Multimedia Language Labs: The case of Edu4

New Tools = New Perspectives

Understand Act Make a change

NEW CHALLENGES Official decision to integrate ICT as a major component

in the Tunisian system of education (Eduation Reform & Educ Act 2002)

Three dimensions for the 2010 national action plan 1 :Computer literacy for all Tunisian teachers ( INTEL

literacy training programme) 2 : Mobile Multimedia Language Labs for language

teachers (French+ English: EDU4 & GENESI) ) 3 : Interactive Whiteboard for biology, maths & physics

teachers

The use of The use of CC in ICT in ICT to enhance education… to enhance education…OBJECTIVE: Use ICT to develop competencies Through ICT, we

create an interactive language environment expose students directly to languages develop autonomous learning foster all communication skills

Enhance exposure to languagesWhat to do? Glean & select authentic multimedia resources See Teachers of English In Tunisia (TEIT)

Create a database for the resources Put the authentic resources at the disposal of

teachers students

Free Individual Access to Resources

PODCASTING : subscription / downloading of digital resources (audio/ video)

TRANSFERABLE MATERIALS: offline usage of a local (computer)server containing the resources

OUTSIDE SCHOOL USAGE OF RESOURCES :Students & teachers have free access to resources

(they can take home for research / project/ revision…

Producing & using MM resourcesProducing & using MM resources

Oral practiceListening Practice – Audio files, songs (mp3 /wav)Listening Comprehension tests using those filesProducing resources (eg. Video, slideshow, story with

PPT)

Speech Mate

AudacityAUDACITY

Software for producing / editing / using audio/ video files

Other useful software for MMLLabsOther useful software for MMLLabs

PowerPoint (presentations, slideshows, audiovisual stories…)

JClic (interactive exercises) Hot Potatoes (interactive exercises) Textoys (fading-out text, scrambled sentences)

Your expectations !!! -Ministry Expectations!!

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Ministry Expectations!!

- Learn by practice - Cascade what you know to your (school) colleagues - Coordinate the use of language lab - Coordinate with trainer if help needed - Work with colleagues - Glean resources for language labs - Share resources - Adapt your teaching to the new environment (MMLLabs) - Use language labs by 3rd term 2010

Our Scheme of Work: A six-week training program per group

Group1Group1: EDU4 / VOCALAB & MULTILABEDU4 / VOCALAB & MULTILABFebruary 15 22

March 8 15 29

April 5Group2Group2: GENESISGENESIS && SPEECHSPEECH MATEMATEApril 12 19 26May 3 10 17