CALL Course Review

Description: This CALL Course was intended to give a brief overview of a number of different technologies, while providing a deep understanding of a handful of apps, programs, and sites. While the idea was to familiarize students with some of the currently available digital learning tools, the instructor's main goal was to endow students with a sense of empowerment and confdence in trying out new resources and tools on ther own, long after the course has ended.

Pros: Students were able to create their own blogs and to use it as a learning journal. They were able to assess various tools and decide for themselves what the benefits and negative points were. Students were able to select the technology that they wanted to become experts in, and were thus able to increase their own understanding of how to use it by teaching it to the class. Students benefited from having not just one instructor, but 10, as the other students all became teachers as least once.

Cons: At the start of the semester, there were still many questions left unanswered. Students were often unsure of what the homework was and what was required of each assignment. While the instructor tried to impart the necesary information, sometimes it wasn't made clear enough for the students. In hindsight, she should have provided more detailed, step-by-step instructions for most tasks. Also, the workload was concentrated on the same schedule as the other courses, so there was often a great amount of homework to be done.

Overall Feelings: This was a very enjoyable class because of the sense that no one was an expert in everything. Everyone had questions and, more importantly, everyone was willing to help each other. There was a stong sense of community that brought the students together. While in the future, this class may go a little more smoothly, this time it was unique because it was designed as students' needs were assessed. The class requirements were designed based on the needs and interests of all of you. Thank you for making it such a valuable experience for me, and for your classmates!

Final Project

Hi everyone! Your final project for this class will be to create 3 Lesson Plans.

Description: You will create a unit plan, or a series of three interconnected lessons. This can be a single project or three days of lessons based on a book chapter, novel, grammar points, key expressions, etc. In each lesson, you should include:

• Step-by-step lesson plans. (These don't have to be too detailed, but someone should be able to follow your instructions and teach the lesson.)

• Each lesson should include a semester-long technology (i.e. Canvas, Blogger, etc.)

• Each lesson should include at least one single-use technologies (i.e. Educreations, Socrative, Screencast-O-Matic, etc.)

One lesson plan must include the actual technological materials you will use. For example, if you are going to show an Educreation video, you must create it. If you give a quiz on Socrative, you must make one. The other two lesson plans can just be step by step instructions, without any real materials being prepared.

Final Project Details

dHere is an example of three lesson plans. I will add the technology examples in the next day or so. My lessons are very conversation based, so I included vocabulary and key expressions. These are optional for you.

Final Project Example

Here is the rubric I will use to assess your project.

Final Project Rubric

 

Screencast-O-Matic

How to Edit Google Docs

1. Log into docs.google.com
2. Go to Google Drive
3. Create a new document
4. Copy and paste the whole article from the link into the document.
5. Click to Share.
6. Give it a title: Smartphones in the Classroom
7. Change “Who has access” from "Private" to "Anyone who has the link," AND change "Access" from "View" to "Edit," and hit Save.
8. Copy the URL.
9. Open an email and email it to the people in your group.
10. Paste the URL into the email and hit Send.
11. Once everyone has access to the document, read it together and make comments.
12. To add a comment, using the mouse, highlight the text you are commenting on, and then go to the menu and click on Insert.
13. Select to insert a comment. Type what you would like to say. Hit Comment.
14. Keep commenting and asking questions until everyone has read the article.
15. Using everyone’s comments, together, come up with a final opinion about the article.
16. Type the conclusion underneath the article.

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/smartphones-in-the-classroom-working-smarter-not-harder/

Canvas Review (Student Perspective)

Description: Canvas is a course management system that allows students to have complete control of their role in a class. From anywhere, justing a smartphone, PC, or tablet, they can gain instant access to their grades, assignments, due dates, announcements, etc. Course management systems like Canvas take the guessing and uncertainty out of the life of the students. The assignment due dates, syllabus, files, and every other resource for the class is available 24/7 and makes the course requirements very transparent.

Pros: Being able to access their grades instantly may encourage students to turn their work in early. Also, being able to clearly see where they stand as far as grades go, puts the responsibility in the students' hands, and removes the mystery of the final grade. This can empower students to achieve the score they wish to receive. Also, being able to upload the assignment to Canvas can save time and paper.

Cons: If students fail to check Canvas regularly, and the teacher has been using Canvas exclusively, they will tend to miss assignments and important announcements. Also, if Canvas goes down for any reason, students will lose access to the entire course until the site is up again.

Overall feeling: It is my opinion that the benefits of using a course management system like Canvas far outweigh the negative aspects. While students may feel overwhelmed when Canvas is first introduced, it will quickly become a helper and facilitator in their learning.

