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Marlene Johnshoy

Purposes - CALL Principles and Practices - 0 views

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egbert ESL CALL computer-enhanced principles practices

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Aug 19
     
    From the book: "Since the first version of this book came out in 2005, the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) has grown and changed. This update is the result of some of those changes. Our intent is to place pedagogical goals before technologies, as the literature advises but is not always followed in classrooms. In revising this book, as in the original, we assume that good teachers teach well because they bear in mind certain principles about how they can best help learners to learn language. Placing these principles at the center of attention makes it much easier for teachers to concentrate on the question of what constitutes effective computer-enhanced pedagogy and why. This book takes as its organizing principles both the system of conditions that are known to support effective language learning and the goals that a variety of standards in the field have set out for us and our students. Examples throughout the book underscore the need to consider theory in every aspect of the teaching and learning process. Some of the points in this book we have made in other places; other we discovered during the revision process. All told, this text provides a brief picture of what CALL classrooms can be like today. Of course, that could change tomorrow."
Susan Wicht

EUROCALL: European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning - 0 views

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education CARLA technology GroupC language learning e-learning

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  • Susan Wicht on 08 Aug 13
     
    "the European Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning. EUROCALL aims to provide a European focus for the promulgation of innovative research, development and practice relating to the use of technologies for language learning."
vivianfranco

Computer-Mediated Communication | Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Writing - 4 views

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Computer Mediated Communication. GroupA carlatech17 language education

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  • Research has shown that CMC: can help increase students' motivation to learn the foreign language, lower their anxiety, increase their fluency in the target language, lead to improved intercultural competence and democratize classroom communication.
    • vivianfranco
      vivianfranco on 12 Aug 17
       
      I agree with this author's idea. In my teaching experience using CMC to teach language, I can notice my students' progress i the target language. They express their motivation and even introvert students are more open to share their ideas.
  • Keep in mind that students who study languages with different orthographies may encounter specific difficulties during CMC sessions. Be prepared with creative solutions, such as suggesting computers and keyboards that accommodate the characters your students need.
  • Ergan Xu on 14 Aug 17
     
    This is a really good suggestion Vivian! It is always nice to have plan B especially when using technology!
  • lars3969 on 14 Aug 17
     
    The author says that CMC helps in all of these areas, but doesn't provide any information about his sources. I think this shows the value of including links to other websites in blog posts about education!
norikofujiokaito

Computer Assisted Language Learning Social Networks: What Are They Talking about? - 9 views

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  • Furthermore, it has been shown that students prefer to contact their peer students rather than their tutor when they are struggling with coursework, facing difficulties in assessing facilities and understanding lectures
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Validates the "three, then me" concept that asks students to ask three other students for help before asking the teacher. Students are perhaps more available asynchronously than the teacher as well, when students need help
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Validates the "three, then me" concept that asks students to ask three other students for help before asking the teacher. Students are perhaps more available asynchronously than the teacher as well, when students need help
  • Researchers also noted that people who interact more in an online course tend to achieve higher marks on exams, as opposed to lurking which is not as successful [12]
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      want to encourage participation with some sort of graded activity
    • norikofujiokaito
      norikofujiokaito on 25 Jul 18
       
      I suspect that students' achievement was assessed in online format; that is why students who interacted more could achieve higher marks.
  • Students who are required to collaboratively work online need to dedicate time to get to know each other and therefore are able to accomplish effective communication in an online environment [29]
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Need to persist and convince reluctant students that persisting will yield dividends. Also true of regular classroom settings.
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Need to persist and convince reluctant students that persisting will yield dividends. Also true of regular classroom settings.
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  • This outcome tells us that the students seem to be more excited, talkative and social with one another, as well as chat/contribute more at the start of the course, but their overall participation rates were on a decrease during the duration of the course.
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Is this a concern? Perhaps, having spent time at the beginning building trust, they are simply becoming more efficient.
    • smuske
      smuske on 24 Jul 18
       
      Or perhaps they're bored with this way of learning?
  • Furthermore, it has been shown that students prefer to contact their peer students rather than their tutor when they are struggling with coursework, facing difficulties in assessing facilities and understanding lectures
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    I offer a course in my school called Computer Mediated Language Learning. But this article gives a new perspective of what computer assisted can be.
  • vaguevara on 29 Jul 18
     
    Nice data to back up our use of all of these great online resources-- Thanks for sharing!
  • atsukofrederick on 29 Jul 18
     
