Evolution of a Listening Lab
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Bob Palmer
ELI Faculty Retreat
May 18, 2012
EVOLUTION OF A LISTENING LAB
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ELI LISTENING LABS IN THE BEGINNING “HAVE BOOMBOX, WILL TRAVEL”
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AT FIRST, INTEREST APPEARED HIGH…..
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BUT IT QUICKLY FADED WHEN “LAB” MEANT MORE OF THE SAME….
“The horror...”
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METHODOLOGY, CONTINUITY OFTEN LACKING
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WHAT TO DO?
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SO, WE TOOK AN EMPTY ROOM IN AN OLD BUILDING…
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DRESSED IT UP…
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MEASURED & MARKED OFF SPACES FOR DESKS, ELECTRICAL & ETHERNET OUTLETS
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ADDED DESKS AND DRILLED OUT CABLING SLOTS
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ADDED AND CONNECTED 30 LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO A NETWORK
Before securing cables After securing cables
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SEARCHED TONS OF TEXTS, CDS, DVDS,USING TWO MAIN CRITERIA:
• Is the content relevant? Does it address student needs ? Do Ss have the linguistic competence to digest it?
• Is it interesting? • Phil Rice – Movie trailers at Levels III, IV
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CHOSE BEST OF BREED FOR EACH LEVEL
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MADE A FEW ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES….
You WILL attend Listening Lab, or face the wrath of Lowell!!
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OPENED THE DOORS…
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AND THE STUDENTS CAME…
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WELCOME TO THE NEW ELI LISTENING LAB
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LOOK CLOSELY: WHAT DO YOU SEE?
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LOOK CLOSELY: WHAT DON’T YOU SEE?
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WHERE IS THE INSTRUCTOR?
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WHAT THE INSTRUCTOR SEES FROM THE PODIUM (NET SUPPORT SCHOOL)
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WITH THIS PROGRAM, FROM THE PODIUM THE TEACHER CAN:
• View every student’s computer screen
• Proactively monitor the status of the PCs themselves, such as low batteries, loss of Internet connection, frozen screens, etc.
• Send text and audio messages to all or selected students
• Listen in to what the student is listening to
• Chat with the student via voice or text
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STUDENTS CLICK ON THEIR COURSE, ENTER A PASSWORD, AND THE COURSE MENU OPENS
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CLICKING ON “SCHEDULE” BRINGS UP THAT DAY’S PLANNED ACTIVITIES
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LAB INSTRUCTOR INTRODUCES, SCAFFOLDS, AND BRIEFLY DEMOS THE ACTIVITIES
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THEN STUDENTS GO TO WORK – AT THEIR OWN PACE – IN FULL CONTROL OF THEIR LEARNING
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• Teacher fronted instruction • Autonomous learning
PARADIGM SHIFT
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES - 1
1. Limited bandwidth (garbled audio, screens freezing)
Proposed Solution: Upgrade the network infrastructure
2. Big jump in Basic/Level I students, requiring help to keep things running smoothly, rethinking software requirements
Proposed Solution: Take on TA/practicum student to assist; procure additional Rosetta Stone licenses
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IMMEDIATE CHALLENGES - 2
1. Student hesitancy to speak in labs -- VoiceThread
Proposed Solution: Portable carrels to enhance sense of privacy, lower affective filter – West Park Elementary
2. The 1:30 lab slot – students straggling in late and upsetting the session flow – no food facilities near the lab
Possible Solutions: Reschedule the lab; Install vending machines and a large refrigerator, food cart
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THANK YOU!