Motivating ESL Students through Technology Valerie Traurig valerie
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____________________ Motivating ESL Students through Technology Valerie Traurig valerie. traurig@montgomerycollege. edu January, 2008
________________ Introduction _____________________ Proving and Improving Teaching and Learning • Building teaching/computing skills • Motivating ESL students • Proving?
________________ Contents _____________________ Proving and Improving Teaching and Learning Enhancing regular ESL class with computer technology • • • Administration Computing Skills Self-directed/Self-regulated Group Work Multimedia
________________ Administration _____________________ Using an LMS/ CMS Web. CT, Blackboard, Moodle • Central place for course information/resources -- Syllabus/Schedule -- Announcements -- Scanned homework -- Optional exercises -- Email -- Grades • Teacher/student convenience • Student responsibility/empowerment • http: //webct. montgomerycollege. edu EL 103 RD 101 ID: ELGuest PW: ELGuest ID: RDGuest PW: RDGuest
________________ Computer Skills _____________________ Developing/Improving Useful Computer Skills • Online dictionaries • Word processing Empowering students to self-assess --- Spelling/grammar checks Readability statistics Word count, Flesch Reading Ease, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level • E-mail • Google searches – use of URLs
________________ Self-directed/Self-regulated Learning _____________________ Degrees of Scaffolding • Web link exercises • Simple types of exercises A 4 ESL – http: //a 4 esl. org/c/qw. html Basic paragraph readings Quia -- http: //www. quia. com Hot Potatoes -- http: //hotpot. uvic. ca/ • More advanced -- LMS/CMS quizzes/assessments Power. Point with voice: subject/verb agreement self-study -- Javascript exercises http: //www. valerietraurig. com/ESL/writing/Mod 2/Cause/cause_contents. htm http: //mysite. verizon. net/valerietraurig/tsent_recognition. htm http: //mysite. verizon. net/valerietraurig/paragraph_quiz. html
________________ Group Work _____________________ Constructivism: collaborative learning • Group grammar/reading exercises Modals Advanced reading exercises • Group paragraph activities http: //www. valerietraurig. com/ESL/writing/Mod 2/Enumeration/enum_group. htm http: //www. valerietraurig. com/ESL/writing/Mod 2/Enumeration/enum_revision. htm • Webquests for real world context Cause/effect paragraphs dealing with global warming
________________ Multimedia _____________________ Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences • Graphics Simple/animated images or pictures • Audio/Music -- ESL Blues: Doubling final consonants http: //ww 2. college-em. qc. ca/prof/epritchard/agdouble. htm -- Power. Point with audio: subject/verb agreement self-study -- Captivate/Camtasia: Readability Statistics tutorial • Video Talking head video – Logitech camera Existing videos – The B. O. O. K. www. youtube. com
________________ Conclusion _____________________ • Student motivation through technology Student feedback -- open discussion -- student survey Observation of students • Training Sources TESOL’s Principles and Practices of Online Teaching Certificate Program http: //www. tesol. org/s_tesol/sec_document. asp? CID=244&DID=487 George Washington University: Educational Technology Leadership http: //www. gwu. edu/~etl/
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