This document discusses using a virtual forum as a tool for teaching English. It proposes setting up a Google Community forum to teach English online. Some benefits mentioned are addressing overcrowded classrooms, developing digital skills, and promoting distance education. Principles for online course design include clear learning outcomes, resources to achieve goals, and encouraging interaction. Google apps can be used for sharing work, listening, speaking, and evaluating students. Challenges include teachers' ICT skills, digital literacy, connectivity issues, and supporting online learning. The document concludes with a proposal for an online English course at Universidad del Zulia Núcleo LUZ COL.

1. Universidad del Zulia
Núcleo LUZ – Costa Oriental del Lago de Maracaibo
Prof. Julio Palma
El foro virtual como herramienta para la
enseñanza del inglés

2. Overview
• Rationale for teaching online (Virtual Forum)
• Setting up a Google Community as a Forum
• Principies of online course design
• Using Google apps for teaching English
• Managing your community

3. Rationale for teaching online
• Impact of technology on society.
• Computers, smartphones, and tablets.
• Distance Education.
• Development of digital skills for the 21st century
• Blended or B-learning
• Overcrwoded classrooms

4. The internet and English Teaching
ALIVE!
• Authenticity
• Literacy
• Interaction
• Vitality
• empowerment
Source: Warschauer (2002) Internet for English Teaching. US State Department. USA

5. Research Background

6. Setting up a Google Community
Open a mail account

7. Setting up a Google Community

8. Setting up a Google Community

9. Example a Google Community as a Forum

10. Principles of online course design
1. Course design and navigational information is well
organized.
2. Learning outcomes are clearly defined.
3. Provide resources and materials to achieve course goals.
4. Promote interactions and collaborative learning.
5. Allow communicative support within the group.
6. Encourage standards for technological literacy.
7. Use alternative assessment strategies through web tools.
8. Ensure accessibility for diversity and learning styles.

11. Course principles

12. Using Google for teaching English
Sharing

13. http://www.flickr.com/photos/birgerking/4731898939/

14. My experience with Google

15. My experience with Google
Reading and writing

16. Sharing written productions

17. Sharing written productions

19. Listening and Speaking Skills

20. Listening and Speaking Skills

21. Listening and Speaking Skills

22. Listening and Speaking Skills

23. Listening and Speaking Skills

24. Virtual Sessions

25. Virtual Sessions

26. Brick and Mortar Sessions
Connecting online and
physical presences

27. Managing your online group
Search Student Records

28. Managing your online group

29. Managing your online group

30. Managing your online group
Search
Hashtags

31. Managing your online group
Online
Evaluation
Using Google
Docs/Forms

32. Managing your online group
Online
Evaluation
Using Google
Docs/Forms

33. Managing your online group
Flubaroo is a Google Form Add-on

34. Managing your online group

35. Managing your online group

36. Challenges and opportunities
Results from a diagnostic survey

37. Challenges and opportunities

38. Challenges and opportunities

39. Challenges and opportunities

40. Challenges and opportunities

41. Challenges and opportunities

42. Challenges and opportunities

43. Challenges and opportunities

44. Chanllenges

45. Chanllenges
• Teachers’ competence in ICT skills.
• Promotion of digital literacy and culture
across the syllabus.
• Digital Native aptitude towards formal
online learning.
• Broad-Band connectivity issues in
Venezuela and institutional support.

46. Propuesta para un curso de inglés a
distancia en el Núcleo LUZ COL

50. Q&A
#inglesluzcol
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