1. TEACHING)LANGUAGES)WITH)THE)INTERACTIVE)
WHITEBOARD:)the)IWB)and)the)iTILT)project
SHONA)WHYTE
Université)Nice)Sophia)Antipolis
University)of)Ottawa)))(MJJ)Hamel)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))14/02/14))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))whyte@unice.fr

2. SHONA)WHYTE
background)in)applied)linguistics
teach:)EFL,)TEFL,)CALL
research:)CALL)and)teacher)education
social)media:)curation
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3. SOCIAL)MEDIA
@whyshona
http://scoop.it/t/telt

4. TEACHING)
LANGUAGES)WITH)
THE)INTERACTIVE)
WHITEBOARD
1. the&IWB:&basic&tools&and&features
2. the&iTILT&project
3. IWB=mediated&teaching&activities

5. THE$IWB
BASIC$TOOLS$AND$FEATURES

6. THE$INTERACTIVE$WHITEBOARD$(IWB):$3$components
touchJsensitive)
display
linked)to)computer)
via)USB)cable
operate)computer)with)pen)
(stylus))or)inger
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7. videoprojector
linked)to)computer)
via)VGA)cable
board)functions)as)computer)
screen
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8. computer
linked)to)display)and)
videoprojector)
speciic)IWB)software)
(different)for)each)board)brand)e.g.,)
SMART,)Promethean,)eInstruction))
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9. Save)as)IWB)ile)
or)share)PDF
WHY$TEACH$
WITH$AN$IWB?
Write,)edit)and)save)work
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10. Prepare&in&advance&
or&add&on&the&spot
Display)and)annotate)iles
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11. Insert&links&in&IWB&
Cile;&annotate&in&
other&programmes
Integrate)audiovisual)
resources
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12. THE$iTILT$PROJECT
A$EUROPEAN$PROJECT$ON$LANGUAGE$TEACHER$EDUCATION

13. EU$LIFELONG$LEARNING$PROJECT
2011H2013
website with video
examples of IWBsupported classroom
practice with additional
materials
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14. 4 educational levels
Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
UK
7 countries
primary
secondary
university
vocational
Dutch
English
French
Spanish
Turkish
Welsh
6 languages
44 teachers, 81 films,
267 clips
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15. http://itilt.eu
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16. Development of the project
IWB
Training
Data
Collection
Website
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17. TRAINING$RESOURCES
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18. RESOURCES:$TRAINING$MANUAL
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19. RESOURCES:$TRAINING$MATERIALS
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20. Development of the project
IWB
Training
Data
Collection
Website
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21. DATA$COLLECTION
class filming
• 2 visits to 6 teachers in 6 partner countries
learner reflections
• group interviews with 4-5 students
teacher interviews
• video stimulated reflection
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22. VIDEOS$OF$IWBHMEDIATED$LANGUAGE$TEACHING
IWB practice report
3-4 video clips
per class film
•81 class films
•44 teachers
•267 video clips
excerpts from
transcripts of
•teacher
comments
•learner reactions
related
resources
•IWB file
•screenshots of
IWB page
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23. IWB$PRACTICE$REPORTS
lesson file
participant comments
clips
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24. iTILT$WEBSITE
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25. QUICK$SEARCH
who is at the IWB?
which tools are used?
for which teaching objectives?
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26. ADVANCED$SEARCH
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27. The$IWB$for$EFL
IWBHMEDIATED$TEACHING$ACTIVITIES

28. INTERACTION
Drill
http://www.itilt.eu/iwbJpractice?id=441
Display
http://www.itilt.eu/iwbJpractice?id=239
Simulation
http://www.itilt.eu/iwbJpractice?id=298
Communication
http://www.itilt.eu/iwbJpractice?id=376
Whyte)&)Cutrim)Schmid)(2014)
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29. Whyte, S., & Alexander, J. (in press). Implementing tasks with interactive technologies in
classroom CALL: towards a developmental framework. Canadian Journal of Learning and
Technology.
Cutrim Schmid, E., & Whyte, S. (Eds.) Teaching languages with technology: communicative
approaches to interactive whiteboard use. A resource book for teacher development.
RESEARCH
Bloomsbury.
Whyte, S., Cutrim Schmid, E., van Hazebrouck, S., & Oberhofer, M. (2013). Open educational
resources for CALL teacher education: the iTILT interactive whiteboard project. Computer
Assisted Language Learning. doi: 10.1080/09588221.2013.818558
Hillier, E., Beauchamp, G., & Whyte, S. (2013). A study of self-efficacy in the use of
interactive whiteboards across educational settings: a European perspective from the iTILT
project. Educational Futures, 5 (2).
Whyte, S., Beauchamp, G., & Hillier, E. (2012). Perceptions of the IWB for second language
Research)and)practice)in)
IWBJmediated)language)
teaching
Relatively)cautious,)
circumscribed)use)of)IWB)
in)language)classes
teaching and learning: the iTILT project. EUROCALL Proceedings (pp. 320-6). doi: 10.14705/
rpnet.2012.000074
Cutrim Schmid, E. & Whyte, S. (2012). Interactive Whiteboards in School Settings: Teacher
Responses to Socio-constructivist Hegemonies. Language Learning and Technology 16 (2),
65-86. PDF
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30. •)potential)to)support)communication)and)taskJ
based)language)teaching)
•)rich,)varied)target)language)input
•)elaboration)of)input)
•)focus)on)form
•)collaborative)learning)(cf)Doughty)&)Long,)
2003)
•)possible)drawbacks
•)risk)of)teacherJcentred,)teacherJled)teaching)
(presentation/lecture)format)
•)“spoonfeeding”)of)learners)may)limit)autonomy
•)intensive)use)of)tools)and)features)may
•cause)cognitive)overload)or)
•)distract)learners)from)pedagogical)
IWB$IN$
LANGUAGE$
TEACHING
pros)and)cons
objectives
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31. CRITERIA$FOR$MATERIALS$DESIGN
1. Communicative tasks
2. Support language learning goals
3. Learning-centred
4. Efficiency
5. Instructions for teachers
6.Visual, audio and tactile input
10. Creative Commons licence
9. Learner autonomy
8. Space for learner contributions
7. Exploit IWB tools
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32. Whyte, S., & Cutrim Schmid, E. (in press). A task-based approach to
video communication with the IWB: a French-German primary EFL
class exchange. In Cutrim Schmid, E., & Whyte, S. (Eds.). Teaching
languages with technology: communicative approaches to interactive
whiteboard use. A resource book for teacher development.
Bloomsbury.
EXPLOITING$IWB$
AFFORDANCES$IN$
COMMUNICATIVE$
TASKS
Using)the)IWB)for)video)
communication
Whyte, S. (2011). Learning to teach with videoconferencing in
primary foreign language classrooms. ReCALL 23(3): 271–293.
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33. LIVE$
COMMUNICATION$
WITH$YOUNG$EFL$
BEGINNERS
•)audio)&)video)channels
•)screensharing
•)interactive)activities)
using)IWB)software
•)English)as)a)lingua)
franca
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34. TEACHING)LANGUAGES)
WITH)THE)INTERACTIVE)
WHITEBOARD
THE)IWB)AND)THE)ITILT)PROJECT
Shona)Whyte
http://el.unice.fr
whyte@unice.fr
@whyshona
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