Building Communicative Classrooms Online

Online students? Online teachers? Online course designers?

Internet technology isolation distance education independent learning being free, at home self-paced learning something which sounds attractive

Educational experience mediated by computer technology

Educational experience mediated by computer technology

Online Learning Blended Learning Online Support

Online Learning

Blended Learning

Online Support

1990’s – Courseware , LMS Learning Management Systems

1990’s – Courseware , LMS Learning Management Systems

User-generated content Immediacy Accesibility Findability Connectivity Personalization Flexibility Authenticity

User-generated content

Immediacy

Accesibility

Findability

Connectivity

Personalization

Flexibility

Authenticity

“ What happens when online learning software ceases to be a type of content-consumption tool, where learning is "delivered," and becomes more like a content-authoring tool, where learning is created?” Stephen Downes National Research Council of Canada

“ What happens when online learning software ceases to be a type of content-consumption tool, where learning is "delivered," and becomes more like a content-authoring tool, where learning is created?”

“… an evolution of traditional e-learning, in which the fixed institutional roles of teachers and students have developed into the flexible structure of a learning community through the use of Web 2.0 – social software”

“… an evolution of traditional e-learning, in which the fixed institutional roles of teachers and students have developed into the flexible structure of a learning community through the use of Web 2.0 – social software”

Teacher: facilitator, communicator, designer Student: (co) editor, (co) author, (co) creator Autonomy Critical thinking Social and communication skills Social Networking Participation in learning communities Collaboration Life-long learning Cultural awareness

Teacher: facilitator, communicator, designer

Student: (co) editor, (co) author, (co) creator

Autonomy

Critical thinking

Social and communication skills

Social Networking

Participation in learning communities

Collaboration

Life-long learning

Cultural awareness

Tag: informallearningspaces http://www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/2328306561/

Linguistic competence Sociolinguistic competence Discourse competence Strategic competence

Linguistic competence

Sociolinguistic competence

Discourse competence

Strategic competence

Forums Voice Forums Blogs Chat VoIP Live Web Conferencing

Forums

Voice Forums

Blogs

Chat

VoIP

Live Web Conferencing

Forums: - brainstorming - exchanging information - discussing topics - socializing

Forums:

- brainstorming - exchanging information - discussing topics - socializing

Voice Forums http://tbeworkshop.pbworks.com/phonemessages http://specialclasses.pbworks.com/Technology+and+Language+Teaching

Voice Forums

Blog Class blogs - to communicate with people outside the class - to carry out projects, exchanges - to contact experts Students blogs - Learning log - E-portfolio, self-reflection

Blog

Class blogs - to communicate with people outside the class - to carry out projects, exchanges - to contact experts

Students blogs

- Learning log

- E-portfolio, self-reflection

Blog

Blog

Chat - office hours - peer-to-peer interaction - socializing - group work

Chat

- office hours

- peer-to-peer interaction - socializing

- group work

Chat

Chat

VoIP - one-to-one sessions -individual, personalized instruction - conference calls -interviews -role playing -tandem learning

VoIP

- one-to-one sessions -individual, personalized instruction - conference calls -interviews -role playing -tandem learning

VoIP

VoIP

Live Web Conferencing tools - group sessions - orientation - oral presentations - real-time lessons - conferences with guest speakers http://www.wiziq.com/tutorsession/detail.aspx?id=CD8FA666940E4165AEECBA7CB20A4287

Live Web Conferencing tools

- group sessions - orientation - oral presentations - real-time lessons - conferences with guest speakers

http://www.wiziq.com/tutorsession/detail.aspx?id=CD8FA666940E4165AEECBA7CB20A4287

students may be resistant to change, too access to a wide array of communication tools students may be required to buy new computer equipment easily updated information and contents adapts to different learning styles access to people and information at any time and place collaborative work learning exceeds institutional times ongoing development, life-long learning …

students may be resistant to change, too

access to a wide array of communication tools

students may be required to buy new computer equipment

easily updated information and contents

adapts to different learning styles

access to people and information at any time and place

collaborative work

learning exceeds institutional times

ongoing development, life-long learning

…

is an attitude, not a technology

is an attitude,

not a technology

is an attitude, not a technology

is an attitude,

not a technology

is an attitude, not a technology

is an attitude,

not a technology

Carla Raguseo Jesica Bassani [email_address] [email_address]

Carla Raguseo Jesica Bassani

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