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Using E-tivities to create online communities
Suzanne MordueSirin Soyoz
British Council, Istanbul
WHAT?E-tivities are:• Structured p____________ group work online• M________, e_________ and p_________l• Based on i_________between learners/students &
active c___________• Designed and led by an e-moderator, online
teacher, trainer, tutor• Usually a_______________• Based on simple text based bulletin boards• On or offsite, b______ or online only• One-off or built into a programme
Gilly Salmon, 2006
WHY?• Collaborative• Cross- cultural experience• Free and cheap• Suitable for all levels• Easy to set up• Instant feedback• Enjoyable & motivating• Easy to make for individual groups & learners • Community building activities • Can be evaluated & improved
WHERE?• Online courses
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo, Ning)
• Mobile phone and new technologies
• Websites
HOW?Lesson Plan
1. Decide on Platform
2. Target audience
3. Purpose/Aim
4. Timing
5. Instructions/Example
6. Monitor/Evaluate
7. Feedback/Try again
E-TIVITIESELT Blogathon 2011
Twitter – ELT Chat – “ELT Blogathon evaluation”
Primary Essentials – “Word Chain”
http://www.wordle.net/
Funny quotesFunny quotes
Favourite food/ recipes
Premier Skills – “Who is your favourite footballer?”
“Beautiful Words Activity” by the British Council
What’s your poison?
If you had a magic carpet…
Facebook – “Favourite paragraph from a book”
ELT SharePoint – “This word reminds me of”
Facebook –Photography Competition
Share your ideas????