    Active participation in discussions is a key to success. If you use a flipped classroom, providing useful vocabulary and sentence structures they might want to use to talk about a particular topic also helps the students participate more in discussions.
Marlene Johnshoy

An Online Oral Practice/Assessment Platform: Speak Everywhere | IALLT - 4 views

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SpeakEverywhere online speaking oral acitivities

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Jun 13
     
    "Abstract Despite its obvious importance, it appears that in many foreign language programs, oral practice is not given as much time and attention as it deserves. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say that foreign language professionals recognize the need for more oral practice, but do not have at their disposal a convenient means to provide it. An online oral practice/assessment platform, Speak Everywhere, has been developed to fill this void. It allows instructors without special computer knowledge to quickly create video-based speaking exercises and quizzes for their students to work on outside the classroom. The instructor can access the oral productions that the students submit to the system, and grade them or give individual feedback on them either in text or audio or both. Using its flexible and easy-to-use authoring sub-system, it is possible to create exercises of various formats (e.g. Q&A, repeat after the model, structure drills, role-play, and oral reading)."
Marlene Johnshoy

iTunes - Podcasts - CALICO Journal Audio by CALICO - 0 views

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itunes podcasts CALICO audio

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 28 Mar 12
     
    Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) is now putting it's journal articles on iTunes as a free podcast.
Marlene Johnshoy

IA Strategy: Addressing the Signatures of Information Overload :: UXmatters - 1 views

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UX IA information overload

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  • Koltay—and likely most of you who are reading this column—have observed how Web 2.0 and the use of folksonomies have created conditions that result in information overload. When we provide applications that let users manage information, and those users have limited to no awareness of knowledge organization for the Web, the information architectures that evolve for users and the entire system may be less than optimal. Since most users are not equipped to produce sound classification schemes or efficient top-down taxonomies on their own, their impact on any system creates what I call a literacy gap, depicted in Figure 6. Depending on the other signatures of information overload that play out in users’ interaction with a system, the consequences of their literacy gap can lead to information overload. Koltay’s article makes this claim, and I agree.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      I am experimenting with "sticky notes" as I ponder info overload and juggle all the new web2.0 I can handle! :-)
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      The above excerpt reminds me of a collaborative review project that we did in my class at the end of the last school year. We broke down each unit and lesson that we had covered into chunks and each student was supposed to make virtual flashcards (on quizlet.com) with their chunk of the material. Some students did great while others were absolutely lost while using the computers. It had a deleterious effect on the overall project. As I try to imagine implementing more web resources with the goal of productive communication and interaction in L2, I am troubled by the disparity of web/computer literacy among students. I don't mean to sound negative, but it is something I really struggle with. What about the students who lack the necessary skills?
    • Marlene Johnshoy
      Marlene Johnshoy on 30 Jul 12
       
      Even when working with teachers, we find this in workshops.  We tend to pair/group teachers, so they can help each other out - have you tried that with students?
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 31 Jul 12
       
      Yes, I did assign pairs. Some students are smartphone literate and seem to have little to no interest in anything desktop. Hmmm...perhaps I should try focusing on the ipads.
  • Yes, while Twitter is most engaging when tweets are firing away, it is also a poster child for propagating information overload.
    • Charles Zook
      Charles Zook on 21 Jul 12
       
      Another good point! I love all the new technologies at our fingertips, but at some point it becomes a bit overwhelming.
Marcie Pratt

Social-networking sites in foreign language classes: Opportunities for re-creation | Ka... - 4 views

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carlatech13 week3 foreign language

