Slides of the ABCI2010 presentation CMCs- Facilitating learning and boosting training.

1. CMC- Facilitating learning, boosting training Vaddie Najman and Stephan Hughes ABCI 2010

4. Use of other tools

5. The teaching/learning environments: CI Online and F2F classrooms

6. Our aims and objectives

7. Final considerations

9. Fotoblog Microblogging A passive broadcast medium in theformofblogging A formofphotosharingandpublishing C M C S Wiki E-mail Anexchangeof digital messagesacrossthe Internet Creationandeditingofinterlinked web pages Social utility/social network Text chat A formofone-to-onesynchronous communication Web-basedservicesthatallowconstructionofpublicorsemi-publicprofiles. Mobilelearning Instantmessaging Real time anddirecttext-based communication Learningonthego

10. Exciting Endless possibilities Holistic learning Scaffolding Access to information Knowledge building Unlimited Meaningful, motivating, engaging Confidence boosting Motivational Connected emPOWERing Breaking limits Knowledge sharing Negotiation Facilitating Unpredictability Social interaction Active participation Filtering Adapting Building knowledge

13. NOT:Should we be using computers to teach English, but rather how should we be using them? A global conversation NotSHOULD we be using computers to teach English? RatherHOW should we be using them?

15. To foster interaction and autonomy (Paloff & Pratt, 2007)

16. To changes the role of the instructor to that of a facilitator, interaction is more student-driven

17. To boost student-to-student interaction (Beauvois 1998)

18. To provide opportunities to engage in real communication (Boavida & Amado, 2008)

19. To offer situations students may face in their everyday lives (Guba, 1985)

20. To hone the necessary skills to participate effectively in the 21st-century workforce. (Coghlan, 2010)

21. To extend interaction possibilities beyond classroom walls; time constraints; and the usual limited type of interlocutors of classroom pair and group work (Belcher,99)

22. To construct language socially through interaction with one’s environment (Hymes, 1971).

23. To allow learners to engage in “playful” interaction (Belz & Reinhardt, 2004)

24. To enhance opportunities and motivation for authentic interaction and meaning negotiation (Kern, 1995)

25. To reduce anxiety and produce more talk (Fanderclai, 1995; Harris, 1995; Kern, 1992; Reid, 1994)

26. To improve linguistic proficiency and increases self-confidence (Beauvois & Eledge, 1996; Gebhard & Nagamine, 2005).

27. To highlight the rules of use rather than the rules of grammar which leads to communicative competence. (Hymes, 1971)Google for more info ...

29. And a tool for change "We shall reject the whole system of Bantu Education whose aim is to reduce us, mentally and physically, into 'hewers of wood and drawers of water'."Soweto Students Representative Council, 1976. Education – A key to power “We should not give the Natives any academic education. If we do, who is going to do the manual labour in the community?"JN le Roux, National Party politician, 1945.

30. Pedagogy of the oppressed Paulo Freire “…a teacher who learns and a learner who teaches so that both are simultaneouslystudents and teachers.” laying the foundation for critical pedagogy

31. English – a languagethat opens doors to the world

32. The Voice Chat as a teaching tool No geographical boundaries Moderator for feedback, error correction and flow adds security Access to info/Google Real people , real time, real subjects Knowledge-building and sharing Freedomandprivacy Anxiety-free environment Co-construction of target language Facilitates learning process

33. The face of the 21st century learner

35. Extrinsically motivated – may have to take an oral test

36. Generally tech-savvy - digital native - at ease in the virtual environment

39. On the spot error correction – doesn`t break the flow

40. Students can send links

41. Conversation evolves and flows – students build, share knowledge! St can speak and send txt msg

42. More error correction – more sharing...the new student says: I AM WONDERFUL!!!!

43. Moderator syncs up websites Student sends a video link....

44. Change in flow – is WII fit the type of game adults can enjoy???? Not just a game – it`s exercise!!! Good for “old” “digital immigrants” Using new lexis in context! Time - class is almost over and conv is still going strong...

45. Can`t stop the chat...on to future plans!

46. Still trying to say good-night 

47. Going....going....

48. GONE! Oops, new std is STILL here....

49. "So, I'm Lucas. And I gotta say that the chat is probabily the best thing has ever happenned to me in terms of english learning. I'm 14 and I just finished the Young Express 6, but my english is quite good! In my opinion the chat is the best way to improve the english, but unfortunatelly the students do not join it. I think it should be more divulgated, the teachers should tell the students that there is a chat, and they should use it. The chat is a very interesting way of learning where you can express your opinion, hear others opinios, discuss about any kind of subject and learn not only english vocabulary, but also pronounciation and gramatic. The chat is perfect! It is certainly one of the best ways to improve your english and have fun at the same time. "Lucas Brandão, From CulturaInglesaIlha

50. How to login STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 4 STEP3

51. 'It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.‘ Charles Darwin

52. Access to too much info can be empowering and confusing. Teachers have to help students make wise tech choices.

53. A word from one of the “end users” Re: Practicing English & communicating with people throughout the world without leaving Brazil! Hi Vaddie!I've been taking a lot of advantage of the network use in my English practice! As an international trader, I must send lots of e-mails and trade in yahoo messenger. It is a quicker way of communication and also help me to practice writing and overcome the difficulty in communication due to so many different accent. It has also been great for personal use, as in yahoo messenger we can chat with people throughout the world and in a very informal way, learning their spoken English without leaving home and without paying an expensive telephone bill! Lilian

54. Managing the back-channel Conference- goers and students are going digital. No more whispering or passing hand-scribbled notes during presentations or classes. Twitter or conference-provided chat rooms have taken these notes global. Photo credit : Pete Lambert

55. This scene is fast becoming the norm...

59. Training ground for the real thing

60. Connected to the outside world

62. Business Communication

65. 42

67. Student responses to using CMC tools in ELT 44

68. 33.3% 90% 100% 85% 80%

69. …..courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. Nelson Mandela

71. You can reach me at: stephan.hughes@gmail.com stephan.hughes@culturainglesa.net www.twitter.com/defstef98 You can reach me at: vaddienajman@yahoo.com.br evadne.najman@culturainglesa.net www.twitter.com/vaddienajman Thanks so much and see you in the Voice Chat!