Socrative Quiz

I created a quiz to review simple addition!

Just log into socrative.com and then click on this link: Import a Quiz

Then input this code: SOC-2083866


I look forward to seeing your quizzes as well!

Review of Socrative/Educreations

Description: Socrative is an application that is available for use on most devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. The teacher is required to make an account, and is then assigned a "room number." Students may then access any quizzes made by the teacher by visiting the Socrative website and inputting the teacher's room number. Teachers may create quizzes or surveys, and can then receive real-time results about students' answers and may also choose to receive a spreadsheet of all the students' results.

Pros: The benefits of Socrative are that teachers can receive quick and accurate assessments of students almost instantly. By simply putting the assessment on smartphones, students are instantly engaged. Also, if some students do not have smartphones, once completed, a phone can seamlessly be passed to another student to be taken again.

Cons: Setting up a quiz is a little arduous. Also, if there is a delay on the teacher's part, the whole class has to wait to begin the activity. Finally, some students may take a long time to finish, thereby holding up the class.

Overall feeling: I think that the ease of use of Socrative, as well as the student engagement it promotes, outweigh any downsides to this software. It is such a simple and easy way to get information quickly and accurately from students. It even mails you results instantly, or can show you before students are even finished. I can't say enough about how great this application is.

Class 4

Hello again! This week I will be presenting about Assessments for you. We will discuss three methods: interactive quizzes, a tool for students to teach what they know, and e-potfolios. I have provided a detailed analysis for Using Blogger as an E-Portfolio. You can find a link to the document below. 

Using Blogger as an E-Portfolio

Educreation Example

Here is an example of what a student might post in his/her portfolio:



Check out what I learned in math today!


Addition is Fun!

See what sally buys at the store!

Sally Goes Shoe Shopping

How can we give directions?
Sally Gets Directions

Saturday 1 Group Project Date Signup

Hi everyone,

Here is a link to the class project sign up sheet. Where it says "date," please put the week you would like to present on. The choices are Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, or Nov. 2. If you have any questions, please ask me! Thanks!

Saturday 1 Group Project Date Signup

Saturday 2 Group Project Signup Form

Hi everyone,

Here is a link to the class project sign up sheet. Where it says "date," please put the week you would like to present on. The choices are Oct. 5, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, or Nov. 2. If you have any questions, please ask me! Thanks!

Group Project Date Signup Sheet

Blogger Pages

You can follow blogs by adding the URLs to your "Reading List" on Blogger. On your Blogger home page, under the list of the blogs you have created, is a section called "Reading List." Just click to "add" and paste your classmates' blog addresses there. Then you will be able to see when someone posts a new entry! If your Blogger address isn't on this page yet, write it in a comment! Thanks!

Wednesday

Choi Youngju www.callyoungju.blogspot.kr

Hwang JooHye http://yustinajh.blogspot.kr/

Hur Eunhyung (Alice) http://alicehur86.blogspot.kr/

Ryu Seongyeon http://sycall.blogspot.kr

Kim Gina (Michelle) redcoconut12.blogspot.kr

Lee Dohun http://elephant409114.blogspot.kr/

Yu Kyung Lan http://whiterabbit123.blogspot.kr

Oh Hyunjoo http://duduhouse.blogspot.kr/

Choi Eun Hwa http://erindise.blogspot.kr/

Shin Seungah http://shinnove.blogspot.kr/


Saturday 1

Choi So Won choisowon22.blogspot.kr

Oh Sun Young (Ann) http://hidy5004.blogspot.kr

Choi Jiyoung http://phoebelove79.blogspot.kr

Kim Sunae sunaekim310.blogspot.kr

Kim Haeyoon (Lily) hyeyooni.blogspot.kr

Lee Sung Jin http://sungjin1979.blogspot.kr

Lee Hyun Sun (Sunny) http://lhs5022.blogspot.kr/

Kim Do Young http://callmeetjames.blogspot.kr/

Jang Hyeim (Rosa) http://acua0830.blogspot.kr

You Kyu Rim (Jenny) jennyyou.blogspot.kr

Choi Sowon choisowon22.blogspot.kr

Kim Youngsin finger7169.blogspot.kr

Saturday 2

Jeong Kweowoon (Katie) freekatiejeong.blogspot.kr

Oh Woogeun woogeunoh.blogspot.kr

Kwak Yeonjoo callmeperhaps.blogspot.kr

Lee Juhee http://ljujuhee.blogspot.kr

Eom Jung Min hanyangcall.blogspot.kr

Choi Yuna yunatesol.blogspot.kr

Park Sukhe nicemisy.blogspot.kr

Baek Kyungna http://kyungna100.blogspot.kr/

Kim Hee yun cocoaplease.blogspot.kr

Oh Hyemi (Emily) http://emilygogogo83.blogspot.kr/

Review of Blogger (Example)

Here is an example of the kind of technology review I would like you to do. 10-15 sentences is a good length. Try to bring up interesting points that others may not have considered. Also, feel free to research and read other people's opinions (outside of our class members).