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  •   38   SOCiaL-NetwOrKiNg SiteS 2001). This difference in ‘lifestyle’ gives educators reason to believe we shouldincorporate SNS usage into our class-related activities, to capture these students’imaginations and t their thought patterns and socializing habits (Godwin-Jones,2008; Winke & Goertler, 2008).However, although technology is an integral part of neomillennial students’lives, they often do not know how to use technology in ways that would benet them in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) (Dieu & Stevens, 2007;Kolaitis, Mahoney, Pomann, & Hubbard, 2006; Winke & Goertler, 2008). Suc - cessful CALL activities, then, often require a substantial training period at theoutset (Jones & Bissoonauth-Bedford, 2008; Kolaitis et al., 2006), and studentsmay be less enthusiastic about a class’s language and culture projects if the formof computer-mediated communication ( CMC) employed is not the type they areaccustomed to using (McBride & Wildner-Bassett, 2008; Thorne, 2003). A usefulresponse may be to craft CALL activities more to the practices that our studentsare familiar with (Winke & Goertler, 2008). SNSs are an obvious possibility to consider, given their tremendous popularity.If we can get our F
  • we can get our FL students to interact socially on SNSs, then they may beengaged in more authentic social and communicative behavior than typically hap-pens in classrooms, because “instead of merely simulating other modes of interac-tion, technology mediated communication is, in and of itself, the real thing
  •   40   SOCiaL-NetwOrKiNg SiteS and sites like it, knowing, socially and technically, how to re-use media in thisparticular way has become foundational for communication and creative expres- sion over the Web” (Perkel, 2008, p. 218). We can call this activity of writing/remixing the self through the manipulationof text and media ‘ self-authorship.’ Within the framework of CALL, this term refers to students authoring their own materials which can then serve as the basisfor learning and lessons. Using student-created materials as the center of a lesson ts with a student-centered pedagogy (Dieu, Campbell, & Ammann, 2006). Self-authorship activities can increase interest and time on task, and they put students in a more active role in their own learning process (Kramsch, A’Ness, & Lam,2000; Nikolova, 2002).Students must take an active role in their learning. They cannot simply be handed knowledge from an expert because understanding is the result of a cre- ative process one must work through over time with other people (Bereiter, 2002). Learning
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  • Students must take an active role in their learning. They cannot simply be handed knowledge from an expert because understanding is the result of a cre- ative process one must work through over time with other people (Bereiter, 2002). Learning and language develop through interaction with others, by means of in- ternalizing problem-solving patterns that are rst experienced in dialogue withothers (Vygotsky, 1978). SNSs therefore are a promising tool for FL education intheir capacity to be used by learners as L2 practice in a way similar to how they are used by the majority of young people in our society.
  • Such use could instantiate the primary condition that research has shown to encourage L2 acquisition: timespent on meaningfully embedded interaction and negotiation with others
    • Marcie Pratt
      Marcie Pratt on 28 Jul 13
       
      I did not mean to highlight so much. Can't find the "undo" highlight. I believe the paragraph starting with "If we can get our FL students..." is important because as FL teachers we are always working towards getting out students to speak in the target langauge and with as much authenticity as possible. By working with an SNS then they might be more apt to use their L2 skills in a more authentic way outside of the classroom as mentioned in the paragraph.
    • MariaEmicle Lopez
      MariaEmicle Lopez on 28 Jul 13
       
      Great comment! SNS are a way to help students connect class with the real world and someone besides peers and instructors. Interaction through SNS is practice in the target language with speakers of that language, helpful for when they study abroad, for when they graduate and find a job where they interact with Spanish speakers in the case of my students population. These kinds of interactions build on confidence and improvement of speaking skills.
Susan Wicht

Home - CALICO - 0 views

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education CARLA technology language GroupC

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  • Susan Wicht on 08 Aug 13
     
    "CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) is devoted to research and development of technology in second language acquisition."
Marlene Johnshoy

Own Your Space - Online Safety Ebook for Teens - 0 views

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safety ebook McCarthy Linda

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 18 Oct 10
     
    From Richard Byrne's blog: "Own Your Space is a free, sixteen chapter ebook designed to educate tweens and teens about protecting themselves and their stuff online. This ebook isn't a fluffy, general overview book. Each chapter goes into great detail explaining the technical threats that students' computers face online as well as the personal threats to data that students can face online." It's free, downloadable, and it looks to me like it should be read by any student with internet access - and their parents and teachers!!!
Marlene Johnshoy

Guidelines for Evaluating Work with Digital Media in the Modern Languages - 2 views

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digital guidelines tenure evaluation

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 13 May 10
     
    How would you want your work with computers or other digital media to be evaluated as part of your job performance? Does your school currently take this into account?
Marlene Johnshoy

Language learners use VoiceThread to practice speaking - 0 views

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voicethread language

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 17 Feb 11
     
    An example of "how an ESL student can practice her computer skills and her language skills to talk about everyday activities"
Marlene Johnshoy

Generational Knowledge - Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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Facebook socialnetworking policy highered

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 20 Jul 11
     
    Students (and sons and daughters) of college officials talk about Facebook and college computer policies, in hopes of finding some common ground. 
Marlene Johnshoy

