Interactive Whiteboards in the Interactive Whiteboards in the ELT classroomELT classroom

Sanderin van Hazebrouck

University of Education

Heidelberg, Germany

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IntroductionIntroduction

The interactive whiteboard (IWB)

computer

data projector

board/display panel

software

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Interactive Whiteboards

selection

Hitachi StarBoardOptical or infraredsensors

SMARTBoardResistive-

touch sensitivemembrane with

backplate

Promethean Activboard

electromagnetic sensing

technology

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Supporting teaching and learning in a whole-class setting

Primarily designed for teacher use

Operating as a digital hub

IWBs in the language teaching contextIWBs in the language teaching context

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Potential pedagogical advantagesPotential pedagogical advantages

Key themes by Moss et al.(2007):

Increased pace of delivery

Increased use of multimodal resources

Interactive style of whole class teaching

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Potential pedagogical advantagesPotential pedagogical advantages

Carol Gray (2010)

Presenting in a multi-sensory way

Drawing attention to features of language

Saving electronic files for spontaneous revision

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Potential pedagogical advantagesPotential pedagogical advantages

Carol Gray (2010)

Displaying pupils’ work

Video-conferencing

Accessing authentic materials

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Potential pedagogical advantagesPotential pedagogical advantages

Cutrim Schmid (2008)

Engagement and enhanced motivation

Facilitation of learning

Catering for various learning styles

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Potential pedagogical advantagesPotential pedagogical advantages

Cutrim Schmid (2008)

The IWB as a platform for

modeling ICT skills

collaboration

sharing student-generated content

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Personal ContextPersonal Context

CALL (Computer Assisted Language

Learning) seminars at the University of

Education

tasks and lessons with the IWB

training of IWB integration into the ELT

classroom

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IWB softwareIWB software

Promethean ActivStudio / ActivInspire

Hitachi StarBoard software

SMARTBoard notebook software

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Selection of IWB software toolsSelection of IWB software tools

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Potential pedagogical challengesPotential pedagogical challenges

Return of the classroom walls

Teacher centeredness

Cognitive overload

Spoonfeeding

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Further researchFurther research

Strong emphasis on teacher training and support

identifying ways to bring in the interactivity

exploiting the multimodal resources provided by the technology

implementing learner-centered approaches

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References

- Betcher, C/ Lee, M. (2009). The Interactive Whiteboard Revolution. Teaching with IWBs. ACER Press, Camberwell, Australia.

- Cutrim Schmid, E. (2008). Potential pedagogical benefits and drawbacks of multimedia use in the English language classroom equipped with interactive whiteboard technology. Computers & Education 51, 1553-1568.

- Cutrim Schmid, E. (2009). The Pedagogical Potential of Interactive Whiteboards 2.0. In Thomas, M. (Ed). The handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning. IGI Global, USA. 491-505.

- Gray, C. (2010). Meeting Teachers’ Real Needs: New Tools in the Secondary Modern Foreign Languages Classroom. In Thomas, M. & Cutrim Schmid, E. (2010). Interactive Whiteboard for Education: Theory, Research and Practice. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global

- Moss, G., Jewitt, C., Levaãic, R., Armstrong, V., Cardini, A., & Castle, F. (2007). The interactive whiteboards, pedagogy and pupil performance evaluation: An evaluation of the schools whiteboard expansion (SWE) project: London challenge. DfES Research Report RR 816. London: DfES.