bilc oct 09 effective efl pedagogy with 21 st century technology rebecca jungen bilc seminar 2009...
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BILC Oct 09
Effective EFL Pedagogy with
21st Century Technology
Rebecca Jungen
BILC Seminar 2009Media & Technology Branch
Defense Language Institute English Language Center
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Overview
• EFL Considerations
- Content + Pedagogy + Technology
- E-learning 1.0 vs. 2.0
• DLIELC’s Online Learning Center
- Structure
- Demonstration
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Content + Pedagogy + Technology
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Effective EFL Pedagogy
• Motivates students
• Provides authentic contexts
• Develops critical thinking skills
• Promotes student-centered learning
• Provides opportunities for active processing of information or recall
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Technology in EFL
• Can improve performance
• Increases learner access (24-7)
• Convenient and flexible for learners
• Interactive (Web 2.0)
• Tracks & manages training (LMS)
• Can harness learner-owned devices
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E-learning 1.0
• Replicates the teacher-led classroom
• Content is designed to lead students through controlled exercises
• Conventional assessment and evaluation of assignments
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E-learning 2.0
• Focuses on collaboration
• Emphasizes social learning (blogs, wikis, virtual worlds: Second Life)
• Advocates learning by doing or teaching others
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Example: Blogs, wikis, podcasts
• Collaborative• Learner-centered• Integrates skills• Provides learner autonomy• Peer review possible• Accommodates multiple learning styles
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Websites:
• Access to authentic materials
• Links to other internet sites or tools
• Social collaboration
• Input for instruction
• Interactive (Web 2.0)
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DLIELC Online Learning Center
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