Post on 10-Jul-2016
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Teaching on-line:The good, the bad and the ugly
Russell Stannardwww.teachertrainingvideos.com
A few stats
• More people did online courses at Harvard in 2013 than have studied at the university for its 377 year history.
• The British Council had over 70,000 students on its recent online English course.
• Edmodo has around 48 million users.• Online learning to reach 107 billion dollars in 2015.• 30% of all Higher Education students in the USA are taking at
least one module online.
(Future of the Professions)
Out of this world• Minerva Project – Minerva got a $70 million investment in
2014. The school’s program takes students around the world – spending time in different countries each year, while taking courses via a live stream online. It’s a unique take on online education, but one that clearly got the attention of some big spenders.
(Minerva Project)
Online teaching in ELT.
Examples
Private lessons
Working for an online teaching
organisation
Delivering online
training with publishers
How is it done?
Live input
Learning content
Live delivery
Virtual learning classrooms
• WizIQ• Adobe Connect• Collaborate• Brain Cert• Electra• Skype
Interaction• Webcam• Share screen• Play video• Share presentation/draw• Whiteboard• Breakouts• File share• Web share• Audio rights• Webcam rights• Chat • Layouts
Challenges• Learning to use with confidence.
• Dealing with technical problems.
• Building interaction/Avoiding making it teacher centred.
• Getting the focus on the learning.
Learning Content
Find it
Make it
Content
Virtual Learning Environment
You
• Edmodo• Schoology
Institute
• Moodle• Blackboard• Its Learning
Why are VLE so complex?
A place to keep
• Videos• Files• Links• Audio• Slides• Pictures
Engagement
• Quizzes• Forums• Chat• Polls• Assignments• Blogs• Wikis
Edmodo• One place.• Share range of content.• One password.• Share content.• Organize files.• Track students.• Control students.• Mark students work.• Keep a record of their work.• Discussions.• Quizzes.• Polls.• Assignments.
Edmod
Features• Introduction
• Tracking
• Quizzes
• Assignments
Learning Content
Find it
Make it
Content
Screen capture
Record the screen of your computer-Record presentations/lessons-Talk over graph-Talk over a table-Talk over a grammar/vocabulary explanation-Talk over a picture-Talk over information-Feedback-Model examples
Tools
FREE
• JING• Screen cast o matic
Paid
• Camtasia ($179)• SnagIt ($30)
Conclusions
2 other skills
Student/teacher Marketing
3 key skills we looked atVirtual Classroom Virtual Environment Making/ Finding content
FutureOrganisation Your business
To read
References
ReadingGreat book from the British Council• https://
www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/D057_Blended%20learning_FINAL_WEB%20ONLY_v2.pdf
Future of the Professions• The Future of the Professions ( Susskind/Susskind )
Videos from RussellEdmodo• http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo-moodle/edmodo.htmlSnagIt• http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/screen-casting/introduction-to-snagit.htmlAdobe Connect• http://
www.teachertrainingvideos.com/teaching-on-line/virtual-learning-environments.htmlBuild your own website• http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/website/introduction-to-wix.html
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