Using E-tivities to create online communities

Suzanne MordueSirin Soyoz

British Council, Istanbul

WHAT?E-tivities are:• Structured p____________ group work online• M________, e_________ and p_________l• Based on i_________between learners/students &

active c___________• Designed and led by an e-moderator, online

teacher, trainer, tutor• Usually a_______________• Based on simple text based bulletin boards• On or offsite, b______ or online only• One-off or built into a programme

Gilly Salmon, 2006

WHY?• Collaborative• Cross- cultural experience• Free and cheap• Suitable for all levels• Easy to set up• Instant feedback• Enjoyable & motivating• Easy to make for individual groups & learners • Community building activities • Can be evaluated & improved

WHERE?• Online courses

• Blogs

• Wikis

• Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Twitter, Edmodo, Ning)

• Mobile phone and new technologies

• Websites

HOW?Lesson Plan

1. Decide on Platform

2. Target audience

3. Purpose/Aim

4. Timing

5. Instructions/Example

6. Monitor/Evaluate

7. Feedback/Try again

E-TIVITIESELT Blogathon 2011

Twitter – ELT Chat – “ELT Blogathon evaluation”

Primary Essentials – “Word Chain”

http://www.wordle.net/

Funny quotesFunny quotes

Favourite food/ recipes

Premier Skills – “Who is your favourite footballer?”

“Beautiful Words Activity” by the British Council

What’s your poison?

If you had a magic carpet…

Facebook – “Favourite paragraph from a book”

ELT SharePoint – “This word reminds me of”

Facebook –Photography Competition

Share your ideas????