Interactive
Higher Order
Thinking Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy
34. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guides
content
Interactive
Tasks
simulate
real-world Real Higher Order
tasks Communication Thinking Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy
35. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guide s
content
Interactive
Tasks
simulate
real-world Real Higher Order
tasks Communication Thinking Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy
Comprehensible
input and output
Necessary for
acquisition to take
place
36. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guide s
content
Interactive
Tasks
simulate
real- Real Higher Order
world Communication Thinking Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy
tasks
Comprehensible Motivating Age, level,
context,
input and output Interesting visually
Fun appealing
material, fun
Necessary for activities
acquisition to take ,games
place
37. Learners Promotes learner
independence and
select, choose Student autonomy -Teacher
& react to Centered facilitates/ guide s
content
Interactive
Tasks
simulate
real-world Real Higher Order
tasks Communication Thinking Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy
Comprehensible Motivating Age, level
context,
input and output Interesting appropriate
Fun visually
appealing
Necessary for material, fun
acquisition to take Does not sacrifice the activities,
place process of learning games
NOT transmitting information, BUT putting the information to use
43. Joining by access code
XH73V-CDFX7
• Steps to Join in the Main Platform
• Go to http://www.schoology.com/home
• Click on: Get Started.
• Sign up for Schoology
• Access Code 5N64T-6D3P7
• Continue
• Fill in the information then click on “Register”.
50. “Once upon a time in language
teaching, every school spent a lot
of money on what was called the
language lab”
51. 2.
a free system for voice communication
•Groups of students: Record, playback/Save/Send/Embed
•Played back/Speed up or slow down the sound without changing
http://gong.ust.hk/nanogong/index.html
53. Let students practice recording and listening to their voice. Send it as attachment.
Record, playback and save their voice, in a web page
Low performing students, average working students, and
high achieving students: Engaged !
66. Q’s to think about on your way
home…
• How will you effectively
use interactive
technology to overcome
the challenges of
engaging students in
your classroom?
• What types of interactive
technology do you plan
to use/have?
68. References
Integrating Interactive Digital Technology in the EFL Classroom
http://www.efuture-elt.com/IDT.pdf
Meaningful, Engaged Learning
http://www.georgianc.on.ca/staff/ctl/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/activelearn_muir1.pdf
Engaged Learning
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/engaged.htm
Meaningful and Engaged Learning
http://www.learner.org/workshops/socialstudies/pdf/session6/6.MeaningfulLearning.pdf
Engaged Learning Strategies
http://www.casdk12.net/ghs04/SRB/5-Curriculum/engaged%20learning%20strategies.pdf
Active, engaged learning
http://ozpk.tripod.com/000engaged
How Do We Know When Students Are Engaged?
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-engagement-definition-ben-johnson
Tutorials
Multiliteracies for Social Networking and Collaborative Learning Environments
http://goodbyegutenberg.pbworks.com/w/page/61341748/Tutorials_2013evo
Notas del editor
Not about any of the plethora of websites to help in learning the language. The wealth of information available on the Web affords teachers andlearners access to language learning resources like never before t here are plenty of credible and experienced educational technology out there which can lead you to quality materials, lesson plans and activities for use in your classroom.
Of interactive digital technology that integrated into the EFL classroom
Reading critically (with pen in hand) Writing to learn, creating, planning, problem solving, discussing, debating, and asking questions) Performing/presenting, inquiring, exploring, explaining, evaluating, and experimenting) Interacting with other students, gesturing and moving
Providing students the opportunity to connect their classroom experience with concrete connection to their lives. content beyond the course, across the curriculum, and into life-long learning we are equipping our students with life-long learning skills.
when trying to create an engaged learning environment multiple opportunities for students to engage and participate challenge is on the learner side
• Interactive means many different things. Meets the wants ande needs of your stuetns
What kind of thinking does it promote?
Does it facilitate real communication? if the goal is that people develop communicative skills in a second language, how far can we go with all this computer business?” students feel more engaged when the purpose of their tasks simulate real-world tasks.”
Shifting information around or actually putting the information to use
Examples interactive technology used in language classroom
This is the home page that students and teachers see when we log in.
.The most useful functions for me are assignments and discussions. My students enjoy discussing texts on the assignment page itself. Sometimes they discuss it, and sometimes they ask each other clarifying questions. This is helpful to me because I do not have to respond to as many confused emails. This is an example of the assignment page. You can see that it is clear which assignment is tonight’s homework and which are past assignments. You’ll notice that a student’s homework for this particular course is still posted on the right hand side of the screen.
it is better for students because all assiagnmts are easily and consistently organized in one place. Simple, engaging and students learn from anywhere. All the content in one place. Allowing students with various learning styles(visually (by seeing), auditory (by hearing), or kinetically (by doing) alternate modes to interpret ideas and understand challenging concepts. .
allows students to interact with each other in a way that extends collaborative learning from the classroom to their homes it is better for students because all assiagnmts are easily and consistently organized in one place. .
Each morning, a student records the Word of the Day Half the work, twice the benefit. If a student is absent, he can access the blog at any time, from home or school, and hear how the word is pronounced... especially helpful for for words like "“ To show the average fluency rate beyond level when reading
/yo͞oˈbikwətəs/
Choosing references and external material
It's really a great collaborative tool
Does it worth the effort? If yes why and if no please share with us the reasons. Why not Half the work, twice the benefit.