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The Tipping Point

Pete SharmaNovember 2012

10 Ideas forusing Technology in language courses

Sheffield ‘Steel City’

EAP lecturerReviewerLearning Technologies SIG

Director of training at PSA

Overview10 Teaching ideas

– Technology affordances– Pedagogy– Practical idea

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The Tipping point

The Tipping point

PedagogyValue tolanguage learning

Idea Language teaching

TechnologyAffordances

Practical ideas – part one

Prezi / Wiki / IWB / Voting devices / Toggling

Prezi

PreziPEDAGOGYDriven by the real worldEncourage creativity

IDEAPlanning / A3

Complex topic - environment / culture

TECHNOLOGYZoom in and outNon-linear option

www.prezi.com

Wiki

Writing course Falling numbersClass wiki

Wiki PEDAGOGYA & B – writing an essayTime + distanceHistory button – process writing

IDEARefutation

“Pros and cons of censorship”

TECHNOLOGY What? Editable websiteAllows multiple authorship

Interactive whiteboards

Mimio E-beam

Do you teachwith anInteractive whiteboard?

IWB PEDAGOGYMemorable presentationBetter reviewSaveabilityKinesthetic students

IDEAHandwriting recognition software

“Beat the tool”

TECHNOLOGYDual users

Learner voting devices

Learner voting devices

PEDAGOGY

different outcomes with anonymous voting

surprise element

debate

IDEAControversial issues

TECHNOLOGY

Digital blank canvas

Toggle

Toggling

PEDAGOGYunite power of publisher-produced software

Personalisation

IDEACreate a parallel, customised course

TECHNOLOGYActive bookTeachers’ AreaDigital blank canvasCustomise

New Inside Out DigitalHeads upVaughan Jones

End ofpart one

Prezi / Wiki / IWB / Voting devices / Toggling

Practical ideas – part two

IELTs / Dictionary app / Dragon / Sounds / QR codes

Task

• Do you have a Smartphone?

What about your students?

Apps – some useful distinctions

• Different operating systems– e.g Android / Apple IOS

• Classroom vs ‘On the move’ (Hockley)• Authentic vs ELT• Free vs cost• Free-standing – Internet essential

IELTSReading

IELTS app

PEDAGOGYMotivating!Autonomous

IDEADemonstrate - learning to learn

TECHNOLOGYAffordance - Disappearing text

Dictionary apps

Word frequency

PEDAGOGY

Frequency*** 2500** 5000*7,500Black

Productive vsreceptive

IDEASelect five words from different categories

TECHNOLOGY

Dictionary apps

Word frequency

Interactive phonemic charts

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Sounds

PEDAGOGYLearner autonomy

Pron practice done ‘privately’

IDEALesson monitor sheet

TECHNOLOGYPronunciation app

Dragon – naturally speaking

Dragon – speaking naturally

PEDAGOGYWe speak faster than we write

Can create a willingness to practise

IDEAStudent drafts writing through speaking

TECHNOLOGYSpeech-to-textapp

QR codes

QR codes

PEDAGOGYMotivating‘Digital paper!’

IDEATreasure hunt

TECHNOLOGYQuick Response codeScannable barcode‘Digital destination’e.g. Website TextPower Point

End of part two

IELTs / Dictionary app / Dragon / Sounds / QR codes

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