ELT Live Webcast
'Start of the Semester - University Edition'
'Start of the Semester - University Edition'
August 28, 2014
A Group of University Instructors in Korea 'hangout' and discuss our approaches to the first week or two of classes and what projects and goals we're working on for this coming semester.
Links Mentioned
- Doctopus Chrome Add-on, How-to Video
- Google Classroom
- Powtoon
- Quizlet
- Socrative.com
- KaMALL Conference
- Kakao Talk
- Jon Bergman (Flipped Classroom Guy) in Korea
- Lauren's Group Work Presentation Handout
- Dan's Composition Class Syllabus and Course Sites
- Brian's Course Site and English Cafe
- Jeff's Sites for ENG317, LearningCALL, and Student Talk Shows
Next Show: Tuesday, September 2, 2014 8pmKST, 1100GMT Global Times
Event Pages: Google+
Topic: Hows, Whats, and Whys (or why nots) of class websites and other online resources.
hello~~~^^
Thanks! Gast 317 = Dennis (Newson) Osnabrueck, Germany.
Dennis, can you hear the audio?
Very clearly.
Why am i undefined
Rob Dickey is watching...
Hello Nina
and Rob
Tuesday morning for us in Maryland, because of Labor Day.
What apps or tools are you using for the flipping?
Hi Jeff!
Hi, Nina.
I always start out with diagnostics, because I have to, and housekeeping tasks like student information sheet, syllabus, and of course some kind of icebreaker.
Daniel Cross, I've used a few different screencast utilities: Present.me has been my favorite so far in terms of quality, features, and ease.
Nina, I like diagnostics for my writing and listening classes. As much for me as for them.
@Daniel, yes, plus we need to make sure students have been placed correctly into the right level.
I give them 10 answers about myself and they work in partners to think of the questions
For me, it wouldn't really matter in terms of placement. I have to work with whoever comes to class :-) However, I could advise them to go elsewhere.
I like the idea of providing answers to the questions. Students always struggle with question formation.
My wife always loved grouping people into what position they hada in their families - oldest, younger brother , only child etc.
fatherhood duties call. enjoy folks...
In writing, so they can't claim you never told them.
Are there expectations that American teachers have which Korean teachers do not have, or vice versa? How do you deal with this, as a teacher from the "target culture" in the students' educational culture?
I have had a lot of problems with adding timed handwritten essays to electronic portfolios.
Do you train your Korean students to participate orally, or do you adjust your expectations?
The pictures worked really well. Zero complaints about that. I didn't have a lot of other complaints :-)
I have heard that Korean (Asian, actually) students do not want to make a mistake publically
whereas here we tend to think of mistakes as how you learn
Some of my students are reluctant to open accounts with google, and although I use google everywhere I certainly sympathize with their desire to remain off google's grid
I agree Nina...
Jeff, any sense of what % your students use your quizzler vocab review files?
Jeff, I like the animation sites as well.
Any thoughts on Socrative?
Nina, I struggled with the Google monster a little, but I decided that it was something I was willing to have them do.
My students have really liked Socrative both in terms of using as a student and as a teacher
It has been good but little more than a game - not every student was able to connect - some had phones with low batteries...
would like to learn more about it .. but more from the point of view of the data it collects on students ...
Low-tech way to do this: have students hold up cards with A, B, C, or D on them (front only so students are not influenced by others' choices)
the really power of these apps (i.e. Socrative) lies in the data collection.. error analysis
... that can be used to check a class' general understanding of a question or set of questions
Apps like Socrative are great for quick and dirty assessment. Best for anonymous assessment
If anyone would like to join the hangout, we're at:https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYcgbDfqF5-yrOBBumg2hBJz0Upx2lBFDU9kTpYQCWPIA1_OeQ?authuser=0&hl=en
Remember to mute the Youtube stream before joining.
Remember to mute the Youtube stream before joining.
Apparently the data collection is there and with some depth.
From the Socrative site.. http://socrative.com/features.php
Review student understanding in a variety of report types: whole class overview, student specific results or question by question breakdown. All the reports can be downloaded, emailed or delivered to your google drive folder at any time. They are always accessible in your Reports section.
From the Socrative site.. http://socrative.com/features.php
Review student understanding in a variety of report types: whole class overview, student specific results or question by question breakdown. All the reports can be downloaded, emailed or delivered to your google drive folder at any time. They are always accessible in your Reports section.
... must be off. Wish I could have come sooner .. and could stay longer. Many thanks for sharing.
Remember all that the international conference is crazy early this year - Oct 3 or 4 to 5. KOTESOL, that is.
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