Using MyBrainshark in an a specific ELT setting. Part 5 of 6. Can be modified, adapted for any ELT setting wishing to encourage learner autonomy.

1. 5. Being creative + constructive alignment
With Phil Longwell
phil.longwell@btinternet.com

2. Any presentations to show narrating a
PDF or PPP?
Today we will look more at the editing features,
additional features that exist on MyBrainshark
and we will discuss the alignment of speaking
practice, presentations and the work the students
will be asked to do on the IFC art course.
Q. What technology do the students have access to
at CAFA? - ‘ Bring Your Own Device’

3.  A reminder about pedagogy… discussed in
lesson 2…. Pedagogy + the Digital Age:
 What kind of learning theory or theories
are we drawing on by using a tool like
my brainshark?
 We usually talk about pedagogy being an
approach or methodology which is applied to
our teaching.

4.  „Constructive Alignment‟ is a concept first written about
by John Biggs, who did a lot of research in East Asia.
 In designing this course, I am trying to demonstrate the
‘constructive alignment’ principle proposed by Biggs (1999) in
that outcomes, activities and assessment can be consciously
aligned (Sharpe and Oliver, 2007: 42). I am suggesting this
approach to the teaching. The power of assessment to shape
students’ experience comes into this, in terms of the feedback
that teachers can deliver from the presentations the students
create. By connecting their speaking activities to the wider
art course, I hope to inspire the teachers to make this
alignment, engender motivation to complete activities and,
ultimately, perform more confidently in both IELTS speaking
tests and overseas institution applications.

5. ◦ “In Fine Art, the stimulus may be, for example, a
painting, a photograph, a critique or a body of
work that students are required to respond to in
some way. They may discuss the work‟s
significance or explore a concept that it is
intended to illustrate. This discussion might then
inform further work. The stimulus will produce a
response but no an „answer‟.”
 (Derek Harding and Bruce Ingraham, in Beetham and Sharpe, 2007: 144.
Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age, London/New York : Routledge)

6.  Here is an example of a photo album which has
been used to show a timeline:
Please sign in to your MyBrainshark account and
open your previously uploaded photo album.

7. http://tinyurl.com/d7prpwp

8. 1. Tracking and Viewing Reports
2. Sharing Options
Some of the additional features, such as merging
content, adding a guestbook managing privacy
3. Add attachment or
andlink
URL
password protection and running a detailed
viewing report, usually meant for businesses.
4. Add a question
NEED PRO TRAINER – 19.99 per month.
5.Print slides
6.Link to or download the podcast of the presentation

9. Play video: Open Day at CAFA in 2009.
 The whole essence of teaching students on the
IFC at CAFA is the obvious autonomous
creativity required to pass the course.
 General discussion: how can MyBrainshark
(and other tools) be used in the English language
class to tap into that creativity that is obviously
there and the autonomy which is obviously
required to progress and survive in an overseas
institution?

10. BrainShark also offers myBrainshark for Android to share presentations
 One of BrainShark's signature offerings is their SlideShark service for
that you narrate on myBrainshark. Here's how myBrainshark works;
sharing PowerPoint presentations over iPads. SlideShark converts
upload a slide presentation that you've created then use your
your PowerPoint files without losing any of your original formatting,
computer's microphone to record your voice over each slide. If you
transitions, or animations. To use SlideShark just upload your PPT
don't have a microphone My Brainshark provides a phone number that
files to your free SlideShark account, SlideShark converts the files for
you can call to create a voice recording.
you, then you can access your converted files on your iPad at
anytime using the free SlideShark app. See video below:
(Jason Byrne, FreeTeach4Teachers, 2012)

11.  What have we discussed so far?
Creativity + Technology
 There is only one more class,
 but you are probably all set
 to go…. Unless….. you have….
 Any more comments or questions
at this stage?