The Internet and ELT: What skills do teachers need?

Vienna September 2002

David Eastment

Core Competencies for the Net

• Technical

• Networking / Communication

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching

Technical Competence

• Basic Computer Literacy

• Email

• Browser

• Word Processing

• Powerpoint

• Specific Software & Hardware

Core Competencies for the Net

• Technical

• Networking / Communication

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching

Communicating

• Email

• Discussion Lists

• Chat

Discussion Lists

Subscribe Fred Smith TESL-L

““TESL-L”TESL-L”

““Neteach-L”Neteach-L”

““SLARTSLART””

Core Skills for the Internet

• Technical

• Communicating / Networking

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching.

Searching

• 3 billion pages;• Constantly changing.

Easy to search...

Easy to waste time

Searching

Just about the worst thing you can do Just about the worst thing you can do is to sit down and type things into a is to sit down and type things into a search engine…. A search engine search engine…. A search engine should be the last, rather than the first should be the last, rather than the first thing that you think about using. thing that you think about using.

A Search Strategy

• What sort of information is it?• Do I have a bookmark / favourite?• Is there a links page? (Use Internet TESL Journal etc)• Does it fit in a category? (Use Newhoo etc)• Select an appropriate search engine.

Searching: Choosing the Right Service

• Altavista: powerful syntax;

• FAST: big index - multimedia; • Google: best general purpose;• AskJeeves: natural language; common questions.

+dickens +biography +title:dickens +url:ac +url:uk

How do I tie a bowtie?

Core Skills for the Internet

• Technical

• Communicating / Networking

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching.

Evaluating

• Accuracy

• Authority

• Currency

• Navigation

• Design

• URL

www.compuserve.com/phil/test.htm

www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/links.htm

Core Skills for the Internet

• Technical

• Communicating / Networking

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching.

Creating

Create paper-based materials: Cut and paste into WP

Create Webpages

Develop MacrosDevelop Macros

Create electronic materials: Quia, Hot Potatoes, WebCT

Core Skills for the Internet

• Technical

• Communicating / Networking

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching.

Going on Holiday

You are going on holiday to England. You are going to stay for a week, and have a budget of £500 per person. In groups, decide:

• Where you are going to go (city, region etc);

• How you are going to travel (car, train etc);

• Where you are going to stay (hotel, B&B etc).

You have 30 minutes to find the information. Be ready to report back to the class.

SST = Student Searching Time

Scotland

Bermuda

Canada

N.Z.

Teaching: Activities

• Language Awareness

• Tasks

• Research Projects

• Intercultural Projects

• Virtual Activities

Teaching: The Practicalities

• DemonstrationDemonstration

• WorksheetsWorksheets

• 3-stage Methodology3-stage Methodology

• Handling ProblemsHandling Problems

Core Competencies for the Internet

• Basic Computer Literacy

• Communicating / Networking

• Searching

• Evaluating

• Creating

• Teaching …

• Enthusiasm!

Implications

• Learning new roles;

• Learning to communicate;

• Learning lifelong;

• Learning to be autonomous.