Remote Teaching - BRAZ TESOL July 2015

Graham Stanley
graham.Stanley@britishcouncil.org
Remote teaching, distance
learning, team teaching or
blended learning?

Remote teaching, distance learning, team
teaching or blended learning?
BRITISH COUNCIL
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Teaching online with technology is
becoming more commonplace in
language education. How does this
change the role of the teacher?
What else needs to change?
• Remote teaching
• Distance learning
• Blended learning
• Team teaching

Remote teaching
teaching of learners using an instructor based in another
physical location

Distance learning
a method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted
by correspondence or over the Internet, without the student's needing to attend
a school or college.

Blended learning
a formal education program in which a student learns at least in part through
online delivery of content and instruction with some element of student control
over time, place, path or pace

Team teaching
coordinated teaching by a team of teachers (i.e. more than 1)
working together

CASE STUDY
• Using technology to extend the
reach of English teachers
• Redefining the Teacher’s role
• Adapting tried-and-tested
pedagogy to take advantage of
the affordances of technology
• What else do teachers need to
know/do?
• What support & training needs
to be provided?
• Learning as we go along

Technology requirements for
teaching live online
Hardware solution
Software solution

Software solution:
VOIP / virtual classroom software

Hardware solution:
Video conferencing or tele-presence equipment

BACKGROUND
Plan Ceibal is a Uruguayan project,
developed by MEC, the Uruguayan
Ministry of Education and Culture; the
National Telecommunications company
ANTEL, (Administración Nacional de
Telecomunicaciones); the Board of Public
Education, ANEP (Administración
Nacional de Educación Pública); and LATU
(Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay).
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy
Plan Ceibal

BACKGROUND
• Started 2007 with distribution of XO-1
laptops (ceibalitas)
• By 2009 Uruguay became first country
in world to have given one laptop to
every primary school student
• By 2009, 350,000 children & 16,000
teachers had received ceibalitas
• No cost wireless Internet connection
in all state schools
• Fiber optic connections progressively
replacing these
• Video conferencing equipment being
installed in all schools
http://www.ceibal.edu.uy
Plan Ceibal

• In 2012 the British Council was
selected by Plan Ceibal to project
manage Ceibal en Inglés (Ceibal
English), delivering remote teaching
via video conferencing in Uruguayan
primary schools.
• Goal = provide access to English
language learning to primary students
(grades 4-6) and their teachers all over
Uruguay.
• Because of a lack of trained/qualified
English teachers, Ceibal English uses
remote teachers (RTs) via video
conferencing
• Additionally, classroom teachers (CTs)
are taught English via moderator-
supported English course
(LearnEnglish Pathways)
http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org
Ceibal English

• Proof of concept pilot phase 2012 -
20 primary schools; 1,000 Year 4
learners (aged 10-11)
• March 2013 expansion: 500 classes;
96 schools; Years 4,5 & 6
• July 2013 expansion: 1,000 classes
• March 2014 expansion: 2,100
classes
• June 2015: Universal access 3,500
classes (c. 90,000+ learners)
http://uruguay.britishcouncil.org
Ceibal English

Philippines
Uruguay
the experience
of being a
remote teacher
Argentina
UK

Plan of
Teaching
Points
Remote
Teaching
Centre
British Council
Montevideo
2015

Remote Teaching Centre
British Council
Buenos Aires

3 x 45 minutes per wk.
Lesson A – RT via VC
Lessons B & C – CT
Team Teaching
Weekly coordination
between RT ^ CT
CTs learning English through
online self-access course
Remote Classes

Challenge of team teaching at a distance

Coordination
Weekly meeting between
RT and CT in Spanish
Both need to agree on
what is going to happen
in classes A, B and C
CT reports on progress
Teachers coordinate via:-
• VC
• Skype
• Telephone
• Google hangouts
• Whatsapp, SMS, Email

Detailed lesson plans
for classes A, B & C
Coordination allows CTs to
do the B & C practice lessons
even though they do not know
much (any) English
Materials

Results: Assessment and Evaluation: surveys
Evaluation of digital materials of the programme (songs, videos, games, images)

New skillset required for teachers

The importance of
‘camera presence’
RT Maria Eugenia

RT Daisy & CT Omar
The importance of teamwork
CT Maria Ines Cuadrado
CT Andres Amilivia
RT Mariela Masuyama

Supporting teachers

Supporting CTs and RTs: face-to-face training

Supporting CTs and RTs: online training and observation

Sharing student work
Between classes

Submitting student work

Correcting student work

Results: Assessment and Evaluation: Impact Test
August 2013 (baseline)
and
December 2013
Aims:
Evaluate differences:-
Pilot groups
March 2013 groups
July 2013 groups
Groups not studying English
grammar/vocab test only
Excluded children studying English outside
school

Results: Assessment and Evaluation: Impact Test 2013
Average scores by grade and time of test

Results: Assessment and Evaluation: Adaptive Test 2014
All 4th, 5th & 6th grade students studying English
Programa Escuelas Grupos %
Ceibal en Inglés 383 2.128 64
Segundas Lenguas 269 1.181 36
Total 652 3.309 100

Example test items
Mira la foto y completa la oración con la opción correcta.
I can’t move my ___________. I hurt myself playing tennis.
A arm
B knee
C leg
Completa la oración con la opción correcta.
This is my dog. It __________ in a kennel
A Sleeps
B Sleep
C sleeping

0 “dog”
1 “is browm is short”
“el dog es mols, have tail , eyes blak , les gusta nadar y saltar”
2 “It is a brown dog is eating more food likes meat. is the old boy has a cachoro. can sleep inside
and out.”
“this is tito tito is brown is large Hall has eyes blak short legs you like run”
3 “this is dog it is brow body, has got four legs , one tail, one black nose, big two black eyes , small
two ears.”
“my pet is big she name is yago she is brow she like run and est she dont like fly she like meat she
doesent fish”
4 “luna is my dog He is grey and withe He is 18 years old He can swim bomb and fight He bomb
fight and run He likes football the dosen`t like eating He hates cat I LOVE MY DOG :)”
“his has got two black eyes,four short legs and one tail short he like fish he doesn't like
watermelon it can run,swim and jump it can't walk”
5 “This is my pet. Its name is Choncho and it is brown. It has four legs and in my opinion is the best
dog in the world. It is seven years old and was born in Montevideo. Its favorite food is the meat
and the milk. It likes walking on the beach and doesn't like the storm. It have a little house in the
garden of my house. It is very inteligent, I love my pet!”

%
26%
30%
40%
3%
%
27%
30%
38%
5%
A0 A1- A1+ A2- A2+
En % de alumnos que hicieron la prueba
Ceibal en Inglés Segundas Lenguas
 56% of the Ceibal en Inglés students reached A1 compared to 57% of Segundas Lenguas.
 43% of students in both programmes reached A2.

“It is not easy, but in some magical
way RTs become part of the school
staff, they are one more of the
special teachers who come every
week to do face to face gym or any
other activity, students adapt to
working with them, and we all
reach a pedagogical agreement:
RT-students-CT. “
Gricelda Martínez-CT 6th grade-
Escuela 71 de Tacuarembó.

Remote teaching, distance
learning, team teaching or
blended learning?
Thank you!
Graham Stanley
graham.Stanley@britishcouncil.org

Remote Teaching - BRAZ TESOL July 2015

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