Presented in 2014 on WIziQ as part of a MOOC

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Marisa ConstantinidesMarisa Constantinides
Teacher Educator – Director of StudiesTeacher Educator – Director of Studies
CELT AthensCELT Athens

2. Where are you now? What time is it?Where are you now? What time is it?
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1. I live in the centre of Athens
2. I walk to school every day
3. I drive a BMW

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1/ Teacher Skills & Knowledge1/ Teacher Skills & Knowledge
• Analysing learner needs
• Working without a coursebook
• Materials design
• Designing your own syllabuses
• Supporting learning with other tools (edtech)
• E-moderation skills

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2 / Your Learning Space2 / Your Learning Space
Making an informed choice – e.g.
• Synchronous? +/-
• Comfort level of instructor & learners
• Student access issues
• Specific features, e.g. screen sharing, text chat

8. Synchronous learning EnvironmentsSynchronous learning Environments
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9. Virtual Classrooms

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• Text chatText chat
• AudioAudio
• VideoVideo
• File Upload/DownloadFile Upload/Download
• Writing toolsWriting tools
• Video Upload/DownloadVideo Upload/Download
• Screen SharingScreen Sharing
• Breakout RoomsBreakout Rooms
• Online ContentOnline Content
CharacteristicsCharacteristics

12. Asynchronous LearningAsynchronous Learning

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3/ Learner Training3/ Learner Training
• Invest time to train your Ss
• Use LT as language lesson input
• Make relevant to age, level & VLE
•

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4/ Connect your learners4/ Connect your learners
• Use team building to form a cohesive group
• Find/use a communication platform
• Collaborative work outside class time
• Provide training in collaboration skills

16. Encourage your Learners to formEncourage your Learners to form
their own PLNtheir own PLN
Create you own PLN !!Create you own PLN !!

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5/ Connect WITH your learners5/ Connect WITH your learners
• Allow for extra time outside class
• Support your learners in different ways

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Supporting Learning ToolsSupporting Learning Tools

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6/ Don’t Forget the Pedagogy6/ Don’t Forget the Pedagogy
• Principles of sound pedagogy come first
• Online does not mean lecturing
• Technology is an aid not an end

20. Rethink how you…Rethink how you…
PresentPresent
BrainstormBrainstorm
Do pair & groupworkDo pair & groupwork
Do error correctionDo error correction
Give feedbackGive feedback
HomeworkHomework
ProjectsProjects
Manage the classManage the class

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7/ Offline Materials7/ Offline Materials
vs Online Materialsvs Online Materials
Can you teach in exactly the same way asCan you teach in exactly the same way as
you teach face-to-faceyou teach face-to-face??
• Objectives?Objectives?
• Lesson focuses?Lesson focuses?
• Approach?Approach?
• Techniques?Techniques?

22. Two standard classroom activities
Look through the descriptions of the next
two activities and think
-Can they be used in the same way?
-What adaptations would you introduce to
make them work in an online class?

23. Running Dictation
A text is stuck on a wall away from the
learners
A runner goes back and forth dictating as
much text as he was able to memorise
His fellow group members listen and write
They can ask spellcheck questions to
which only the runner can answer
When done, they all run up to the text and
check own errors, if any

24. Information Gaps
Student A has half a map
Student B has the other half
They describe their halves to
each other and draw from the
descriptions

25. Listen to the activities the tutor describes and decide if they can be usedListen to the activities the tutor describes and decide if they can be used
onlineonline
Yes No

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8/ Always have8/ Always have a Plan Ba Plan B
• Google Hangouts / Skype / Messenger
• Alternative material or use of
material in a different way

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9/ Engage your Learners9/ Engage your Learners
• Involve them in voice or text chat discussions
• Use affordances of your VLE , e.g. breakout rooms
• Check through frequent interactive activities
•

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10/ Pursue your own CPD10/ Pursue your own CPD

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Create your own PLNCreate your own PLN
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30. Join or create aJoin or create a
circle of trustcircle of trust
through one orthrough one or
more onlinemore online
communities ofcommunities of
educatorseducators

32. Thank you for being here!Thank you for being here!

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