1) The document discusses using Google Apps like Google Sites and Google Docs to enhance student learning experiences through real projects at the School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics. 2) Level 2 English Language and Linguistics students used Google Sites to create an online project assessing their program and promoting linguistics to prospective students. 3) The project allowed for increased student control and creativity, collaboration, and continuous feedback through the integrated features of Google Apps.

1. Real enrichment, Real engagement,
Real projects:
Google Apps to enhance the student
learning experience.
Gary C. Wood
School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics
g.c.wood@sheffield.ac.uk | @GC_Wood
Sarah Horrigan
Corporate Information & Computing Services
@sarahhorrigan
with Lauren Baker, Lauren Proctor & Ben Scull
Level Two English Language & Linguistics students.
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2. What
we did…
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 Assessment through
a real project
 Promote linguistics
to prospective
students
What
we did…

4. Overall Winner
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How we
did it…

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 Google Sites:
 Page-level permissions
 Integrated features
(YouTube, soundclips,
and others).
How we
did it…

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 Project Management:
 Google Docs
 Google+ Hangouts
How we
did it…

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 Launch Event &
Evaluation:
 Google Docs Forms
How we
did it…

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 Increased student control = creativity & high motivation
 Doing a real project = enthusiasm from the students
 Groupwork is trouble-free – Google facilitates
 Collaboration within and between groups.
Some benefits…

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 Continuous feedback and assessment
 Students develop key skills for degree and employability
 End product is genuinely useful to its audience
 Apps are integrated and don’t need teaching.
Some benefits…

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What the
students think…

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 Wikipedia like – enhancement/expansion by future students:
 New topics in linguistics
 Expansion of accessibly-presented research
 Community to engage audience and provide interaction.
The future…

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tools
A final thought…

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 Work in pairs
 Think of an area in your teaching that could use Google Sites
 On the session site:
 Add a “Google Sites Designer” page to your section
 Enter the details of your planned project
 If you finish, add a blank page to your section, and experiment
with embedding some additional resources (e.g. YouTube video,
images, etc.)
Your turn…!

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Review
& Questions…