Education Week Teacher: High-Tech Teaching in a Low-Tech Classroom - 0 views

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Low-Tech Barnett tips technology

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 12 Aug 11
     
    First paragraph: As 21st-century teachers, we are expected to help students master the technological tools they will use in college and the workplace. But in many districts, the one-computer classroom is not extinct. So how can we do a lot with a little? How can we best use limited resources to support learning and familiarize students with technology?" Here are some tips!
mauritzenj

Why Diigo Rocks for Educators! | TeachHUB - 7 views

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diigolet

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  • Once the group is created, you can create student accounts. No email addresses needed. You create the username and password.
  • There are groups for all these where members can share their saves to not only their inventory but to the group as well. Diigo will email you once a week with all the new content. Pretty neat, huh? 
  • There are loads of other features as well, like highlighting on a webpage, adding sticky notes to pages, saving pages to read later without actually adding them to your collection and so much more.
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  • When you save to Diigo your saves go anywhere because they are saved to the cloud. Sounds mystical doesn't it?
    • mauritzenj
      mauritzenj on 28 Jul 18
       
      I am so mad I never used this earlier! It is really fantastic.
  • your saves don't travel with you from computer to computer and device to device.
  • One of the most powerful features is the tagging. Basically, if I save Google.com and don't tag it, I will have to remember the name of the site or something in the address
  • So if students are working on a group project they can share their saves together, automatically. Or as a class, if you are working on something everyone can contribute information they find.
    • cwelton
      cwelton on 27 Jul 18
       
      I love this concept--in level 3 I sometimes have the students do peer-editing of papers or projects, and I think Diigo could pair well with a pre-editing phase where they could collaborate on research as well as composition!
    • tkozhanova
      tkozhanova on 28 Jul 18
       
      I agree. i like this idea too!
  • hen visit the Educator Area and apply for the Educator upgrade.
  • claire_mitchell on 29 Jul 18
     
    I love that you can use this with students! I had no clue. Thanks for sharing.
  • hharb01 on 29 Jul 18
     
    As I am still trying to understand the full benefits of using Diigo, I found this article of tremendous help. Thank you for sharing!
  • barichetti on 29 Jul 18
     
    This seems really useful. I'm excited about Diigo for my own use, hadn't thought about using it with students yet.
Marlene Johnshoy

Virtual Tour Creator - 5 views

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Google virtualtour virtual TourCreator

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 09 Aug 18
     
    "Tour Creator makes it easy to build immersive, 306 degree tours right from your computer"
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  • effeinstein on 10 Aug 18
     
    This looks awesome! I would love to have my students do this.
  • vaguevara on 11 Aug 18
     
    For some reason, it's not opening for me-- Will check with my tech team-- Sounds amazing!
  • hharb01 on 11 Aug 18
     
    360 degree has become more and more popular. Google maps has it as well which allows virtual tour of some geographic area.
Marlene Johnshoy

Exploring the Benefits of ACMC for Speaking Development | IALLT - 1 views

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ACMC online speaking myBrainShark research

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  • Marlene Johnshoy on 06 Jun 13
     
    "Abstract Currently, language educators experience difficulties in facilitating oral practice effectively in the foreign language classroom. Regularly, they face introverted and passive learners who fail to embrace speaking opportunities (Poza, 2011), or simply do not find the time to promote speaking practice in the classroom (Meddings & Thornbury, 2009). In this light, many asynchronous computer mediated communication (ACMC) technologies have emerged to confront this situation. However, central research studies do not seem to acknowledge ACMC as viable in accommodating oral development but, rather, frequently attribute this merit to synchronous CMC (Levy & Stockwell, 2006; Kervin & Derewianka, 2011). By employing a mixed-methods approach, this small-scale case study examines, firstly, the extent to which ACMC speaking practices are suitable for language learners' speaking development. Secondly, and by extension, it investigates the salient characteristics of the ACMC tool myBrainshark, that makes it appropriate for fostering linguistic growth. The data is obtained from post-beginner Spanish language learners by means of an online questionnaire and an online structured stimulated recall. The findings show, on the one hand, that ACMC oral practices can be beneficial in developing speaking aspects in lower-proficiency language learners and, on the other hand, that myBrainshark has characteristics that can potentially promote linguistic development. Finally, this paper calls for experimental research on the improvement of oral competency in post-beginner and higher-proficiency learners."
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