A Four-skills Activity Using the Moodle Database Module

David CampbellObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

campbell@obihiro.ac.jp

GloCALL 2013

6 Aims for Blended Learning Activity

Warm up ActivityCC Some rights reserved by Jonathan_W

Share information

Create a Learning Community

Improve Speaking, Writing, Reading Fluencies

Importance of Details

Become Better Typist

Blended Learning

Environment

Moodle Database ModuleForum? Chat? Wiki? Blog?

Original Data Entry Text box

Newest Data Entry Text box

List View

Single Entry with Comments

Single View with word count

Database Settings

The Process

Step 1

• 5 minutes for talking

• Both students are to share something

• Encouraged not to use dictionary

• Should check vocabulary before class

Step 2

• Students return to their computers.

• They have 5 minutes to type as much as they can.

• They can check with their partner for more details.

Step 3• Students read

their classmates’ postings

• Should read people they don’t know very well.

• They can comment or ask for more information.

Step 4

•Students read the questions & comments.

•They try to reply to as many as they can in 5 minutes.

Results

Six aims for the activity

How about the students?

Conclusion

IS IT WORTH DOING?Yes, definitely.