MMVC 2019 online Conference presentation by Nives Torresi and Marco Torresi The presentation is all about experience gained from a particular teaching project for Tertiary students with Face 2 Face teaching and online teaching. Image accreditation is available in a separate pdf file (click on link in last slide). Some slides have clickable links. MMVC 2019 site https://moodle4teachers.org/course/view.php?id=249 Games in EFL course link https://reach2share.com/course/index.php?categoryid=7

1. Digital Classroom
& Coordinated
Teaching

2. Presenters
Mrs Nives Torresi
A native Australian, now living and
teaching EFL in Fabriano.
She has been teaching for over 15
years, in schools, local businesses,
private tuition and online live
classes/webinars.
Dedicated to using technology in
the classroom by integrating digital
and online didactic materials.
Mr Marco Torresi
Based in Melbourne Australia.
My background is mainly in Domestic
Appliances for Product Training,
Product Development, Sales and
Marketing and I have worked around
the globe.
I enjoy learning, teaching and my
hobbies include photography, music,
computers, and helping others with
learning.
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3. Welcome
MMVC 2019
Our presentation is an overview of our own
experience working in actual Business
English or ESP Language courses.
We use our Coordinated teaching approach
to all our instructional courses.
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4. Defining Digital Classroom
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5. Paper to Digital
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LMS

6. ● Learners on PC
● Teacher on PC with
Projector
● E-books
● Digital documents
● Digital workbooks
● Learning journal
● Shared Calendar
● Audio & Video
resources
● Online
presentations
● Digital Assessment
● Digital learning
platform (LMS)
● Chat room
What is a Digital Classroom?
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7. Mobile phone
Students participate in
activities at home or
anywhere using their
smartphone.
E.g.
FlipGrid video task
Kahoot Challenge
LMS (Google, Moodle…)
Place your screenshot here
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8. Tablet
Students check their
progress, carry out
activities or engage with
other students in discussion
groups.
E.g.
▧ Google Classroom
assignments
▧ Hangout chat group
(organized by
Teachers)
▧ FlipGrid activity
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Desktop computer
Students actively participate in their online activities using
their own or classroom computers.
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10. ▧ Two or more teachers working together
▧ Teaching the same group of students /
learners
▧ Micro - Teaching
▧ Pair - Teaching
▧ Co - Teaching
▧ Divide responsibilities
▧ Share workload
What is Co-ordinated Teaching?
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Online
Instructor
F2F

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Co-ordinated Teaching

12. Coordinating across the World
Nives Torresi
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Marco Torresi
+10:00 GMT+1:00 GMT
Sheryl McCoy
-7:00 GMT

13. Coordinating the Instructors
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▧ Create didactic road map from Needs Analysis
▧ Set up LMS (Google Classroom)
▧ Set up Drive folder
▧ Share ‘working document/s’ with co-Teachers
▧ Set up Calendar of Meetings with co-Teachers
▧ Meet regularly to assign tasks

14. ▧ Create Road Map and Introductory unit
▧ Introduce all Instructors (Slides)
▧ Set up Topics in LMS
▧ Add materials and set up assignments
▧ Share Classroom code
▧ Create & share Calendar of activities
▧ Create group assignments
▧ Share Video tutorials (playlist or private links)
Setting up the Course
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15. Creative use of online apps for reinforcing
language skills. Apps for Speaking, Reading,
Writing, Grammar practice.
Strengthening basic language skills
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▧ FlipGrid
▧ FlipBoard
▧ BBC Learn English
▧ WordReference.com
▧ Crossword Puzzles
APPS Online Resources

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Developing the materials

17. Track all participant activities on a Google sheet
▧ Filters & pivot tables : narrow down due tasks
and assignment deadlines
○ Target students falling behind
▧ Direct and group communication
▧ Late Submissions
○ Track students that are constantly late
○ Penalties (if required)
Class Activities Master tracking sheet
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18. Our Future
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19. Coordinated Projects
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20. Professional Development
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Online
Presence
Online
Courses
Sharing &
Reflecting
Video
Tutorials

21. Upcoming course
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22. Any questions?
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23. F. A. Q.
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Q: Is this slide presentation
available?
A: Yes, it will be available on
Slideshare and MMVC19 Live
Presentations
Q: When will the Games for EFL
start?
A: Coming up in early
September - go to the site for
more uptodate info.
Q: How do you create specific
materials - what apps do you
use?
A: Referring to their course
curriculum to create and using
Google Apps, & Microsoft
office to share.
Q: How long are the ESP
lessons?
A: Ideally 2 hours per lesson in
30 - 60 hour courses.

24. Thank you
We would like to thank you for attending
our Webinar and being a part of MMVC19
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Citation of Images
Link to PDF citation file