2. Introductions
• Mary Beth Kyer
– Founder, Euphoria Workforce Solutions
– www.euphoriaworkforce.com
– www.learnerhill.com
• Kymberleigh Richards
– Director Studies, Learner Hill
– www.learnerhill.com
3. Agenda
• Elements of Online Learning
• Barriers to Learning Online and how to
remove them
• How to Enhance and Engage the
Learner
• A Demonstration of the Learner Hill
Platform and online classroom
4. Who’s Studying English Online?
• Global Language Industry is approximately $40
billion, 50% of which is English as a Second
Language
• Online Language Education is growing 22% per year
• Expected to reach $1.69 billion in 2014.
• E-Learning is being used to allow learning to take
place at the learner’s convenience - any place,
anytime.
Sources: „‟World Bank & IFC; Ambient Insight 2010
5. Elements of Online Learning
Online learning includes:
• Live online classes
• Self-study
• Blended Learning
• Language labs
6. Trends in Online Learning
• self-paced materials
• social media
• blogs
• discussion boards
• videos
• live chat
• video conferencing
7. Enhance and Engage
• Interactive courseware that allows “learning
by doing”, arouses interest and generates
motivation.
“If you tell me, I will listen
If you show me, I will see
If you let me experience, I will learn.”
Lao-Tse, 5th century BC
8. Classroom vs. Online
Classroom Online Learning
+ - + -
Easy access to Inflexible schedule which Easy access to Instructor Myths to online
Instructor requires attendance by email learning
Immediate Must reply on notes to Immediate response to
response to review material questions using the in-
question class chat board
Peer support Difficult to study while Peer support through the
working / taking care of a use of a discussion board
family
Convenient
Flexible
Can study while
studying/take care of
family
9. Barriers
Myth # 1:
• no one-on-one time
• no personalized attention
• no individual attention
• difficult to ask questions
10. Removing the Barriers
Truth:
• The Chat board can be used to ask
questions during the class
• Instructors are taught to engage the
learners
• Learners can get the instructions
attention by raising their hand in an
online classroom
11. Barriers
Myth # 2
• Classes are not interactive
• The instruction is more teacher driven
as opposed to student centered
12. Removing the Barriers
Truth:
• Instructor can call on the learn to
answer a question as the names of all
participants are displayed in the
sidebar.
• Instructors can assign multiple
microphones to participants in order to
engage in a class discussion
13. Enhance and Engage
• Call on all learners to participate
• Have learners role-play and practice
dialogues
Tell Me
Show Me • Have learners answer comprehension
questions based on videos or listening
Let Me clips
• Use whiteboard tools to highlight
concepts and correct sentence
structure
14. Enhance and Engage
• Use chat boards to check for correct
spelling and explain words in context
Tell Me • Give learners control of the whiteboard
writing tools for error correction
Show Me
• Use pointers to help learners follow
Let Me content while in a virtual classroom
• Incorporate tests and activities
throughout the materials
Kymberleigh has been working in the field of ESL for over 10 years working in China and Mexico. Also, working here at the university level. Learner Hill in curriculum and content development.
