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E-TOOLS AND TEACHING ESL THROUGH DISTANCE
EDUCATION
Veronica BaigCorinne BosséDebra HovenTunde Tuzes
ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY
OVERVIEW
• Introductions and background information• Moodle—a Learning Management System• Voice/ Video Communication
– VOIP systems, Elluminate
• Discussion Boards• Blogging
– Free writing, Interactive exercises
• Collaborative Writing– Peer Editing, Wikis
• What’s New?– m-learning, e-portfolios, digital story telling, Me2U, facebook, …
Who are we?
• Veronica Baig, Academic Coordinator, English Language [email protected]
• Corinne Bossé, Instructional Media [email protected]
• Debra Hoven, Associate Professor, Centre for Distance Education
[email protected]• Tunde Tuzes, Write Site Facilitator/Engl 255
instructor [email protected]
Background Information
• Athabasca University
“… is Canada’s largest, and most flexible, open and distance education provider. More than 37,000 students are studying undergraduate courses and approximately 3,200 students are enrolled in graduate degrees”
AU Calendar
ELS/ESL/ WRITING/TESL
• 6 ESL/ELS courses all at the preparatory level:– 4 are zero credit courses– 2 may be taken for credit
• 2 Writing courses—non-ESL but with ESL support– 1 preparatory—possible credit– 1 first year—full credit
• Graduate students in MAIS and CDE who have an interest in TESL projects
SOME DICHOTOMIES
• Undergraduate (including preparatory)– Individual study– Asynchronous delivery– Internet optional
• Graduate – Paced, cohort based study– Synchronous delivery– Internet required
WHY BLOG?
• Provides students with a sense of community
• Allows for increased interaction
• Permits mini-lessons
• Provides a wider audience
• Keeps students involved
• Practices specific skills
ELS BLOGS
• Different format than most blogs– Not a chronological log– Welcome– Course announcements– Weekly participatory activities– Side bar for course related information,
resources, and mini-lessons– Footer for mini-lessons
ENGL 140: GRAMMAR
http://english140blog.blogspot.com/
Interactive activities:– Grammar Question– Vocabulary– Exam Practice– Sentence Completion
Sidebar:– Module/Assignment Links
Footer:– Wimba/Mini-Lessons
ENGL 177: ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
http://engl177blog.blogspot.com/
Interactive Activities:
• Sentence Completion
• Grammar Question
• Sentence Combination
• Vocabulary
• Half-Way There Challenge
ENGL 189: ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS
http://english189.blogspot.com/
Interactive Activities:
• Grammar Question
• Plain English
• In The News
• Vocabulary
RESOURCES
Electronic Village Online (TESOL)• http://academics.smcvt.edu/cbauer-ramazani/
TESOL/EVOL/portal.htmBlogging4Beginners• http://bloggingforbeginners.pbwiki.com/Podcasting• http://www.slideshare.net/ClaudiaB/podomatic-
create-or-upload-audio-files-and-post-them-to-your-blog/
Widgets• http://widgets.yahoo.com/