Best Practices for an Online Spanish Course - The FLTMAG - 5 views
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nearly a third of American college courses are now taught online.
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anguage instructors need to be convinced that online education presents a responsible learning environment for students,
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tudents must assume greater responsibility and organization for their learning journey than in the face-to-face classroom.
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ongoing guidance and supervision from instructors, with regards to logistical and pedagogical issues.
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Online grammar and vocabulary activities. Students work on their own with input, explanations, and activities from an online textbook.
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istening activities. We created interactive “video lessons” using Adobe Captivate: 5 minutes interviews, accompanied by comprehension questions, vocabulary, grammar exercises, and short writing assignments. For these activities, we interviewed various professionals around Davis
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Speaking asynchronous activities. In Canvas, students record a video message related to a specific communicative task. For example, they compare Davis to a city in the Hispanic world. Also, they have to comment on at least one video from a classmate
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ynchronous speaking activities. They consist of a video chat with the instructor and 2-3 students, working on communicative activities related to the lesson. It is student-centered day and learners tend to receive more feedback than in the traditional face-to-face classroom
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riting activities.
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I love the way UC Davis has the week split up. I'm wondering if they run into students with conflicts with the synchronous schedule? How much coordination does it take? How many hours is the instructor putting in on Thursdays and Fridays meeting with students? I love the idea, just need to see how it works in practice.
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Student preparation: Students need more preparation for the online learning experience. The creation of a mandatory workshop
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mphasizing the pedagogical particularities of online learning, could help with student attrition, which is usually higher in online courses than in traditional courses.
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Transition from a focus on activities to a focus on projects: dynamic assessment, portfolios, self-evaluations, tandems, etc.
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