1. Approaches & resources to promote teacher
competencies development for effective interactive
whiteboard use.
Highlighting 2 EU projects: iTILT and SMARTVET.
Ton Koenraad, Serkan Çelik, Angela Higgins. Emily Hillier
Ton Koenraad - (NL) TELLConsult
Serkan Çelik - (TR) Kirikkale University
ISNITE 2013, Ankara

2. Interactive Technologies In Language Teaching:
The IWB in the language classroom
EU Project – LLP Programme 2011-2013

3. Training language teachers to
use technology...
resources
tools
reflection
materials
pedagogy
collaboration
learners
teachers

4. Supporting Continuous Professional
Development of VET teachers in the use of
Interactive Whiteboards
EU-Project Leonardo programme 2011-2013

5. Needs
Analysis:
Recommendations
• Produce modules for basic IWB functionalities
+ for ordering, structuring, comparing etc.
• Design materials as modular as possible
• Demo IWB potential for a variety of disciplines
• Include IWB page navigation, assessing,
adapting and designing materials
• Include (revision of) general pedagogical topics
like ‘active learning’ and general materials
design principles.
• Foster the ‘added value discussion’

6. Rationale
Clear need for
professional training
and pedagogical
resources to assist
teachers in exploiting
IWB in the foreign
language classroom
(Cutrim Schmid 2009, Gray et al. 2007,
Cutrim Schmid & Whyte, 2012
Limited uptake in
specific subject areas
and educational sectors
Teacher skills key in
realising added value
IWB underused in Irish
VET sector
(Kennewell, 2006; Higgins et al., 2007;
Koenraad, 2008; Thomas & Cutrim
Schmid, 2010)

7. Objectives

Needs
Analysis
Develop
- effective IWB training materials
- a multi-sector CoP, to share
materials & discuss ideas
Inspire teachers with
- “Real Life practice instances”
Develop:
IWB train-thetrainers
programme +
materials


CPD model for
Irish VET
sector
CoP

8. Project
Phases
Needs Analysis
IWB
Data
Website
Training Collection
Training
Champions
Workshops /
Teacher content
development
CoP

9. Training
Training Activities
Training Materials
Training Activities
Training Materials

10. Data
Collection

11. Data Collection
class filming
•2 visits to 6 teachers in 6 partner countries
learner reflections
•group interviews with 4-5 students
teacher interviews
•video stimulated reflection
www.itilt.eu

12. Website – IWB practice reports
IWB practice report
3-4 video clips
per class film
•81 class films
•44 teachers
•267 video clips
excerpts from
transcripts of
•teacher
comments
•learner reactions
related resources
•IWB file
•screenshots of
IWB page
www.itilt.eu

13. => Example
IWB Practice
Report

14. Qualitative
Outcomes
Comments by participating iTILT data partner teachers:
“I recommend teachers attend regular trainings on IWBs. Teacher education must be
given the utmost importance. I think, training must be provided by language
educators rather than technology people, and meaningful uses of IWBs for teaching
must be given with sample activities” (T2).
“First teachers should know how to use the IWB effectively. If it is necessary they
should take training before using it” (T6).
“Teachers should definitely observe their colleagues to discover the range of activities
that can be brought into the classrooms with IWB” (T2).
“Teachers can watch their recorded videos of their lessons and evaluate their
teaching (self-reflection) in order to refine the way they use IWBs” (T3).

15. iTILT-based research
Whyte, S., Beauchamp, G., & Hillier, E. (2012). Perceptions of the IWB for second language
teaching and learning: the iTILT project. In L. Bradley & S. Thouësny (Eds.), CALL: Using,
Learning, Knowing, EUROCALL Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 22-25 August 2012,
Proceedings (pp. 320-6).
Exploring how teachers use IWB for language teaching.
Cutrim Schmid, E. and Whyte, S. (2012) ‘Interactive whiteboards in state school settings:
teacher responses to socio-constructivist hegemonies.’ Language Learning and Technology,
16(2), pp. 65 – 86.
Exploring whether the introduction of new technologies has led to socio-constructivist
pedagogies.
Whyte, S., Cutrim Schmid, E., van Hazebrouck, S., & Oberhofer, M. (in press). Open
educational resources for CALL teacher education: the iTILT interactive whiteboard
project. CALL journal.
Challenges and opportunities arising during the development of OERs

16. iTILT
Exploitation
Courses offered in 2013 in …. & ….?
July, week 29, Spain
August, week 33, Portugal
More info here

17. Thank you for your attention!
Ton Koenraad - (NL) TELLConsult
Serkan Çelik - (TR) Kirikkale University
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Credits: Sanderin van Hazebrouck & Shona Whyte