Implementing and Facilitating Technology-Based Community Resource Centres

Nathan Hall

@nathanghall#teslon13

Self-Access Materials“Learners need rich exposure to the language in use.” - Tomlinson, 2010

“To what extent are the materials likely to provide rich exposure to English in use?” - Tomlinson, 2010

Self-Access Materials“To be really useful for development and evaluation purposes, the criteria should be unambiguous, answerable, specific, and valid.” - Tomlinson & Masuhara, 2004

“To be truly collaborative, the users must have unfettered access to consume and share content.” - Nathan Hall

Rich exposure to language in use● Rich: various, having depth, high quality● Access to other English speakers (NS &

NNS)● Move from passive to active● Use of authentic reading and listening

material

Rich exposure to language in useAuthentic: from Greek authentikos "original, genuine, principal," from authentes "one acting on one's own authority," from autos "self" (see auto-) + hentes "doer, being"

- from Online Etymology Dictionary

For development and evaluation

● Students and teachers● Formative and summative● Learning and practicing

Unambiguous, answerable, specific, and valid

● Clear instructions on:○ use○ purpose

● Appropriate○ provide various levels○ allow for choice in difficulty

Unambiguous, answerable, specific, and valid● Psychological Validity

○ “learners’ needs, goals and pedagogical requirements”● Pedagogical Validity

○ “teacher’s skills, abilities, theories and beliefs”● Process and Content Validity

○ “thinking underlying the materials writer’s presentation of the content and approach to teaching and learning respectively”

- Rubdy, 2003

Unambiguous, answerable, specific, and valid● Psychological Validity

○ content should be appropriate and adaptable● Pedagogical Validity

○ time involved in learning, setting up, and maintaining● Process and Content Validity

○ content should be accessible through various means and sensitive to user abilities and preferences

- Nathan Hall

Unfettered access to consume and share content● use of various devices● use of both online and offline materials● the ability to read or listen to materials on

whatever device they want● the ability to share that content with their

classmates, teachers, and beyond

Technology

● OS○ Windows○ Mac○ Android○ iOS○ Other

Technology● Online

○ Flash○ Java○ HTML5

● Registration○ Full○ Partial○ None

Tools● Diigo (teacher account)

○ email in○ groups

● Edmodo● Educlipper● Blogs

○ comments

Tools

Social media● Twitter hashtags● Facebook groups

Diigo

https://www.diigo.com

Diigo

diigo.nathanghall.7f9ce@post.diigo.com

Edmodo

https://www.edmodo.com/

Edmodo

Group code: yvssvf

Educlipper

https://educlipper.net/

Educlipper

Group code: 74YRzA

Padlet

http://padlet.com/wall/teslon13

Blogs

http://teslon13.wordpress.com

Twitter

https://twitter.com/search-home

Twitter

Hashtag: #teslon13

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/teslon13/

Dealing with issues

● Quality of content● Inappropriate content● Unsafe links (spam,

malware, etc.)

Questions?

References

Rubdy, Rani. (2003). Selection of material. In Brian Tomlinson (Ed.). Developing materials for language teaching (pp. 36-57). London: Continuum.

Tomlinson, Brian. (2010). Principles and procedures for self-access materials. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 1(2), 72-86. Retrieved from http://sisaljournal.org/archives/sep10/tomlinson

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Thank you!

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