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WeblishPal was asked to present to the "Technology and TESOL" class at the San Francisco State University TESOL program. We discussed how online teaching requires a different skill and toolkit and which specific tools work best for reaching English learners in China. Lastly, we posted a ESL challenge for the month of November...check it out!
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THE JOURNEY…
CLASSROOM?
OR CLASSROOM?
http://www.tefl.net/reviews/blended-learning.htm
www.tophatmonocle.com, khanacademy.com, courera.org
Teachers
YOU ARE AT THE CENTRE OF THIS MOVEMENT
“technology [is] a valuable tool in the teacher's kit
rather than replacing the teacher”
Environment
Peers Content
Achievement
English Training
Market in China
Chinese Students
Studying Abroad
$26 Billion $3 Billion
http://www.slideshare.net/wanszezit/china-education-market-analysis
http://www.nafsa.org/_/File/_/eis2010/usa.pdf
http://www.international.gc.ca/education/assets/pdfs/RKA_IntEd_Report_eng.pdf
http://www.austrade.gov.au/Education-to-China/default.aspx
THE ESL & EDUCATION MARKETS ARE HUGE!
300M Learners 400k Students
5 LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED TEACHING
ESL ONLINE
1. THE INTERNET IS NOT THE SAME
EVERYWHERE
2. [ONLINE TEACHING] IS LIKE A BOX OF
CHOCOLATES…
…you never know the types of students you’re going to get.
3. THE PROBLEM YOU’RE SOLVING FOR
CAN BE THE OBSTACLE FOR SUCCESS
Some student’s current English levels make it
challenging to clarify learning goals & arrange classes.
4. TEACHING WITH A DIFFERENT TOOLKIT
Content Creation Engagement Evaluations
Video Blogs
Exercises
Tests
Games
Social
Feedback
Continuation
Referrals
Progressive
Frequent
Achievement
Oriented
5. MARKETING YOURSELF ONLINE
Be Present Provide Value
Be
Responsive
HOW CAN WE USE ONLINE TOOLS TO
ENHANCE TEACHING & LEARNING?
Better Learning:
Targeted to Goals
Accurate Leveling
Progressively Harder
Work
Feedback
Satisfying
Achievement
Individual Pace
Better Teaching:
Focused Content
Targeted Practice
Engaged students
Recognition
Economic Benefits
Expert Focus
USING WEBLISHPAL
CREATING EFFECTIVE PROFILES
About
Images
Video
Interactivity
CREATING COURSES
(ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING)
Levelled
Simple instructions
Clear Benefit / Outcome defined
Interactive content
Evaluation
Feedback
CREATING LIVE CLASSES
(SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING)
Consider time zones
Pre-work
Ice breakers
Clear start & stop
Tech trouble shooting
PROMOTING COURSES
WeblishPal platform connections:
Weibo, RenRen, QQ
Creating sharable items
Video, images, translations
Sharing frequently
YOUR (OPTIONAL)
EPIC ESL CHALLENGE
Save the world by teaching
the world’s leaders
superior English skills.
THE EPIC ESL CHALLENGE The year is 2033. Out society is now completely digitized and with the exception of a few elders,
we all now speak only Mandarin. You wake up from your powernap to a retinal news alert.
Earth has been invaded by a new planetary species, who identify themselves as the Monoglots
and have come to eradicate humanity unless their demands are met. They speak a strange
language that no one remembers.
With the TESOL training you had in your youth, you quickly realize its an ancient language
called English. But the problem is that no one can communicate with them, not even Earth’s
leaders! The Monoglots have given Earth less than 1 month to counter negotiate their contract
to take over our civilization.
You are the only hope left. Luckily you know not only the intricacies of this language but you
also have the exceptional skills to teach others. You and your fellow elders have the epic quest
to teach as many as your Earthling this language by Nov 31st at midnight in order to negotiate
a cease fire and save your civilization from eternal occupation.
You and the English elders decide to divide into teams and conquer this task to create as many
effective English lessons to teach the worlds citizens this ancient language in the quest to
negotiate successfully with the Monoglots to save the world.
You get points for both creating English courses, getting them downloaded them but also for
when you positively comment on your fellow elders' classes and offer constrictive suggestions to
make them better - after all, earths future lies in your TESOL skilled hands!
Should you want to add more elders to your ranks you will also get points, and bonus points are
also going to be given when you provide suggestions on how to make the platform better.
Should you choose to join this battle for Earth, you can email me your team member names by
this Friday at 5pm....
THE SCORING SYSTEM
5 Points – Create a Course
4 Points – Getting real students to download your courses
3 Points – Invite Fellow TESOL fellows to play game
2 Point – Positively Commenting on another TESOL course
1 Point – For getting a positive comment on your course
Team with the highest score wins!
THE PRIZE?
$500 to the top team
+
opportunities to intern with
WeblishPal
THE EPIC ESL CHALLENGE RULES
1. Objective: 1. Create the most engaging ESL courses on WeblishPal.com
during the month of November. The team with the highest score wins.
2. The rules: 1. The challenge must be played in pairs. Submit your team
member names to me by email by this Friday Nov 9th. 5pm PST.
2. You can create as many courses as you want during the course of play.
3. Each course must include the following elements: 1. Description of the learning outcome/purpose
2. A video lesson (no links, must be uploaded)
3. An activity or lesson (something that teaches & reinforces the lesson)
4. An evaluation/test for the student taking the course
5. Create some type of feedback system to recognize the students who took your course (optional not required)
4. You can invite other friends to play who are in TESOL courses.
Barbara Tassa, Co-Founder
Email: [email protected]
Skype: barbara.tassa
www.weblishpal.com / @WeblishPal / @barbie_t
www.facebook.com/weblishpal
GOOD LUCK &
HAVE FUN!
