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ITiLTInteractive Technologies in Language Teaching

Lifelong Learning: Comemius, ICT and Languages

Project Number - 511751-LLP-1-2010-1-BE-KA2-KA2MP

What is ITiLT?

ITiLT (Interactive Technologies in Language Teaching) is a European Union project (Lifelong Learning Programme) running from January 2011 - March 2013.

The ITiLT project will produce a website of learning objects to help teachers integrate IWBs in their language classrooms. This will include video clips of classroom interactions; learner, teacher and trainer feedback; lesson plans and learner/teacher resources.

ITiLT Project Partners

(P1) Inst. for Language and Communication, University of Antwerp

(P2) TELLConsult, Netherlands

(P3) Pädagogische Hochschule Heidleberg (PHH) Germany

(P4) Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, France

(P5) British Council, Spain

(P6) University of Wales Institute, UK

(P7) Bilkent University, Turkey

ITiLT Project Impact

Promotion of professional IWB training

Teachers/schools support network

Encouragement of teacher autonomy

Promotion of IWB use for LT

Research into IWB best practice

Bank of example lesson plans

Promotion of reflective practice with IWBs

ITiLT Timeline

The story so far…2011

Jan Project start

Jan Project kick-off meeting in Antwerp

Feb Website (http://itilt.eu) launched

Apr Training handbook finished

May-Aug Design of pilot

June 2nd meeting in Cardiff

Oct Data collection starts (->June 2012)

ITiLT training manual flipcharts materials criteria

ITiLT Data CollectionWhat’s next…2011

Nov Teacher training (1x 3hr session) Nov/Dec Classroom filming (30-60 minutes)

Focus group (4 learners) immediately after class

Nov/Dec Teacher interviews (1 week after filming)(using interview protocol / audio or video)

Dec Episode selection (3-4 90-180 sec videos)

Dec Editing of videos (MPEG4 AAC/CD quality sound)interview sections to match chosen video episodes

Dec Tagging and uploading (50% by December)

Feb/March 2012 = Stage 2 data collection (filming)

ITiLT Data collecrtion

WP4 Data Collection stage 1 6 teachers, ideally…

- 2xPrimary- 2xSecondary- 1xTertiary- 1xVocational or CLIL

4 x British Council / 2 x Offsite

ITiLT Data collecrtion

Process – data collection stage 1 - for Teachers

1. Questionnaire filled in by teacher (today!) 2. iTILT IWB training session (next week?) 3. Familiarity with handbook / materials (post-training)4. Permission forms signed by students (soon!) 5. Filming (by end of November)6. Focus group with 4 students (just after filming)7. Interview with teacher (week after filming)8. Selection of episodes (with or without teacher?)

Stage 2 – February/March 2012

ITiLT Data collecrtion

Process – data collection stage 1 - for Camera Ops.

1. Filming considerations (today!) 2. Equipment test / classroom review (soon) 3. Familiarity with guidelines (before filming)4. Filming (by end of November)6. Focus group with 4 students (just after filming)7. Interview with teacher (week after filming)8. Selection of episodes (with or without teacher?)9. Editing / preparation of learning objects (December)10. uploading to website (by end of December)

Stage 1 (off-site) December/JanuaryStage 2 – February/March 2012