Blogger Review

Description: Blogger is a popular blogging platform from Google. It allows users to easily create their own blogs in under 5 minutes. With 7 different templates to choose from, people can customize their blogs to their own tastes. The uses for Blogger range greatly: travel writing, restaurant reviews, personal journals, class sites, student portfolios, etc.

Pros: The best points about Blogger, compared to other sites such as Wordpress, is that if someone already has a google account, they can just use the same email address. Another good point is that if you want others to read your blog, you can share it in your Google+ circles. That's a good way to gain popularity and make new friends also. 

Cons: The downside of Blogger is that you can't easily follow other people's blogs. The best way is to bookmark them in your browser, but that is not effective if you use more than one computer/device to access blogs.

Overall Feeling: I feel that Blogger is an effective blogging platform because it is extremely easy to use. There are so many potential uses that someone can take advantage of the opportunity to create a number of different types of blogs. THey can be kept for personal reading only (like a journal), or can be made for the whole world to read.

Class 3

In this week's class, I will be demonstrating the technology of Blogging and giving you a model for how I would like you to teach your chosen technology to the class. As part of my demonstration, I will show everyone how to create a Blogger.com page and we will write our first blog post.

Starting this week, everyone will be required to write a Review (opinion/fact-based judgment) about some technology discussed in class. It can be about the same tehcnology we used in class, or a different program/platform than what we did in class. For example, today I am showing you Blogger.com. Therefore, when you review a blogging platform, it can be Blogger or a different site. You could also review Jing, Wordpress, Instagram, etc.

Your blog review will have 4 parts: 1. Description of the tool; 2. Pros (Good points of the tool); 3. Cons (Bad points of the tool); and 4. Overall feeling (opinions are encouraged).


Analysis of Blogger

Blank Analysis Form

Group Project Rubric

Class Ideas about Uses for Blogs

Week 2

Hi everyone,

This week in class, we will see an overview of all the different topics you will have the option of teaching to the class. Be prepared to choose a topic and start working with your new group members.

I am posting a link to the PPT I showed in class about the History of CALL. Also, here is the syllabus as it is currently written. It will change once you decide on your topics, and I will re-post it. See you all soon!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajirr18gi5fwqlr/Intro%20to%20CALL.ppt

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ht62nblucilj44/CALL%20Fall%202013%20UPDATED.doc

Here is the link to the Topic Overview PPT: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tiqvaraxnuf7ybp/CALL%20Topic%20Overview.ppt


UPDATE! Here are examples of the "Analysis of PowerPoint" forms that we completed in all 3 classes:

Analysis of PPT Wednesday
Analysis of PPT Sat 1
Analysis of PPT Sat 2

Welcome to CALL!

Hello and welcome to the Hanyang TESL department's Computer-Assisted Language Learning class! I'm Professor Warren and I'm very pleased to be your instructor this semester. If you keep an open mind and are willing to try new apps, programs, and techniques, we will all learn so much and gain valuable experience together. The main assignments will include a partner presentation about specific types of educational technology, blogging reviews of technology discussed in class, and a final project relating to practical applications for classroom technology.

The general schedule of the class will be as follows:


Week 1
Introduction to CALL
Discussion and Partner matching

Week 2
Topic Overview
Project Signup
Lecture: Blogging Platforms

Week 3
Chuseok - No class

Week 4
Group 1 Presentation of "Course design & e-portfolios"
Lecture: Presentation and Screencasting tools

Week 5
Group 2 Presentation of "Podcasting & Audio/video listening lab sites"
Lecture: Listening tools & Audio/video editing tools

Week 6
Group 3 Presentation of "Reading, Vocabulary, and Grammar support & Learners' reference tools"
Lecture: Corpora, Concordance, Collocations, Word Frequency

Week 7
Group 4 Presentation of "Digital Storytelling & Online collaborative writing tools"
Lecture: Speaking and pronunciation tools

Week 8
Group 5 Presentation of "Task-based language learning & Needs analysis tools"
Lecture: Assessments and Surveys

Week 9
Final Project Presentations

Week 10
Final Project Presentations (continued)