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Addressing the Training Resource Deficit Utilizing Open Corpora and OER
This document discusses using open corpora and open educational resources (OER) to address deficits in language training resources. It introduces the Flexible Language Acquisition (FLAX) project, which utilizes digital tools and open web content to facilitate data-driven language learning through analysis of word meaning, frequency, usage, and collocations. It also describes OpenSpires, a repository of Creative Commons podcast content on iTunesU that can serve as an OER channel. Finally, it recommends several open-source text analysis tools and links to further OER resources that can be used to build customized corpora for language learning.
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- 1. Addressing the Training Resource Deficit U5lizing Open Corpora and OER Alannah Fitzgerald h#p://www.flickr.com/photos/opensourceway/5538036344
- 2. Overview • Key concepts within data-‐driven language learning – Meaning, frequency, use, derivaGves, collocaGons • Training with corpora and text analysis tools – Open vs proprietary content & tools • FLAX – the Flexible Language AcquisiGon project – Digital infrastructure and enhancement – CopyleU dances with copyright • OpenSpires – CreaGve commons podcast content (OER) – iTunesU as an OER channel • Further resources
- 3. Typical concordance interface Titania Cobuild Collins
- 4. Adapted from Hoffmann et al., 2008
- 5. Where do you start? 19/03/2012 5
- 7. FLAX – Flexible Language Acquisi5on Flexible Language Acquisi5on library
- 10. Meaning + Usage + Frequency *goalless* search in the FLAX Web Phrases collecGon
- 12. FLAX -‐ web colloca5ons Economy
- 13. FLAX - webcollocations
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- 17. FLAX – Flexible Language Acquisi5on Flexible Language Acquisi5on library
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- 19. FLAX – Learning Colloca5ons (BNC, BWE, Wikipedia)
- 20. FLAX – Learning Colloca5ons (related colloca5ons, defini5ons, topics)
- 21. Cherry picking phrases Brainstorm keywords from your subject/topic area and fill your cherry basket!
- 22. Colloca5on guessing game in FLAX
- 23. h#p://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/resources/index.html#posters Crea5ve commons content What can you do with this? 23
- 24. http://http://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk/crunch/ Open Educa5onal Resources (OER) Combining open tools & open content 24
- 25. CreaGve Commons Licensing Suite http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterleth/ 25
- 26. What is OER? OERCommons: “Open Educational Resources are teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse, without charge. OER often have a Creative Commons or GNU license that state specifically how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared.” http://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-u-corporate-channel-of- free-educational-resources
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- 28. Under the category “OER Tools and Services” Services” Yuan, L., MacNeill, S., Kraan, W. (2008) Open EducaGonal Resources – OpportuniGes and Challenges for Higher EducaGon, Educa&onal Cyberne&cs: Reports 2008, 35. Retrieved from wiki.ceGs.ac.uk h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-‐u-‐corporate-‐channel-‐of-‐free-‐educaGonal-‐resources
- 29. Elements of a successful OER channel • A#racGve to contributors • Usable • Useful • Used (and re-‐used) • Sustainable Photo courtesy of San Mateo County Library on Flickr h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-‐u-‐corporate-‐channel-‐of-‐free-‐educaGonal-‐resources
- 30. iTunesU OER Success Factors Attractive to Usable Useful Used Sustainable contributors Profile ✔ User Quality Download Over 800 Experience ✔ material ✔ numbers ✔ universities ✔ ‘Apple gloss’ Search Consistency Teachers ✔ Apple ✔ ✔ function ✔ ✔ International Apple mobile Copyright Personal ✔ Benefit to reach ✔ ✔ ✗ ✔− contributors/ institution ✔ Linux, Android Feedback Not very ✗ ✗✔ repurposable ✗✔ Discoverability Community ✗ ✗✔ h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-‐u-‐corporate-‐channel-‐of-‐free-‐educaGonal-‐resources
- 31. It’s all in the downloads University Downloads Open University, UK Over 34 million since June 2008 University of Oxford Over 9 million since June 2008 Coventry University 2.5 million in 2010 alone University of Warwick 1 million Jan ‘09 – June ‘10 h#p://www.slideshare.net/tbirdcymru/itunes-‐u-‐corporate-‐channel-‐of-‐free-‐educaGonal-‐resources
- 32. Lextutor http://www.lextutor.ca 21/03/2012 32
- 33. VocabProfile + Web Colloca5ons OER h#p://www.lextutor.ca/vp/ h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyZgZhHMovI 33
- 34. AntConc freeware – build your own corpus h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/soUware.html
- 35. AntConc video tutorials h#p://www.antlab.sci.waseda.ac.jp/antconc_index.html
- 36. David Lee’s Corpus-‐based LinguisGcs LINKS h#p://www.uow.edu.au/~dlee/CBLLinks.htm
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- 38. Thank you! Blog: Technology for Open English – Toying with Open E-‐resources h#p://www.alannahfitzgerald.org Twi>er: @AlannahFitz Slideshare: h#p://www.slideshare.net/AlannahOpenEd/ Email: alannah.fitzgerald@educaGon.concordia.ca a.t.d.fitzgerald@durham.ac.uk