E-Learning in Minority Languages (2006)

Slide 1: Dr Wolfgang Greller e-Learning in and for the Use of Education and Minority Languages Conference on Further Education and Minority Languages BIFHE, 11 May 2006

Slide 2: Image Problem Generalisations Traditional  Lack of education  Backward  Political and social unity  © W.Greller 2006

Slide 3: Image Problems © W.Greller 2006

Slide 4: Image Problems © W.Greller 2006

Slide 5: Language Planning E ducaton i Identt iy E conom i V al c ue C onfdence i Language G row th © W.Greller 2006

Slide 6: Cultural Change e-Commerce  IIN SO NF SO e-Business  FO C OR CIIE e-Government  RM ET M TY e-Entertainment  AT Y AT e-Learning IIO  ONN © W.Greller 2006

Slide 7: Why e-Learning?  Offers flexible learning on demand, any time or anywhere  Allows for creative innovation in education and new ways of delivery  Provides a safe environment  Creates an economy of scale that is otherwise impossible  Captures teaching and learning processes © W.Greller 2006

Slide 8: Drivers Students demand:  ICT in education – “Nintendo generation”  Wider learning opportunities  Flexible provision  Continuous development  Access to high quality education  Individual learning needs © W.Greller 2006

Slide 9: Challenges Equitable learning experience  Connectivity in remote/deprived communities  Speed of technical changes  Skills to take advantage of what’s on offer  Expectations of learners  © W.Greller 2006

Slide 10: Opportunities Outreach  Connecting communities (Diaspora)  Revitalisation and status to the language  Economies of scale  Allows to capture/transfer traditional skills  Provide essential new skills  © W.Greller 2006

Slide 11: Opportunities © W.Greller 2006

Slide 12: Gaelic Online for Native Speakers © W.Greller 2006

Slide 13: Why teach L1 online? Goals: Motivation:  New orthography  Self-paced study  Improve grammar  Anonymity to language professionals  Update terminology  Free provision  Develop creative skills  Lost generation  Develop editorial skills  Updatable and authoritative reference © W.Greller 2006

Slide 14: Inspired? (Nearly) everything is possible: e.g. The Klingon Bible Translation Project © W.Greller 2006

Slide 15: Get going… Dr Wolfgang Greller Head of e-Learning University of Klagenfurt Austria E-mail: wolfgang.greller@uni-klu.ac.at Web: www.greller.net © W.Greller 2006