if we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow (j.dewey)
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Raising our Students’ Confidence in their Speaking with Web 2.0 Tools Dr. A nisoara Pop, Dimitire Cantemir Univeristy , Targu - Mures, Romania Languages as a Lifeskill - New Perspectives on LSP Teaching and Learning May, 21 st – 22 nd , 2010 Bucharest, Romania. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Raising our Students’ Raising our Students’ Confidence in their Confidence in their
Speaking with Web 2.0 Speaking with Web 2.0 Tools Tools
Dr. ADr. Anisoara Pop, nisoara Pop, Dimitire Cantemir Univeristy, Targu-Dimitire Cantemir Univeristy, Targu-Mures, Mures,
RomaniaRomania
Languages as a Lifeskill - New Languages as a Lifeskill - New Perspectives on LSP Teaching and Perspectives on LSP Teaching and
LearningLearning
May, 21May, 21stst – 22 – 22ndnd , 2010 , 2010 Bucharest, RomaniaBucharest, Romania
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
ENJOY GRUNDTVIG 10 TIMES!
If we te
ach to
day as
we taught
yesterday, w
e rob
our child
ren of
tomorrow (J.
Dewey)
Levering learning personalizationLevering learning personalization
• Mixed ability, adult learners
• Learning styles
• Affinity for different environments
CHOICE: CONTINGENCY PLANS
Speaking and listening can be moved into the 21st century
Chang
e !
In-vitro conversations
Communication is not pleasant, fun
2-hours/weekT-dependence
Speaking: Problem - SolutionSpeaking: Problem - Solution
Flexible: Asynchronous tools
Safer environments
Pull down classroom walls
Speaking solutionSpeaking solution
Improvespeaking
Help raise your students’ confidence Help raise your students’ confidence in speakingin speaking
with Web 2.0 speaking tools
Voice Web 2.0 tools Voice Web 2.0 tools
• Free, versatile platforms for asynchronous communication
• EVO 2009/2010/.. - online teacher development workshops: Becoming a
Webhead http://baw2010.pbworks.com
Web 2.0 voice tools
VoxopopVoxopophttp//www.voxopop.comhttp//www.voxopop.com
• Message boards with real voices: discuss with people all over the world
a new way
to talk
online
You can:You can:
• Build a threaded audio discussion• Explore and join existing talk
groups
Reflective speaking: Reflective speaking: http://www.voxopop.com/topic/51bd74ec-87ef-4db2-a8df-6cef2a23903c
Practising structures and vocabularyPractising structures and vocabulary: : http://www.voxopop.com/topic/5e20c5b2-31ed-4eaf-83d6-ae3a2d6ebc6e http://www.voxopop.com/topic/5e20c5b2-31ed-4eaf-83d6-ae3a2d6ebc6e
Specific to VOPSpecific to VOP
• Focuses on the sound rather than on an image• comment only with the voice (microphone but not video
cam)• Text comments - a few words• Cannot be embedded in blogs • Has a more linear structure • It can be subscribed to: you are automatically updated
VP examples you/students can VP examples you/students can exploreexplore
• What’s happening today? http://www.voxopop.com/topic/6d4a163c-1a0e-4897-8247-952c06fdc0be
• Whadaya: http://www.voxopop.com/topic/1e77d4b6-f6e3-43c6-b38b-0cf0740f7e02
• Featured talk groups: TOEFL, CAE, IELTS
VOICE THREAD (VT) = group audio blog
http://voicethread.com
• To leave an audio comment you can use your: telephone
microphone
video camera
http://voicethread.com/#u621787
VT examples you can exploreVT examples you can explore
• Add yourself on the World Map http://voicethread.com/share/4400/
• Why do people hate? http://ed.voicethread.com/#q.b88781• View and discuss a video:
http://voicethread.com/#u578.b161763.i863134 • Mystery places:
http://voicethread.com/#u205451.b385249.i2032533• Brazil: http://voicethread.com/share/69307/
• Romania: http://voicethread.com/share/88714/
SIMILARITIESSIMILARITIES
• A new way to talk online
• Build new vs. Explore and join existing ones
• SHARED vs PRIVATE
• Embedded in wikis, personal sites
OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES
• Talk to real people• Encounter different accents: natives and non-natives• Impact and motivation• Enhanced exposure and use outside the classroom
• Flexibility
• Collaboration
• Asynchronous tools develop autonomy and critical thinking which are skills for life
strengths
strengths
memorability
WeaknessesWeaknesses/Threats/Threats
• Invest time
• Students who lack digital affinity/Internet connection
• Upload latest version of Java
• School policy about public speaking• Vop comments cannot be moderated (however,
security is ensured through membership moderation)
• Voice quality
Explore the potential of Web 2.0 Voice Explore the potential of Web 2.0 Voice ToolsTools
Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire (W.B.Yeats)