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Doris's Web Journal

Participants in this 20-hour course will experience hands-on use of interactive tools (CoP, chat: text only, voice and webcam enhanced, web sites, blogs and on line conference) as well as reflect on how to use these technology enhanced resources (computer- video beam and internet) in the English class, in a safe, educator-friendly blended environment.

This course will combine face-to-face training and on-line activities. Here participants will review basic on-line teaching and learning principles and will reflect on how to use them in their own classes. Participants will receive information on free software, explore techniques and resources for community-building, learn the most appropriate uses of synchronous communication resources and how to create and use digital materials (power point, videos, games, etc) for language learning.

Theory will be discussed after participants have had opportunities to explore ways to use the different ways CMC can be use in the English class with peers online and have some idea of its potential for use with students. To ensure that participants come away from the course with a clear understanding of how to apply what they learned, the course will assigned a project that will give participants direct experience in application.

Having an e-mail account, familiarity with word processors, basic Internet navigation, and Internet access, are all that’s required. Tutoring hours will be provided for novice participants and for groups meeting.

Objectives:

In this course, participants will learn collaboratively in hands-on experiences to:

·          Use various synchronous and asynchronous Web tools for learning and teaching EFL/ESL.

·         Reflect on ways of applying those tools to their teaching, either online or face-to-face.

·         Interact through e-mail, text chat, voice chat, voice e-mail, forums and distribution lists, among others.

·          Register and participate in online communities, get a blog for self-reflexions on their activities.

·          Create materials using power point and multimedia to be used with a computer and a video beam in the face to face class