learning blissymbolics on the web presenters: shirley mcnaughton kristina ottosen
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Learning Blissymbolics on the Web
Presenters:Shirley McNaughton
Kristina Ottosen
Welcome to BLON
Blissymbolics Language Online
Nexus
A new way to learn Blissymbolics!
Go to www.blissymbolics.org/moodle
BLON has been written for Those who wish to provide instruction
in Blissymbolics
AND
Those for whom Bliss is their first language who wish to learn more about Bliss and
about Bliss and reading.
Why create this course?
•Powerful AAC graphic language
•Challenge of ‘Time for Bliss’
•Experienced teachers – internationally
•Bliss users’ hopes and dreams
•My desire to share my knowledge
•Web provides perfect venue
Kristina Ottosen
Student hired summer 2006Aside from Bliss and webauthoring for a small base of clients, she is working on her Master’s at Trent University in Peterborough, OntarioHer research interests are: medieval literature (vernacularity, latinity, and the postcolonial Middle Ages), digital humanities, ciphers, and A. M. Klein
FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HER:
BLISSLON: Q & AWhy use Moodle?
When the course was being created 2 years ago, Moodle seemed to be the best choice. The language packs available through Moodle (which make it possible to translate the course into 70 languages if anyone is willing to translate the course content) make it attractive for this project considering that BCI is an international organization. Not only that, but Moodle seems philosophically aligned with Bliss. Moodle was (and is being) built according to the principles of social constructivism which they define as:“[A] social group constructing things for one another, collaboratively creating a small culture of shared artifacts with shared meanings. When one is immersed within a culture like this, one is learning all the time about how to be a part of that culture, on many levels.” (http://docs.moodle.org/en/Philosophy)
BLISSLON: Q & A
The interface looks complicated. What about accessibility?
Moodle conforms to WCAG 1.0 and the new upgrade, which our site will be migrating to in a couple of weeks, is purported to meet WCAG 2.0 (depending on the content that people put on their sites, of course).
HOWEVER, to make the content of Bliss 101: Introductory Blissymbolics and Bliss 201: Advanced Blissymbolics easy to navigate and digest for someone wanting to access the content using sensitive assistive devices, I would create a separate portal linked through Moodle but one that is not dependent on its framework. In addition, I would break up the content into really small chunks and have a descriptive index to allow the user to navigate to the content and take it in in small sections.
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 101
Bliss 201Bliss & Literacy
Section One PASS
Section Two BAP
Section Three Epilogue to Bliss 101
Different Approaches
Bliss 101 Lessons plus quiz assignments
Directed to Instructor
Bliss 201Tutorial and Interactive
Directed to Instructor and Learner
Bliss 201Section One “PASS”
Practice, Analyze, Sight words, Sounds - practical approach to learning to read
- for persons who use or have used Bliss.
Section Two “BAP” Bliss and Print
-guide to readings regarding the theory -- for those who want to know and understand more.
Section Three “Blissymbolics – Features of the Language: Epilogue to Bliss 101”.
More about the language of Blissymbolics
Section ThreeBliss 201
Epilogue to Bliss 101
1. Sentence Order, Negative & Conditional Sentences,
Active and Passive Voice;
2. Display Considerations;
3. Vocabulary Expansion
4. Comparative/Superlative;
5. Relativizer;
6. Prefixes – generalization.
7. More strategies: Slang, Metaphor, Bliss Name.
Section OneBliss 201
PASSPractice, Analyze, Sight words, Sounds
P – Practice with your Partner.
A – Analyze parts in Bliss-words, and Print-words
S – Sight words – use the benefits
S – Sounds of letters – learn the benefits
Reading
Reading(Authorized Bliss dictionary)
“Reading”(Bliss 201)
Add Understanding
3-step Practical approach
1. Sight Words
2. Words to be analyze
3. Sentences
Bliss 201PASS
Learning with a Tutor -
Using Skype and
logmein
AND
Interacting within
Bliss Community
SECTION TWO
BAP
Blissymbolics and Print
Theoretical support to PASS
BAP CUBE
For Resources - Welcome to my library!
Papers onDetermining Factors 1-5
1 Phonological Analysis
2 Visual Analysis
3 Language Foundation
Receptive Language
Expressive Language
Syntactic Awareness
4 Working Memory
5 Word Knowledge
6 Print Processing
7 Shared Reading
8 Writing Experience
9 Experiencing Success
10 Integrated comprehensive
continuing instructional program
And on
Determining Factors 6-10
And onInfluencing Factors A-E
A Vision
B Hearing
C Speech
D Intelligence
E Method of Communication
Graphic symbols, VOCA, size of
vocabulary, spelling opportunities
And onInfluencing Factors F-J
F Family Support and Values
G Educational Support
H Life Experiences
I Access to Print
Reading frequency,
getting books, turning pages,
computer books
J Self Esteem, Motivation
My library contains
Summaries of papers by specialists in reading acquisition
Excerpts from papers and research by author
BCI documents
Power point presentations
Reference lists, letter charts, etc.
Further resources within
the Blissymbolics
Community can be found
on the BCI website.
www.blissymbolics.org
BCI Board
Bliss & AAC
Communities &
IndividualsGeneral Public
Communications
LanguageInstructorTraining
Technology
Financial
Teachingand
LearningMaterials
Co-ordinatingCommittee
(hub chairs)
Participants in the Blissymbolics Community
Executive and OperationsCommittee
We welcome you to join us in this new way of learning!
•In ‘Bliss 101’ and ‘Bliss 201’ www.blissymbolics.org/moodle
•In the ‘Blissymbolics Community’www.blissymbolics.org
Blissymbolics Communication
International
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6L 1C5
Phone: 416-242-9114
Fax: 416-244-6543