Sunway University 12th Annual ESAP Symposium (E) Workshop E Designing Online Discussions that Work Timothy Wong
Sunway University 12th Annual ESAP Symposium (E) Workshop E Designing Online Discussions that Work Timothy Wong
Designing Online Discussions that Work Communication practice is one of the most important components of language teaching-learning process. To attain purposeful verbal communication, the language activities ought to move from controlled verbal exercises of language features to independent interaction to talk critically about a topic. One good way is through discussion, talking freely through problem-solving a situation or a verbal interchange of ideas. In this workshop, I will attempt to demonstrate a working model of online discussions that the Monash English Bridging (MEB) program employs to elicit active participation and engagement. Workshop participants will learn the principles of designing online discussions that will help students to successfully cooperate and critically construct new information. They will also learn some strategies to generate interest, build fluency and promote critical thinking. Designing Online Discussions that Work Communication practice is one of the most important components of language teaching-learning process. To attain purposeful verbal communication, the language activities ought to move from controlled verbal exercises of language features to independent interaction to talk critically about a topic. One good way is through discussion, talking freely through problem-solving a situation or a verbal interchange of ideas. In this workshop, I will attempt to demonstrate a working model of online discussions that the Monash English Bridging (MEB) program employs to elicit active participation and engagement. Workshop participants will learn the principles of designing online discussions that will help students to successfully cooperate and critically construct new information. They will also learn some strategies to generate interest, build fluency and promote critical thinking. Sustainable learning for a safe global future: Lessons from pushed change
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- 2. Outline What is MEBTutorial Discussion? Teaching strategies for MEB Discussion Generating Interest Building Fluency Promoting CriticalThinking
- 4. Monash English Bridging (MEB) is a 20-week program that can help students achieve the English language requirements to pursue their academic ambition at Monash University Malaysia.
- 5. Communicate effectively in social conversations, academic discussions and presentations. Improve your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Improve your writing, reading and listening skills. Understand, apply and explain theories in your degree program. Write summaries and short reports in an academic style. Understand and use academic conventions. Understand and apply academic integrity. Learn how to respond to feedback. Become an independent learner. What English language and academic skills will students develop during the 20 weeks? Communicate effectively in social conversations, academic discussions and presentations.
- 6. • Apply concepts from a source text to an example • Actively contribute relevant ideas • Use verbal and non- verbal discussion techniques • Demonstrate oral fluency • Demonstrate sufficient grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation control Aims of MEBTutorial Discussion
- 7. T.E.A.M. Together, everyone achieves more! The whole is greater than the sum of its parts – T. E. Wealth
- 8. Advantages of Collaborative Groups (Bruffee,1999) increased learner motivation opportunities for learners to develop critical and problem-solving skills a potential social atmosphere where learners are afforded an opportunity to share, consider, challenge one another’s ideas, and to co- construct new knowledge
- 9. 1.Generating interest 2. Building fluency 3. Promoting critical thinking Strategies
- 11. Online collaborative group members are challenged by the previous educational socialization that promotes distrust and competition among learners and reliance upon the teacher for knowledge that learners bring into the online environment (McConnell, 2002). Online collaborative group members are challenged by the previous educational socialization that promotes distrust and competition among learners and reliance upon the teacher for knowledge that learners bring into the online environment (McConnell, 2002).
- 17. Building fluency
- 28. Building fluency: recap 1. Comprehensible input 2. Divide and conquer 3. Chunking 4. Task repetition 5. Recorded & archived 6. Timing 7. Personalised feedback 8. Peer review 9. Modelling 10. Pair / Group work Which one of these impacts academic performance the most?
- 29. Education Reimagined: TheFutureof Learning (Fullan,Quinn, Drummy&Gardner, 2020) A collaborative position paper between New Pedagogies for Deep Learning and Microsoft Education. http://aka.ms/HybridLearningPaper
- 31. • Problem- solving • Concept application • Peer evaluation • De Bono’s Thinking exercises
- 33. Happiness: feelings of pleasure or contentment about your life Achievement: accomplishments that compare favorably against similar goals others have strived for Significance: the sense that you’ve made a positive impact on people you care about Legacy: a way to establish your values or accomplishments so as to help others find future success Success That Lasts by Laura Nash and Howard H. Stevenson From the February HBR 2004 Issue