Implementing and Facilitating Technology-Based Community Resource Centres
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Implementing and facilitating a technology-based community resource network Nathan Hall @nathanghall #bcteallm
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This is a session that I gave on creating a collaborative resource centre that English language learners can access anywhere at any time. I gave this at the BC TEAL Lower Mainland 2013 Regional Conference in Vancouver, BC.
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Implementing and facilitating a technology-based community resource network
Nathan Hall
@nathanghall#bcteallm
You can follow along by going to the presentation website:
http://bcteal2013.wordpress.com
@nathanghall#bcteallm
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
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
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, users must have unfettered access to create, consume and share content.” - Nathan Hall
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 create, 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 create content● 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
Edmodo
Group code: isyvdu
Educlipper
Group code: 74YRzA
Padlet
http://padlet.com/wall/bcteallm
Blogs
http://bcteal2013.wordpress.com
Hashtag: #bcteallm
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
Thank you!
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