Using Web Technology On-line or On-campus:
The Hidden Rewards
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Rewards of teaching online
- Greater flexibility to meet each student's needs
- Reciprocal access
- Fast turn around with homework
- Closeness with students
- Interactivity: synchronous and asynchronous
- Develop and improve written communication
- Permanent record of students' and teacher's work
- Improve computer skills
- Extend knowledge and use of Internet technology
Susan's Use of Web in a Distance Education Environment
Marsha's Use of Web to Enhance an On-Campus Class
ESL Paragraph Development
Face-to-face meetings in classroom, language lab, and computer
lab
- Class web pages
- - Class discussion notes from "blackboard" to web
- - Announcements
- - Assignments
- - Students' writing
- Other web sites
- - Supplemental reading
- - Free email
- - Research projects
ESL 124
Marsha's Use of Web in a Distance Education Environment
Advanced Grammar and Self-Editing for the Workplace
ESL 99F
Course objectives
- Grammar recognition: Review parts of speech, sentence elements, verb
tenses in standard English
- Peer editing: Identify grammatical, lexical, sentential & mechanical
errors in ESL classmates' writing
- Self editing: Monitor and correct grammatical, lexical, sentential
& mechanical errors in own writing
Face-to-face orientation session 1: Demo-discussion
in a multimedia classroom
- Preview of course, content, expectations, communication
- Academic & technical prerequisites
- Email terminology & procedures
- Brief intro to course web page
- Predicted challenges & possible solutions
Face-to-face orientation session 2: Hands-on experience
in computer lab
- Data entry: student info
- Web basics (URLs, links, navigation, gathering information)
- Take digital photo
- Online forum
- Online chat
Orientation Sessions
Proceeding in a distance learning mode: Methods
of communication
Electronic mail
World Wide Web
Telephone
Facsimile
In person
Snail mail
Email communication
- Teacher sends announcements to all
- Students send homework
- Teacher returns homework
- Teacher sends messages to individuals
- Students communicate with study teammates
- Students send messages to all
World Wide Web: Course home page content
- Course information
- Course syllabus
- Online resources
- Online Chat
- Online Forum
- Student pages
Course home
page
Course syllabus
- Assignments, duedates
- Links
- lectures/presentations
- assignment details
- model writing
- online resources
- class lists, study teams
- homework files to download/copy
- Online resources
- Dynamic & ever-changing
Course
syllabus
Online resources
- Learning to use the Internet
- Learning English on the Web
- Writing resources (dictionaries, reference material)
Online resources
Online forum (asynchronous bulletin board)
- Students and teachers post messages
- Teacher-generated topics
- Student-generated topics
- Ss and T post replies
Online
forum
Online chat (synchronous)
- Study teams arrange chat time
- Teacher sets chat time and topic
- Live and interactive!
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Online chat
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Chat logs
Publishing students' work
in email, on the student web page, at the online forum
- Creates individual identity and class community
- Gives students a sense of pride
- Stimulates a sense of audience
- Provides a source for writing topics
- Online
student introductions
- Content:
comparison, contrast
- Error analysis
and correction
- Essays: Friendship
- Reports: Domestic Violence
Characteristics of successful students
- Attained prerequisite language level
- Self-disciplined
- Able to learn independently
- Intrinsically motivated
- Familiar with basic email and WWW
- Interested in new technology
- Able to follow written instructions
- Willing to ask questions
COURSE WEBSITE DEMONSTRATION
Hidden rewards of teaching
online, summary
- Greater flexibility to meet each student's needs
- Reciprocal access
teacher->student |
student->teacher |
student<->student |
- Fast turn around with homework
- Closeness with students
private |
specific |
detailed |
- Interactivity: synchronous and asynchronous
online chat |
online forum |
telephone |
- Improved written communication
fluency |
accuracy |
thinking skills |
- Permanent record of students' and teacher's work
email messages |
chat logs |
web pages |
forum postings |
- Improved computer skills
keyboarding |
word processing |
email |
- Extension of Internet technology knowledge and use
file transfer |
browsers |
web resources |
- Publication of students' work
individual identity |
class community |
sense of pride |
sense of voice |
authentic audience |
source for writing topics |
- Visual creativity
- More hidden rewards
[Ttop] [Rewards]
- Marsha Chan
Email:
marsha_chan@wvm.edu
- Homepage: Marsha Chan's homepage
Presentations: Marsha
Chan's presentations
- Telephone: 408-855-5314
Mission College
3000 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054