enhancing learning through technology
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This presentation is on "Web 2.0 Tools for Effective Teaching/Learning Experience" It was presented in workshop at VPMP Polytechnic Institute, KSKV Univeristy, Gandhinagar. Gujarat.TRANSCRIPT
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Enhancing Learning through Technology
Web 2.0 Tools 4 Effective Teaching/Learning Experience
VPMP Polytechnic Institute, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)
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The movement in this workshop is from theosis to praxis . . .
• B e s t r e s u l t s a r e g e n e r a t e d a t t h e e n d o f
t h e d a y, o n l y i f b e s t i d e a s a r e g e n e r a t e d a t
t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e d a y.
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Questions…
• What is web 2.0 tools?• What to ‘enhance’?• What is ‘teaching-learning experience’?• How to use tools?• How to enhance teaching learning
experience?• WHY ???
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I. Why? Learning Styles
• No two individuals are similar, neither in their teaching nor in the learning styles. Each and every class is unanimously a class of mixed- ability. The IQ test of the class (or for that matter any such tests) may display common ability among the class/group but psychologically all have different abilities in their learning.
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• The ‘Psychological Types’ as described by C. G. Jung and Myers-Briggs Type indicator - which divides personality types along four dimensions: introvert-extrovert, sensing-intuitive, thinking-feeling, and perceiving-judging. (Jung, 1921 & Myers, 1998)
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• As and when the ‘Personality type theory’ is applied to the educational phenomenon, it has substantiated the existence of a variety of learning styles (and complementary teaching styles).
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No single learning style is appropriate for everyone.
• While some students assimilate visual information best, others prefer auditory information.
• While some students prefer information to be structured as facts about things, others prefer a structure based on relationships among things.
• While some students prefer starting with first principles and using deductive reasoning, others prefer starting with examples and using inductive approaches. (Sivilloti and Pike, 2007).
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Three types of learners:
• From the perspective of personality type theory, the edu-researchers have identified three main types of learners, viz. visual, auditory and tactile / kinesthetic.
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Learning Styles
• A. Visual (65%):• B. Auditory (30%)• C. Kinesthetic / tactile learner (5%)
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II. WHY? Technology???
• B’coz change is the species of life…• Every new age has its own problems and has to
solve them …• The journey – from the symbolic language of
pre-historical man to the symbolic language of e-Modern teacher…
• Advancement form Oral – Spoken word to written word… writing is also a technique…
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The Blackboard
• The inventor or introducer of the blackboard deserves to be ranked among the best contributors to learning and science, if not among the great benefactors of mankind.
• Josiah Bumstead -1841.• From Wayne’s introduction to the WikiEducator Project.
http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Pschlicht
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The Printing Press
• Johannes Gutenberg – inventor of European technology of printing…
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The Motion Picture
• The motion picture is the most revolutionary instrument introduced into education since the printing press.
• Hoban 1940.• http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Pschlicht
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Television
• It now seems clear, however, that television offers the greatest opportunity for the advancement of education since the introduction of printing by movable type.
• Stoddard 1957.• http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Pschlicht
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Computers and Internet
• The impact of computers on society, and hence on education, has been compared to that of movable type and the printing press since Gutenberg.
• Caffrey and Mossman 1967• http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Pschlicht
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• How well are we doing, given all these technological innovations in education?
• Even today, the number of kids not going to school is larger than kids going to the schools…
• CAN WE MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE???
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III. WHY? Research on pedagogy
• Min Liu, Zena Moore, Leah Graham, Shinwoong Lee – A Look at the Research on Computer-based Technology Use in Second Language Learning – Review of Literature 1990-2000.
• 21 Journals and 246 Articles• Two Research in USA and UK• Two research in Gujarat – Kadi Uni.
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Research in UK Universities• Goodwyn, A., et al., 1997. The future curriculum in English and
IT: how teachers and student teachers view the relationship. Journal of Information Technology for Teacher Education, 6(3), pp. 227-240.
• A study of student teachers of English from three universities in England to establish what their attitudes were towards ICT and to identify key influences on their practice and their thinking.
• The study suggests that these students have a broader view of literacy than is currently predominant in schools and this view positively embraces the role of ICT in literacy.
• Findings suggest that this cohort of newly qualified English teachers have a positive and committed attitude towards the use of ICT in the current and future literacy curriculum. (UK)
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Research in America• Karchmer, R., 2001. The journey ahead: thirteen teachers report
how the internet influences literacy and literacy instruction in their K-12 classrooms. Reading Research Quarterly, 36 (4),pp. 442-466.
• This report explores ICT-literate primary and secondary teachers' perceptions of how the internet has or has not changed the way they taught reading and writing in their classrooms.
• Findings indicated that the teachers viewed the internet's influence on reading and writing as an extension of traditional literacy skills but had difficulties finding internet materials written for a range of reading levels. Teachers were teaching skills of evaluating internet materials in more depth and at a much earlier stage. (USA)
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Research in Gujarat – Kadi University
• IMPACT OF CALL MATERIALS IN TEACHING ENGLISH GRAMMAR AT HIGH SECONDARY LEVEL – Mehul Rana
• Experiments with some ICT tools to enhance communication skill among undergraduate students of Business Administration – Jitendra Vaghela
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Findings:
• The results asserted that the possibilities of computer technology as a tool could include increasing language learners’– Self-esteem– Vocational preparedness– Language proficiency– Overall academic skills
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Answers to WHY?
• 1. Learning Styles• 2. Technological advancements• 3. Pedagogical research
• Most importantly: GER – 9% of Gujarat; 11% India…
• If we want it to be @ 25% - imagine how many colleges, universities, teachers, support staff will be required..!!..!!
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Benefits of ICT in TELL
• Memory• Understanding• Cognition of idea• Dissemination of learning• Delivery of content• Affects larger group of students• ‘collaborativeness’• -------------- infinity ……………..12/19/2009
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Just as…
• … the secret of wisdom is hidden in philosophy
• …. That of human actions in History• …. That of Art in Criticism…• Similarly, modern educational pedagogy is in
practical usage of Web 2.0 Tools…
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Let us now list some of the web 2.0 tolls useful in enhancing L-S-R-W Skills
Genre of Tools:• Blog – text/audio/video• e-Groups• Discussion Forums• Wikis• Social networking• LMS/CMS
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Tools for specific purpose
• Web 2.0 Tools for Teacher• Ref: Nik Peechy’s Blog• 10 Web tools for English teacher
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• Tokbox:• a synchronous and asynchronous video
conferencing and communication tool.• www.tokbox.com
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2.
• a tool for the creation of web based audio discussion threads
• www.voxpop.com
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3.
• the web based pronunciation dictionary, works and what it can offer teachers and learners.
• www.forvo.com
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• a tool for the creation of web based dictation activities
• www.listen-and-write.com
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• the web based video activity creation tool • www.eslvideo.com
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• a web based tool for creating online presentations
• www.280slides.com
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• a very simple tool for creating animated movies
• http://www.dfilm.com/live/moviemaker.html
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• A web based 'sticky notes' notice-board• www.wallwisher.com
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• A web based tool for creating graphic representation of texts based on word frequency
• www.wordle.net
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• A simple tool for keeping a web based journal• www.penzu.com
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Online examples…
• Audacity for e-Content- Listening and Speaking skills• Groups – for discussion – writing skills• Social networking site: orkut – comments on images –
testimonials – scraps…• Blog: http://b4t.blogspot.com – Story Writing• Video blogging… How to?• Wikieducator – online content updating…• Moodle for evaluation ---• Analysis of evaluation --- • Surveygizmo for survey/feedback ---12/19/2009